Big event! The United States has started distributing money, and another wave of shopping peak is coming!

Recently, the IRS announced the distribution of $1,200 stimulus checks. The IRS announced on Friday that it had distributed $157.9 billion in stimulus checks to more than 88 million individuals. Payments have been sent and will continue to be distributed to individuals across the United States and eligible individuals located overseas. This indicates that another wave of shopping climax is coming.

Amazon will announce its sales for the first three months of the year this week, with analysts expecting sales of around £590 billion in the first quarter, more than £7,500 per second, up 22% from a year ago, and generating profits of £2.6 billion. Experts say the dramatic change in consumer behavior has given Amazon an unprecedented shift in demand, pushing sales after the shutdown to £9,000 per second. According to Reuters data, analysts expect Amazon to add another £62.4 billion in sales in the three months to the end of June.

On April 28, according to foreign media reports, after a French court dismissed Amazon's lawsuit against the restriction of delivery range during the new coronavirus epidemic, Amazon said on Monday that it would continue to close its six warehouses in France until May 5. Amazon said it would continue to "find the best way to work based on the ruling of the Court of Appeal (in Versailles, France)."

According to recent news, Amazon has asked warehouse employees who are resting at home during the epidemic to either return to work or apply for leave starting from May 1.

It is reported that after the spread of the new coronavirus in the United States, Amazon allowed warehouse employees to take unpaid leave. For employees who work normally, the company will provide a hazard pay of US$2 per hour. This regulation will last until the end of April.

Recently, Amazon announced that the wage increase policy will be extended to May 16, but did not mention the unlimited unpaid leave policy. Amazon said it is increasing policy flexibility by providing the right to apply for leave.

An Amazon spokesperson said both full-time and part-time employees are eligible to apply for leave, and employees with health problems and those living with patients can use this right.

On April 28, according to the official WeChat public account of Amazon Global Selling, Amazon Cross-Border Logistics Service (AGL) opened a cross-border logistics transportation route from China to Japan today, which can directly deliver sellers' goods to Amazon Japan FBA warehouses. Services include sea freight FCL, sea freight LCL and air freight.

In terms of timeliness, the timeliness of sea freight is about 6-11 natural days for full container load, and about 7-12 natural days for LCL load, with the departure places including Shenzhen, Shanghai, Ningbo, Xiamen, Qingdao, and Guangzhou. The timeliness of air freight is about 4 natural days, with the departure places including Shenzhen, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Hong Kong.

Source: FBA Information