The turnover of wild berries from sales of goods and services (GMV) in the first half of 2023 increased by 94% year-on-year and reached 1,221 billion rubles, the company reported.
The total number of orders on the market between January and June exceeded 1.3 billion, 119% more than in the same period last year.
In the second quarter of 2023, the company’s turnover reached 644.2 billion rubles (an increase of 89% year-on-year).
Categories with the most dynamic sales growth rates in the first half of the year:
- Auto parts: growth of 596%
- Game and game consoles: by 244%
- Construction tools: by 171%
- Gardening products: by 158%
- Sports equipment: by 144%
At the same time, the highest sales volumes were demonstrated by the segments of fashion items (clothing, footwear and accessories), cosmetics and perfumes, household products and interior items, smartphones and accessories, as well as food.
In January-June, the online platform reinvested part of its revenue in infrastructure development and the creation of new jobs. Thus, 214.1 billion rubles were allocated to provide additional discounts to buyers on sellers’ goods (an increase of 128% year-on-year), 8.9 billion rubles were spent on the construction of new logistics facilities ( an increase of 7%).
By the end of 2023, Wildberries plans to launch more than 1.6 million square meters. m new logistics space in the Tver, Sverdlovsk, Novosibirsk regions, the Stavropol Territory and other regions of the country.
The company also plans to create around 81.5 thousand new jobs in various professional fields.
Wildberries has been around for 19 years. The geography of the site’s presence covers 8 countries: Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan and Israel. At the end of the first half of 2023, the total area of the company’s logistics centers in all the countries where it operates exceeded 2.9 million square meters. meter.
Author:
Anastasia Marina
Source: RB
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