Ozon turns 80K pickup points into mini-warehouses
Ozon is transforming over 80,000 pickup points into mini-warehouses to store unsold or uncollected goods, starting September 10, with the goal of protecting inventory from drone attacks and generating additional income for point owners.
Consensus
- Ozon plans to use over 80,000 pickup points (PVB) as mini-warehouses.
- The new scheme starts on September 10.
- Items not picked up by customers within two weeks or canceled orders will remain in PVBs instead of being returned to central warehouses.
- These items will be available for purchase again on Ozon’s website.
- From October, sellers will be able to deliver goods directly to PVBs.
- Sellers will transport goods to designated or nearby PVBs, after which Ozon will redistribute them to other PVBs.
- PVB owners will receive additional income for handling and storing goods.
- The monthly additional income for PVB owners is expected to be around 15,000 rubles.
- The initiative aims to protect goods from drone attacks.
Points of divergence
- Logistics facilities of Ozon were attacked by drones in Orenburg and Ufa the day before the announcement, with no casualties or fires reported. — vm
- Ukrainian forces have been attacking Ozon’s logistics centers since mid-August, with fires frequently resulting from such attacks, unlike previous attacks on Wildberries. — tg_echoonline_news
- The initiative is intended to protect goods from drones. — tg_mosguru
Coverage (7 sources)
- Costs of decentralization. How Ozon tries to survive — Радио Свобода
- Ozon will begin using pickup points as small warehouses — Вечерняя Москва
- Ozon plans to use more than 80 thousand pickup points as warehouses — ЭХО / Новости
- Goods move from warehouses to pickup points: Ozon devised a new scheme to protect goods. — Первый Московский
- Ozon will turn 80 thousand pickup points into mini warehouses — Дождь
- Ozon updates logistics - marketplace shares new approach to product delivery: — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- Ozon will start placing goods at pickup points — Москва 24