The Russians have been warned of a spike in prices in wild berries due to a new system of warehouses that will replace those destroyed by Russian drones. They are waiting for an increase in the cost of goods in the wild berries market, which, due to drone attacks on the largest warehouses, lost its leadership in the online marketplace to the Ozone platform and decided to rebuild its logistics, writes Kommersant, citing industry experts. Previously, the company began to create a network of partner fulfillment centers (PFC) and goods collection points (GRP), and on Tuesday announced the launch of a warehouse rental service. As mentioned in the announcement from the market, quoted by Interfax, warehouse owners with an area of ​​10,000 square meters. M. will be able to rent them to Gareri Bar for long-term use as a sorting or logistics center, including for storing goods. This will lead to more complex shipping routes and longer delivery times, as well as an increase in the final price for consumers, believes Leo Shevchenko, founder of the Mercatos platform and seller. "The cost of storage, logistics and everything else has increased. This will affect both the buyer and the volume of sales. The longer the logistics, the longer the goods are delivered to the buyer, the lower the percentage of redemptions and orders," he notes. "All the costs that arise anywhere, in every cycle of the network, are always passed on to the buyer." Data Insight analysts estimated the damage to wild berries from the loss of warehouses and infrastructure at 147 to 280 billion rubles, not including damage to sellers. More details.

The Russians have been warned of a spike in prices in wild berries due to a new system of warehouses that will replace those destroyed by Russian drones. They are waiting for an increase in the cost of goods in the wild berries market, which, due to drone attacks on the largest warehouses, lost its leadership in the online marketplace to the Ozone platform and decided to rebuild its logistics, writes Kommersant, citing industry experts. Previously, the company began to create a network of partner fulfillment centers (PFC) and goods collection points (GRP), and on Tuesday announced the launch of a warehouse rental service. As mentioned in the announcement from the market, quoted by Interfax, warehouse owners with an area of ​​10,000 square meters. M. will be able to rent them to Gareri Bar for long-term use as a sorting or logistics center, including for storing goods. This will lead to more complex shipping routes and longer delivery times, as well as an increase in the final price for consumers, believes Leo Shevchenko, founder of the Mercatos platform and seller. "The cost of storage, logistics and everything else has increased. This will affect both the buyer and the volume of sales. The longer the logistics, the longer the goods are delivered to the buyer, the lower the percentage of redemptions and orders," he notes. "All the costs that arise anywhere, in every cycle of the network, are always passed on to the buyer." Data Insight analysts estimated the damage to wild berries from the loss of warehouses and infrastructure at 147 to 280 billion rubles, not including damage to sellers. More details.