Russian marketplace Ozon moves high-value goods amid logistics security concerns
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Ozon has started moving expensive goods from warehouses to order pick-up points (Photo: Wikimedia)
Ozon, Russia’s second-largest e-commerce marketplace by sales, has begun moving expensive goods from warehouses to pickup points amid Ukrainian strikes on rival Wildberries’ logistics infrastructure, The Moscow Times reported, citing industry Telegram channels.
Sellers on the platform began receiving large orders for expensive uninsured goods from unidentified legal entities, the channels reported.
The deliveries were arranged within the same districts where the sellers were registered.
Ozon later sent sellers a message saying: “We have moved some of your goods from warehouses to pickup points. You will not have to pay for this. We will provide further details later.”
Ozon operates 47 logistics complexes and more than 170 sorting centers across Russia, most of them leased. None has been damaged in drone attacks so far.
The strikes on Wildberries have nevertheless affected Ozon, The Moscow Times noted.
The company’s share price fell 14% on July 20 to 2,484.5 rubles (about $31), its lowest level since December 2024.
By July 30, Ozon shares had recovered some of those losses, rising to 2,984 rubles (about $38). The price remained 12.6% lower than one month earlier.
What is known about Ukrainian strikes on Wildberries
Ukraine’s Defense Forces began striking Wildberries logistics centers on July 18.
As of Aug. 2, the combined area of the company’s warehouses targeted in the attacks had reached between 1.21 million and 1.47 million square meters, or about 13 million to 15.8 million square feet.
Between 893,000 and 1.154 million square meters, or about 9.6 million to 12.4 million square feet, had been damaged. This represented 17.2% to 22.2% of the 5.2 million square meters of logistics infrastructure publicly reported by the company.
At least 18 warehouses have been targeted, including facilities in Elektrostal, Krasnodar, Nevinnomyssk, Voronezh, Yekaterinburg and St. Petersburg.
The largest loss was a 250,000-square-meter, or roughly 2.7 million-square-foot, logistics center in Elektrostal near Moscow, which was completely destroyed by fire.
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