Russian marketplace Ozon launches its first sorting center in Tashkent

Russian marketplace Ozon has announced the launch of its logistics infrastructure in Uzbekistan and has begun engaging local sellers to participate in sales through its platform. The company has already started operations at its first sorting center in Tashkent and has opened applications for setting up Ozon pick-up points through franchising across the country.

The press service of the marketplace shared this information with Vaib.uz.

At the first stage, local sellers can use two schemes for selling goods from Uzbekistan to Russia: “delivery by the seller” and “sales from the seller’s warehouse,” where the entrepreneur stores the goods but transfers them to the marketplace for delivery to the customer.

To speed up deliveries under this scheme, Ozon has launched its first sorting center in Tashkent, with a space of 1,000 m². The logistics facility will ensure the receipt, processing, and preparation of orders for delivery within Uzbekistan and Russia. In the future, the company plans to expand this facility to 5,000 m². Additionally, Ozon plans to open three more sorting centers in Uzbekistan—in Fergana, Termez, and Bukhara—which will create over 2,000 jobs for local residents.

In the first few days after sales from Uzbekistan to Russia opened, more than 1,000 local entrepreneurs registered on the platform and began selling their goods to Ozon customers in Russia and Uzbekistan.

«Ozon continues to grow in Uzbekistan: for over six months, local residents have been ordering goods from our Russian sellers. Today, we have created the opportunity for local entrepreneurs to scale their business to 51.1 million of our customers,» said Jamshid Zahidov, head of Ozon in Uzbekistan.

Franchising and Pick-up Points

Following its development strategy in Uzbekistan, Ozon has opened applications for entrepreneurs to launch branded Ozon pick-up points (PVZ) through franchising. By 2027, the company plans to open over 1,500 PVZ across all cities of the republic, allowing 1,000 local entrepreneurs to start businesses in a new format while giving customers the convenience of receiving orders at their preferred time.

For the first six months after opening a PVZ in a priority location, Ozon subsidizes partners, offering up to 81 million UZS to reduce potential business risks. Entrepreneurs earn 3.7% of the order turnover processed at their point, and they can also generate additional income from other services, such as accepting goods from sellers or handling orders from other logistics companies.

Each PVZ creates 2-3 jobs on the entrepreneur’s side, and the total number of employees involved in pick-up point operations is expected to exceed 4,000 people.

Ozon’s pick-up points have become the preferred delivery option for 9 out of 10 customers, thanks to their widespread availability, free delivery, and the ability to check orders, try on clothes in comfortable fitting rooms, and return unsuitable items for free, added Zahidov.

Ozon is a multi-category marketplace with a developed logistics network. The company operates in Kazakhstan, Belarus, Armenia, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, as well as China and Turkey. The platform offers more than 370 million product items across 20 categories, from books and clothing to food and health products. 51.1 million active buyers use Ozon’s advanced logistics infrastructure, which also enables 550,000 entrepreneurs to sell their goods in Russia and the CIS.

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