April 24 news, Walmart's global e-commerce office in Chengdu officially opened recently. This is its fourth office in China after Shenzhen, Shanghai, and Hangzhou, and the first office in the southwest region. This move will help local businesses expand into international markets and deepen the western cross-border industrial belt, providing comprehensive and efficient services to Chinese sellers going abroad from coastal to inland areas.

Chengdu Cross-Border E-Commerce Association Secretary-General Wu Yue stated that the establishment of Walmart's global e-commerce office in Chengdu will provide Sichuan sellers with one-stop services for entering overseas e-commerce platforms, daily online operation support, marketing support, warehousing and logistics support, payment solutions, and after-sales services, helping local enterprises set sail overseas and expand into international markets. "This will strongly promote the high-quality development of the cross-border e-commerce industry in Chengdu and even Sichuan, enhance the openness and competitiveness of the regional economy, and create more job opportunities and economic growth momentum for the local area."

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Walmart's global e-commerce opened to international sellers in 2021, with sites launched in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Chile, making it the second-largest e-commerce platform in the U.S. To help Chinese sellers better serve global consumers, Walmart's global e-commerce announced a new seller incentive program at the beginning of this year, allowing new sellers who join by 2025 to enjoy a total of up to $75,000 in platform incentive policies.

Walmart's global e-commerce related person in charge stated that Chengdu, as the only city in the western region with a cross-border e-commerce transaction volume exceeding 100 billion, has active sellers and diverse industrial clusters, making it a gateway hub in Southwest China. Based on this, Walmart's global e-commerce has chosen to set up a location in Chengdu. In the future, Walmart's global e-commerce plans to build Chengdu into an operational hub for industrial belts in the southwestern region.

Walmart's Vice President of Global E-commerce International Division, Michelle Mi, stated that the opening of the Chengdu office is one of the important achievements of the entire team’s efforts in the local market over the past few years, and it marks a new beginning for Walmart's global e-commerce investment in Chengdu, supporting the development of cross-border e-commerce sellers in the Southwest region. "Walmart has been deeply engaged in the retail industry for over 60 years, serving 270 million customers worldwide each week, which has allowed Walmart to accumulate rich experience. We hope to share this experience with sellers and leverage Walmart's omnichannel strategic advantages to provide more possibilities for sellers to expand their business landscape."