Shopee announces the end of its operation in Argentina

Shopee, the e-commerce giant from Singapore, reported on its Argentine website that it closed its operations in the country on Thursday (8).

In Mexico, the company also announced the end of local activities, but customers will be able to continue to buy products from international sellers, the so-called cross border.

And operations in Colombia and Chile must follow the same process, according to international press reports, confirmed by Estadão.

The logic is that Shopee will focus on the model cross border for early stage operations, in the case of Mexico, Colombia and Chile, and in the case of Argentina, which was considered a pilot operation, the initiative will be terminated.

“These changes are not related to our operations in Brazil,” Shopee said in a note to the report.

What does the communiqué say?

According to the Argentine statement, which informed the closure of activities from 10 am, “all orders placed before or before this period will continue to be processed and fulfilled normally, and after-sales services and support will continue to be available until October 31 for all customers. users who have made purchases on our platform”.

In the statement on the Mexican website, the end of operations was scheduled for 8 pm.

“Please note that domestic sellers will no longer be available on Shopee from September 8, 2022, 8pm onwards. All existing orders from domestic sellers will be delivered as normal.”

The Mexican notice adds: “We hope you continue to enjoy shopping with our international sellers, who will continue to operate as normal.”

Considered a point of attention in terms of competition for Brazilian e-commerce companies, Shopee has more than 2 million Brazilian sellers, and more than 85% of its sales here in the country are from local sellers, according to the company itself.