Globbing

Globbing (Global Shipping Inc.) is an Armenian parcel-forwarding and international online shopping platform founded in 2015. It enables customers in Armenia to buy from online stores in ten countries — the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, China, the United Arab Emirates, Italy, Greece, Spain, South Korea and Russia — and receive their purchases locally. The company provides customers with foreign delivery addresses, consolidates and forwards parcels, and offers a "Buy For Me" service in which customers send a product link and Globbing purchases the item on their behalf. According to its website, Globbing has delivered more than 15.5 million parcels, registered over 1.9 million customers and built a social media following of more than 715,000. Globbing operates warehouses in ten countries and has its headquarters and branches in Armenia. It also runs one of the country's largest locker networks, with roughly 140 lockers and 3,800 compartments. The company offers express air delivery, ground shipping and standard sea shipping, with published tariffs and delivery times by country. Express air delivery from the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and Dubai typically takes about 5–10 business days, while sea shipping from the United States takes about 3.5 months and from China about 2.5–3.5 months. Globbing has positioned itself as a pioneer of online shopping culture in Armenia. In 2017 it organized what it describes as the first and only online shopping festival in the CIS, an educational event with more than 5,000 participants. The company has also pursued franchising and global expansion, presenting its brand at platforms such as Dieline and Packaging of the World and attending franchising events in New York and Singapore. It has issued dram and dollar bonds in cooperation with Convers Bank, with a total volume of 1.5 billion drams and 4 million US dollars, offering annual yields of 12% in drams and 8.25% in dollars. Globbing's growth has been noted by international media. Ask.com and Insider.com compared the company to Amazon, and coverage of e-commerce development in the Caucasus highlighted the surge in online spending during the COVID-19 pandemic. During Black Friday 2022, more than 280,000 purchases were made through Globbing, including 100,000 from Armenia. In 2023 the company handled an average of 18,940 parcels per day and recorded a 37% increase in purchases during Black Friday, with warehouse parcel registration taking about four hours.

Globbing (Global Shipping Inc.) was founded in 2015 in Armenia as an international online shopping and parcel-forwarding platform. The company set out to solve a common problem for Armenian shoppers: most international online stores do not deliver to Armenia, and when they do, shipping is expensive and slow. Globbing provided customers with foreign delivery addresses in ten countries — the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, China, the United Arab Emirates, Italy, Greece, Spain, South Korea and Russia — allowing them to shop online and receive their purchases in Armenia. Within less than three years, according to the company, it grew from a small startup into one of the most in-demand companies in the region. It expanded through franchising, presenting at franchising events in New York and Singapore, where it reportedly received more than 300 applications in a single day and established branches in three countries within a year. In 2017 Globbing organized what it describes as the first and only online shopping festival in the CIS, an educational event aimed at helping customers become international buyers. The festival drew more than 5,000 participants and featured training from industry leaders. By the early 2020s Globbing had built warehouses in ten countries, a headquarters and branches in Armenia, and one of the country's largest locker networks, with approximately 140 lockers and 3,800 compartments. The company reported more than 1.5 million registered users and over 15 million parcels delivered. International media outlets including Ask.com and Insider.com compared Globbing to Amazon, and coverage of e-commerce in the Caucasus noted the growth of online shopping during the COVID-19 pandemic, when buyers spent roughly 900 billion dollars more online than in the previous two years. In 2022, during Black Friday, more than 280,000 purchases were made through Globbing, of which 100,000 were from Armenia. In 2023 the company handled an average of 18,940 parcels per day, recorded a 37% increase in purchases during Black Friday, and reduced warehouse parcel registration to about four hours. Globbing also issued corporate bonds in cooperation with Convers Bank, raising 1.5 billion drams and 4 million US dollars, with annual yields of 12% in drams and 8.25% in dollars.

• 2023

  Handled an average of 18,940 parcels per day; recorded a 37% increase in purchases during Black Friday.

• 2022

  During Black Friday, more than 280,000 purchases were made through Globbing, including 100,000 from Armenia.

• 2017

  Organized the first and only online shopping festival in the CIS, with over 5,000 participants.

• 2015

  Globbing founded in Armenia.

Pioneer of online shopping culture in Armenia; affordable and accessible international parcel forwarding.

• Parcel forwarding

  Customers receive foreign delivery addresses and forward packages to Armenia.

• Buy For Me

  Customers send a product link and Globbing purchases the item on their behalf.

• Express air delivery

  Air shipping from the US, UK, Germany, China, Dubai, Russia, Korea and others.

• Ground shipping

  Ground shipping from China, Germany, Italy, Russia, Greece and Spain.

• Sea shipping (Standard)

  Standard sea shipping from the US and China.

• Locker network

  Approximately 140 lockers and 3,800 compartments in Armenia.

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