Marketplaces, Amazon’s Search Algorithm, Ad Spend
eTailers Continue to Look to New Products and Services for Growth and ProfitabilityOur review of Pure Play eCommerce companies highlighted a continued trend of eTailers introducing new products and services, in an effort to continue to drive growth and improve profitability in a dynamic eCommerce landscape. Many of these offerings emulate…
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eComm Logistics, Target Loyalty, Amazon Sales
Logistics Remains a Focus for eTailers as Amazon Continues to Raise the Bar Amazon’s announcement last quarter that Prime Shipping would move to overnight delivery from the prior two-day, appeared to drive increased sales for Amazon and allow the eTailer to take share. In response, other eTailers looked to increase…
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Consumers Choosing Amazon, Private Label Ads, Dropshipping
Amazon Continues to Dominate Path to Purchase Our data suggests that online shoppers are expecting to purchase more on Amazon over the next 12 months and Prime membership has increased meaningfully vs. last year. Beyond shopping on Amazon, consumers are also using the platform as a research tool - discovering,…
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$800 Billion in eCommerce Growth; Amazon Tightening its Supply Chain.
Amazon Continues to Dominate Three Year eCommerce Forecast In our recently published eCommerce forecast report, we extended our forecasts out to 3 years to help branded manufacturers plan their businesses over the medium term. In the forecast, the US eCommerce market is expected to continue to grow by double digits…
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Path to Purchase, UFF Expansion, Assortment
Search and Amazon Key Channels for Millennial and Gen Z Path to Purchase Amazon and Search are the two most used digital channels for Gen Z and Millennials on their path to purchase, according to our latest consumer study. Consumers in our survey indicate Amazon is an important platform because…
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Alibaba, FedEx Breakup, Amazon Teams
Alibaba Quarterly Results Show 42% Y/Y Sales Growth Alibaba announced last quarter’s results which showed a 42% increase in revenue Y/Y driven largely by growth in the eTailer’s China eCommerce businesses. This represents strong re-acceleration from last quarter, when total revenues grew 33% Y/Y. Alibaba noted a key driver of this was…
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Amazon Ad Teams, 3P Pricing, Prime Day
Brands Increasingly Using External Resources to Manage Amazon Advertising Feedback from our recent Teams Benchmark indicates that brands are increasingly using external resources to manage their marketing on Amazon, with 54% of respondents indicating that a third party manages Amazon advertising, while 34% manage this function internally. While there is…
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SIOC Extended; AmazonCommercial; External Partners
Amazon Extends SIOC Deadline During our LiveCast event this week, several manufacturers alerted us that Amazon announced yesterday that it was delaying the implementation of SIOC chargebacks until September 3rd. This is likely in response to the meaningful challenge brands are facing in adopting to these new standards, including developing new…
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Freight Savings; Alibaba in the US; Amazon Segment Growth
Shippers Seeing Opportunity for Freight Savings Our research into the transportation space has indicated that Truckload (TL) rates are trending down 5-10% in recent bids (as compared to 5-10% increases a year ago), providing an opportunity for manufacturers to mitigate cost pressures across the rest of the business (tariffs, raw…
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