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eTailer Feature Improvements In an effort to better compete with Amazon’s leading marketplace, several pure play eTailers have recently highlighted new features on their marketplaces in an effort to drive... Learn More
Amazon Price Matching Advances Our research indicates that Amazon appears to have gotten more sophisticated with its price matching algorithms, with manufacturers now seeing Amazon match offers that historically had... Learn More
Private Label and Non-Amazon Channels Our latest consumer research indicates that in addition to being an important tool for product research, social media presence is also important when it comes... Learn More
Sales Tax Changes Creating Sales Headwinds for Marketplace Sellers During 3Q19, 14 states began enforcing changes to sales taxes, which require small out of state sellers with no local nexus... Learn More
Amazon Internalizing Less Than Truckload (LTL) Freight Our research has indicated that Amazon has shipped more LTL freight using its own network over the last few months, rather than using... Learn More
Social Media in the eCommerce Path to Purchase US consumers are using social media across most phases of the path to purchase. Perhaps unsurprisingly, shoppers report that they are commonly... Learn More
Dropshipping Capability Growth In our 2019 supply chain benchmark, 56% of manufacturers we polled indicated they currently have dropship capability, an increase from 40% from last year’s benchmark. Hardline manufacturers... Learn More
Social's Not Just for Inspiration Our research indicates that the usage of social media has increased significantly in eCommerce with 42% of consumers now using social media “almost always” or... Learn More
Commerce Marketing Amazon is an important destination for shoppers along each point in the path to purchase, and a strong presence on Amazon can yield positive results across channels, both... Learn More
Global Vendor Managers Amazon is approaching some manufacturers about investing in a global vendor manager. Amazon has historically had this offering, and it was primarily focused around expanding assortment, which... Learn More
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