Amazon Updates: Volatile POs; Same-Day Delivery Expands; Price Increases Likely
Many brands saw extremely light purchase orders (POs) from Amazon in May, with the eTailer pointing to tight fulfillment center space ahead of Prime Day. However, our latest supplier benchmark suggests a net 12% of Food & Consumables brands and net 23% of General Merchandise brands are still seeing lighter…
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eCommerce Supply Chain – Capability Investments; Grocery Delivery; Fulfillment Evolution
Only 26% of brands report bringing a "strategic approach" to eCommerce operational investments. When it comes to brands’ eCommerce supply chain, 74% of companies report approaching operational capability investments with a "tactical mindset." This would require significant business volume to validate investments, addressing issues in a reactionary manner, and…
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Boomers and Online Grocery; Amazon’s New Private Label Brand; Prime Members’ Flexible Fulfillment
Our generational consumer study shows COVID-19 drove online grocery adoption for all generations, but most notably for Boomers as 58% of these shoppers reported that they started to shop for groceries online sometime between March and December of 2020 (compared to 55% for Gen Z, 44% for Gen X, and…
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Amazon Pallet Program, Delivery Race, Bottlenecks
Pallet Ordering at Amazon We have heard Amazon’s pallet ordering program come up more frequently over the last month. This program enables manufacturers to sell Amazon pallet quantities in exchange for a discount. The value of such a program will depend on several company-specific factors (discount required, potential savings, etc.),…
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