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Direct Import Program; Walmart+ Launch; Increasing Budget for Amazon Paid Search
We estimate Amazon’s GMV growth rate nearly doubled in 2Q20 as pandemic-driven buying behavior increasingly shifted online. We expect this trend to continue, forecasting 37% and 40% growth in 3Q and 4Q respectively. With massive growth comes fulfillment challenges and ordering and... Read More
Back-To-School; Post Office Raises Rates; eCom Market Booming in the US
According to an analysis from Stackline, online growth across Amazon, Walmart and Target has decelerated in back to school categories year-to-date. Both Walmart and Target had discussed back-to-school sales across digital and store formats during their earnings calls this week,... Read More
Consumers Returning to Stores; Walmart’s Special Bonuses; ’21 Growth on Amazon
Our consumer research suggests delivery to home has continued to decline for the past month for groceries but has remained relatively consistent for general merchandise purchases. For groceries, the peak appears to have occurred in May with 31% of consumers... Read More
Amazon Media; Social Commerce Update; Material Acceleration in eCommerce Growth
Amazon’s advertising business grew 44 % during 1Q (ending March 2020), up from 41% during the prior quarter. In our research, 1P manufacturers on average were increasing the amount of spend with Amazon’s paid search advertising units (AMS), citing continued... Read More
Advertising Teams, Delivery, MAP Policies
eCommerce Team Benchmark Suggests More Manufacturers Working with External Partners to Execute Amazon Advertising Advertising is increasingly getting delegated to external partners according to our benchmark results this year. Only 34% of survey respondents reported managing Amazon advertising in-house (vs.... Read More
Amazon Ultrafast Fresh Starts Strong; Walmart Matching Amazon; Amazon Sales Growth Slows
Amazon Ultrafast Fresh Trial Goes Well in Philly Our research indicates Amazon is seeing better than expected results from their Ultrafast Fresh (UFF) trial in the Philadelphia market, with brands seeing notable sales lifts in this market relative to other... Read More
