eCommerce growth is likely to continue to far outpace overall consumer growth over the next several years, although it will likely moderate to some degree from current levels. More nascent […]
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Given the success that Amazon has had with its Amazon Advertising platform, a number of competing eTailers continue to expand their advertising offerings. Most notably, eBay highlighted that in 3Q […]
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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 improved conversion and […]
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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 not been captured. Examples […]
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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 to reaching shoppers buying Amazon […]
During 3Q19, 14 states began enforcing changes to sales taxes, which require small out of state sellers with no local nexus to charge sales tax, collected by marketplaces. This caused […]
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Our research has indicated that Amazon has shipped more LTL freight using its own network over the last few months, rather than using external LTL carriers. This is a continuation […]
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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 […]
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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 […]