CRC’s recent research on the club channel suggests both Costco and Sam’s Club are coming to vendors asking for digital funding. Our work suggests Costco is still resistant to sacrifice […]
Read More… from Club Channel Digital Funding; Shopify Growth; Amazon AVNs
Amazon has increasingly pushed manufacturers to invest in what they now call their Strategic Account Services (SAS) resource [previously known as Strategic Vendor Services (SVS) and Amazon Vendor Services (AVS)]. […]
Read More… from Amazon SAS Program; Shop Pay Expands; Amazon 1Q21 Sales Growth
Amazon announced this week that Jeff Bezos would be transitioning from CEO to Executive Chairman, passing the baton to Andy Jassy, long-time CEO of Amazon Web Services. Based on reports, […]
Read More… from Jeff Bezos’s Transition; Walmart Connect; Amazon 4Q Results
Amazon has launched five Fresh (“Mendel”) B&M stores to date, including four in California and one in Illinois. The Amazon Fresh team appears to have ambitious goals for store expansion […]
Read More… from Amazon Fresh Stores; Walmart Distribution Centers; eCommerce Growth in 2021
Over the last several years, many manufacturers have increased spend requests during their Annual Vendor Negotiations (AVNs). In our latest benchmark study, Amazon appears most focused on asking manufacturers to […]
In our latest benchmark research on team collaboration, an increasing number of brands are connecting their Amazon teams with their omnichannel teams. This is because emerging omnichannel retailers often model […]
Brands continued to lean heavily into paid search in the fourth quarter as 56% reported increasing their spend compared to only 6% cutting back. Also, 33% of brands report spending […]
Read More… from Amazon Advertising & Supply Chain Strengthened; Outlook for 2021
Our research suggests Walmart is expanding its advertising inventory meaningfully and asking vendors to significantly increase their investments with Walmart Media Group (WMG). With Walmart’s new integrated merchandising structure, WMG […]
Read More… from Walmart Media Group; Marketplaces; ’21 Amazon Forecasts
Many vendors are kicking off the Annual Vendor Negotiation (AVN) process with Amazon. While the level of asks on basic terms like accruals and return allowances seem quite varied among […]
Read More… from Annual Vendor Negotiations; Digital Advertising Spend; 4Q Amazon Sales Performance