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 markets. This was an important test as many manufacturers were…
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SIOC Packaging Benchmark; Amazon Shutting Down China Business; Sponsored Products Sees Best Returns
SIOC Requirements Remain a Challenge for Amazon Vendors Branded manufacturers appear increasingly concerned about the impact of Amazon’s new Ship in Own Container (SIOC) requirements for oversized and heavy items. In response, we recently benchmarked 125 brands to gauge the scope and impact of SIOC. The exact response depended largely…
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Bezos Letter Highlights; 50 New Amazon Tools; Walmart Leading Online Grocery
Source: Amazon.com Bezos Shareholder Letter Highlights 3P Strength Jeff Bezos released his annual shareholder letter today, which aimed at highlighting just how big of a positive impact the company has had on small business, employees, and advancing the economy. The letter comes off to us at least as an attempt at…
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AVN’s Remain a Challenge; Amazon Limits Private Label Ads; Amazon Remains eComm Growth Leader
AVN Negotiations More Difficult and Slower Than Last Year Feedback from brands selling on Amazon over the last several weeks indicates that annual vendor negotiations (AVN's) remain a challenge. Amazon continues to focus on profitability, which is leading the eTailer to continue to ask for greater support in vendor funding,…
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Amazon Struggles in Industrial Distribution, AMS Video Ads on Mobile, Amazon Advertising Sees Highest ROIs
Amazon Business Not Necessarily Disrupting Industrial Distributors Our recent research into the industrial distributor market shows limited penetration by Amazon to this point, particularly as it relates to large players such as WW Grainger and Fastenal. The business that Amazon does have in these markets appears tied mainly to Maintenance,…
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Instagram Adds In-App Checkout; SIOC Worries; eTailers See 4Q Growth Slow
Brands Increasingly Concerned About SIOC Implementation: Late last year Amazon released new requirements that packages over 18x14x8 inches or greater than 20 pounds that Amazon fulfills would need to be SIOC compliant or pay $1.99/unit shipped after the August 2019 deadline. At the beginning of the year many brands felt…
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