Top AVN focuses: GMMs, SAS program, freight ; Brands increasing investments in 2022
For this week’s edition of 3 Things, we are highlighting our 2022 Core Amazon.com Platform Update, which takes a deep dive into Amazon’s 2022 AVN season so far. One of the top areas brands reported Amazon focusing on during AVNs is various supply chain programs. Last week we polled our…
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Ocean & Air Costs; B&M Amazon Stores; Online Retailor Survey
Our research indicates shippers should prepare for ocean and air freight costs to be 100% above pre-COVID levels through 2022 as strong demand (ocean) and capacity scarcity (air) persists. The most notable changes over the past 60 days is the stronger-than-expected demand outlooks (inventory orders) for online retailors and higher-than-expected…
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Freight Savings; Alibaba in the US; Amazon Segment Growth
Shippers Seeing Opportunity for Freight Savings Our research into the transportation space has indicated that Truckload (TL) rates are trending down 5-10% in recent bids (as compared to 5-10% increases a year ago), providing an opportunity for manufacturers to mitigate cost pressures across the rest of the business (tariffs, raw…
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