In this episode...

Fresh from a very popular episode about why the American supply chain has been crumbling in 2021, East-Coast supply chain and logistics expert, Marshall Taplits founder of Ship It Done, joins our CEO and host, Renaud, on the pod again to discuss some of the latest e-commerce trends in the USA with a focus on Amazon.

Many importers are selling online on Amazon, so if Jeff Bezos' giant platform is an important part of your business model, understanding where they're going in 2021 and 2022 will be helpful to assist you to make smart decisions. You may be surprised about the costs, but Marshall also gives some helpful advice about building a solid brand without needing to rely on Amazon alone.

 

Show Sections

00:00 - Greetings & introducing Marshall Taplits & Ship It Done

02:10 - TREND 1: The share of products being sold by e-commerce is increasing. 

06:17 - Does e-commerce's market share seem unlikely to go down now? 

09:03 - TREND 2: E-commerce sellers going 'omnichannel' to reduce reliance on just one platform, such as Amazon. 

15:44 - Is FBM or FBA cheaper/preferable for Amazon vendors? 

19:34 - How Amazon are making a killing from FBA. 

21:24 - Are Amazon starting to become another UPS or FedEx? 

24:31 - TREND 3: Companies are paying more attention to being eco-friendly. 

29:08 - TREND 4: Augmented reality being used to improve how shoppers can visualize products on e-commerce. 

31:43 - TREND 5: Amazon competing against its own resellers. 

34:39 - TREND 6: Compliance checks hotting up.

38:37 - Wrapping up

 

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