The growth of e-commerce has been very much a global story over the last 10 to 15 years. The acceleration of that trend under  Covid has also been very much an international trend. Amazon has had a particularly huge part in that.

However many ecommerce business owners are conflicted. Should I sell in Amazon international marketplaces? How do I evaluate such a complex opportunity?

Today we go through a simple 10-step process to evaluate whether Amazon international marketplaces might be right for your business. And if so, how to choose where to expand globally first.

What you’ll learn

* How your long-term plans affect your amazon Global decisions

* What you might do instead of Amazon global expansion

* Why it’s so important to add just one new channel at a time

* The 4 or 5 main barriers to entry

* Who not How and how this applies to Amazon international selling in particular

* What to do to test your thesis

* The most important step of all…a decision that is often neglected!

Resources To Check Out

* Interview with Kevin Sanderson on Amazon expansion to UK for N. American businesses 

* Interview with John Cant of Rising Sun Commerce – Japan expansion

* Eva.Guru – multi marketplace Amazon analytics, repricing and stock control – in one

* Simply VAT for UK/US sellers wanting to sell in EU (and US sellers in UK)

* YLT translations of Jana Krekic 

* Paul Sonneveld of Merchant Spring – multi-channel (off Amazon) analytics tracking 

* Interview with Chris Scrimgour of Payoneer -international markets outside Amazon

 

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