Marketplaces
April 3, 2019 at 10:44 am
It’s impossible to discuss retail or e-commerce these days without mentioning Amazon.com. Much has been written about Amazon being the demise of small retailers and startups, and many articles offer ideas on how to compete or work around the 800-pound gorilla. But sometimes the old adage “if you’ can’t beat them, join them” holds true.…
March 25, 2019 at 11:53 am
In episode 188 of Total Retail Talks, Executive Editor Joe Keenan interviews Karl Varsanyi, group vice president of digital product management and user experience at Albertsons Companies. Listen in as Varsanyi discusses the launch of Albertsons online marketplace with partner Mirakl, and how the grocer is using customer data obtained from its online marketplace to influence…
March 18, 2019 at 12:35 pm
Amazon.com recently tested a feature in its mobile app that showed products on other sellers’ product pages for lower-priced items, often from Amazon's own private labels, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. For example, if someone was searching for AAA batteries on Amazon and got a sponsored link for Energizer, they would click on the…
March 15, 2019 at 12:29 pm
In this episode of Retail Right Now, Joe Keenan discusses Amazon.com’s decision earlier this week to eliminate a rule that kept U.S.-based third-party merchants selling products on its marketplace from selling those same products in other channels, such as their own websites, for lower prices. Critics of Amazon cited the “price parity provisions” as a violation…
March 14, 2019 at 10:06 am
In part one of this two-part series, I shared the two main options for selling to or on Amazon.com, as well as walked readers through the benefits of Seller Fulfilled Prime and the steps to make it happen. Critical to all of these decisions and paths is an understanding of Amazon’s dominance. As a reminder,…
March 13, 2019 at 12:40 pm
Amazon.com, it’s the force keeping brand manufacturers up at night. The online retail giant now accounts for over 49 percent of all U.S. e-commerce sales — a number that shows no signs of plateauing. Amazon’s e-commerce sales in the United States alone are expected to reach $258 billion this year, up nearly 30 percent from…
February 7, 2019 at 11:03 am
Foot Locker has announced a $100 million strategic investment in GOAT Group, which operates secondary sneaker market brands GOAT and Flight Club. It is the retailer's largest investment in its history. GOAT, the sports acronym for Greatest of All Time, was founded in 2015 by college friends Eddy Lu and Daishin Sugano. Sneaker listings on the GOAT platform…
January 30, 2019 at 9:21 am
Here are four key strategies sellers can use to stay competitive and profitable as Amazon’s private-label strategy continues to evolve.
January 18, 2019 at 1:08 pm
Compliance just got even more difficult for retailers that sell online, including marketplaces and traditional e-commerce sites.
December 13, 2018 at 10:17 am
Amazon.com has become synonymous with online shopping. Just as “google it” or “I need a Band-Aid” have become colloquialisms, so has “order it on Amazon.” I work with dozens of millennials and have a 5- and 7-year-old at home, and whenever they need something, their first response is “get it on Amazon.” The “culture of…
