Amazon’s Prime Day is shaping up to be its most challenging one yet
Sellers also store goods in their own warehouses and manage fulfillment, but the majority of Amazon’s top third-party merchants in the U.S. use FBA for their orders.
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How Amazon managed the coronavirus crisis and came out stronger
Months later, Amazon is still working to recover from its inventory interruptions. Once it began allowing nonessentials, there was a backlog of inbound shipments, said Juozas Kaziukenas, who runs the e-commerce research firm Marketplace Pulse.
“I think Amazon’s fulfillment is its greatest asset and strength - it is the most sophisticated and efficient e-commerce fulfillment operation at least in the US - but at the same time, perhaps inherently, it is also Amazon’s single point of failure,” Kaziukenas said. “Any disruption to its fulfillment operations affects Amazon and its marketplace.”
How Amazon's 'cowboy' sellers cheat their way to the top
“There’s no one sitting down reading through every product and comparing them one-to-one,” says Juozas Kaziukėnas, the head of research firm Marketplace Pulse.
The Telegraph
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As Walmart+ prepares to launch, is it that different from Amazon Prime?
Walmart’s marketplace has about 55,000 sellers while Amazon has about 2 million worldwide, according to e-commerce analysis firm Marketplace Pulse.
NBC News
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Dozens of Amazon's own products have been reported as dangerous -- melting, exploding or even bursting into flames. Many are still on the market
A growing number of AmazonBasics products, which the company promotes heavily on its site, have become bestsellers since the line's inception, and many have ratings above four stars, according to Marketplace Pulse research.
CNN
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Walmart+ Goes After Amazon Prime, But Is the New Service Worth It?
“I don’t think Walmart+ is a direct competitor with Prime,” says Juozas Kaziukėnas, founder of Marketplace Pulse, an e-commerce research company. “During the pandemic, Walmart has become one of the clear leaders in the online grocery market, and that’s where Walmart+ shines.”
Consumer Reports
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How Four Brothers Allegedly Fleeced $19 Million From Amazon
“So much of Vendor Central is automated, I’m sure there are ways to trick the system,” says Juozas Kaziukėnas, founder of the ecommerce intelligence firm Marketplace Pulse. “Amazon’s vendor managers are not managing every vendor account. Small ones are on autopilot.” Kaziukėnas says accounts on Vendor Central are also sometimes bought and sold, a violation of Amazon’s policies. After an account has been approved to sell products, it becomes extremely valuable.
Amazon To Tardy Sellers: If You Can’t Meet Prime Demands, It’s Time To Start Working Weekends
Sellers who ship their own packages “are rarely operating at the standard Prime needs,” says Juozas Kaziukenas, founder of Marketplace Pulse, an e-commerce research firm. “That standard keeps rising as Amazon pushes for one-day nationwide delivery.”
Amazon pushes sellers to meet two-day delivery guarantees so more people can get Prime-eligible products
The company saw some delivery times slip at the height of the pandemic in March and April, which resulted in a drop in customer satisfaction in May, according to Marketplace Pulse. Since then, it has seen delivery times largely return to normal, along with a rebound in positive customer feedback.
Amazon, grand gagnant des ventes
"Au lieu de comparer les prix et chercher des alternatives, une grande part de la population américaine et des autres marchés clés d'Amazon se sont tournés vers Amazon", note Juozas Kaziukenas, fondateur de Marketplace Pulse.
L'Echo
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