Martin Heubel from Consulterce recently joined forces with Stratably to better understand what keeps Amazon suppliers up at night. Below selection of insights but feel free to check full report on consulterce.com/amazon-vendor-study/
49% of Amazon 1P vendors now use a hybrid sales model.
56% of vendors stick to an exclusive model with Amazon.
25% of vendors also sell through their own 3P Seller Central account.
11% use authorized resellers, and 8% use both resellers and 3P accounts.
58% of brands see Amazon as a growing sales channel.
25% report Amazon's growth in line with the category average.
35% see Amazon growing faster than average.
17% note Amazon's growth as much faster than the category average.
56% of vendors say Amazon's margins are equal to or better than other retailers.
23% report slightly lower margins on Amazon.
14% state their profitability is significantly lower with Amazon.
58% of vendors plan to delist unprofitable products to boost profitability.
56% aim to focus marketing on high-margin items.
34% are developing channel-optimized SIOC/FFP packaging.
33% intend to raise cost prices with Amazon.
Will Amazon suppliers succeed with these new strategies?
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