6 E-commerce Trends - With A Focus On Amazon (feat. Marshall Taplits)

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   Related content... How To Choose The Right 3PL Logistics Company? How To Dropship From China? Why Amazon FBA Prep Should Be Done In China (Not The West) How Amazon FBA Sellers Should Control Quality in China France bans Wish Amazon selling 'illegal and unsafe' toys before Christmas Exploring Product Safety & Reliability Issue Liability [Podcast]   Get in touch with us Connect with us on LinkedIn Send us a tweet @sofeast Prefer Facebook? Check us out on FB Contact us via Sofeast's contact page Subscribe to our YouTube channel   Subscribe to the podcast  There are more episodes to come, so remember to subscribe! You can do so in your favorite podcast apps here and don't forget to give us a 5-star rating, please: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Google Podcasts TuneIn Amazon Podcasts Deezer iHeartRADIO PlayerFM Listen Notes Podcast Addict