AMAZON NEWS: E-Com Retail Passes $1 Trillion, DTC Trends to Watch in 2023, Amazon Fresh Delivery Fee Changes

E-Commerce Retail Just Passed $1 Trillion For The First Time Ever

Digital commerce just passed the $1 trillion mark in a single year for the first time ever. E-commerce hit $1.09 trillion in the U.S. in 2022, with the last quarter accounting for $332.2 billion, the analytics and measurement company said in an exclusive to Forbes. Read Article .

8 DTC retail trends to watch in 2023

2022 was a wild year for retail, with the impact of pressures like inflation largely halting the growth some DTC and digitally native brands saw throughout the pandemic. Now, brands are balancing out their store count, pushing for profitability and more. View Article

Retailers are Expanding the CMO Role

Retailers are expanding the CMO role to focus more on customer experience and retention.?“New customer acquisition always will be and always has been important, but as it gets more and more expensive it’s really about retaining those customers you already have." View Article .

Amazon to Start Charging Delivery Fees on Fresh Grocery Orders Under $150

Amazon will start charging delivery fees on Fresh grocery orders that are under $150, beginning Feb. 28. Fresh grocery delivery is only available to Prime members who pay $139 a year to participate in the program. Amazon stated it is adding fees to some orders so that it can keep prices low. View Article .

The Amazon Flywheel: SEO & Organic Rank

The Amazon Seller Flywheel emphasizes the importance of having diversified sources of Amazon traffic to support long-term growth,?including organic traffic, paid traffic, and external traffic. The first piece of the puzzle, organic traffic, is tied very closely to Amazon SEO.? View Article

In an email sent to Prime Members, Amazon announced that Amazon Fresh orders under $150 will no longer qualify for free delivery, starting on February 28th.

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?From Amazon to tech startups, e-commerce takes on the TikTok-style feed

With TikTok videos regularly driving sales spikes for viral products, it was only a matter of time before eCom companies got on board with the scrollable short-video format.?In December 2022, Amazon launched its own version of this feature, unveiling the new Inspire feed on its mobile Amazon Shopping App. Users can tap an icon at the bottom of the app to scroll through full-screen video and photo content featuring product listings.?Read Article .

The Junkification of Amazon: Why does it feel like the company is making itself worse?

Depending on what you’re trying to sell, there’s a decent chance the best way to find a lot of customers is through Amazon, which means agreeing to the company’s terms. It’s a double-edged peerlessness: Selling through Amazon gives you access to incredible customer acquisition and shipping capabilities you couldn’t otherwise find or afford; selling through Amazon binds your fate to a bunch of systems you can never fully understand operated by a company to which you are just another user. Read Article .

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