Fast Facts: Top Amazon Reads

Fast Facts: Top Amazon Reads

“Fast Facts” about Amazon, all in one place. From global business ventures to the MGM acquisition, this guide will get you up to speed…

Table of Contents 📖

  1. Amazon vs. the D2C Model
  2. Amazon’s Global Marketplaces
  3. Amazon’s Grocery Business
  4. Amazon 2022 Holiday Growth Strategy
  5. Amazon & the Movie Industry
  6. Amazon’s Pet Business

Amazon vs. the D2C Model 📈

With the Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) model on the rapid rise for many companies, you might be wondering if it’s the right direction for your business. While many of our brand partners choose an omnichannel approach that leverages in-store sales and D2C alongside Amazon, here’s a breakdown of how D2C stacks up against Amazon.

Topics Covered: 

  • D2C Downtrends
  • Amazon Uptrends 
  • In Advertising, Security & Tracking, Supply Chain

Amazon’s Global Marketplaces 🌍

Amazon’s app slipped to fourth place in its global ranking, but how does this impact the company’s success on a global scale? Take a look at the fine print and see why we have faith the retail giant is doing just fine…

Topics Covered: 

  • Debunking Amazon’s 4th Place Global App Ranking 
  • Why Amazon Failed in China & India
  • Overall Global Success

Amazon’s Grocery Business 🛒

for almost a decade amazon has been expanding into the brick-and-mortar grocery business

In recent years, Amazon has become an impactful grocery player. From its acquisition of Whole Foods to new tech capabilities, the company fundamentally reshaped both Big Grocery and how the casual consumer interacted with Amazon. And we may still only be at the beginning of Amazon’s grand scheme to bring high-quality foods and products to consumers around the world…

Topics Covered:

  • Amazon Groceries before Whole Foods
  • Whole Foods Partnership
  • The Pandemic Era
  • The Future of Amazon Groceries

2022 Amazon Holiday Sales Growth 🎁

Holiday shopping will look a little different than in previous years, with inflation as the key destabilizer for discretionary spending in 2022. See what takeaways will help your holiday sales growth strategy this year, from inflation-weary customers to the extended shopping season.

Topics Covered:

  • Overview of Recent Years
  • Consumer Sentiment
  • Extended Shopping Season

Amazon & the Movie Industry 🎬

Why is Amazon choosing now, the most competitive time ever in the streaming wars, to acquire MGM? We get to the bottom of it by taking a trip down memory lane and a look at the numbers…

Topics Covered:

  • Amazon MGM Acquisition
  • Amazon’s Streaming History
  • Amazon vs. Competitors

Amazon’s Pet Business 🐶

Amazon is at the top of the food chain (literally) when it comes to the pet supplies industry. In 2021, it claimed nearly half of all online pet product sales alone. The pet industry represents one of the most lucrative opportunities for online brands, and the stats are here to prove it…

Topics Covered: 

  • The Lucrative Online Pet Business
  • Amazon’s Positioning
  • Ways to Shop for Pet Supplies on Amazon

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