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The Death of a Keyword, and the Re-Shuffling of $500B in US eCommerce Sales

The Death of a Keyboard, and the Re-Shuffling of $500B in US eCommerce Sales Search is really important. It’s so much faster than browsing. In fact, it’s so much better that over 80% of Amazon’s sales are driven by customers going to the search bar, entering some keywords and buying one of the top five […]

How to beat Amazon at its own game

How to beat Amazon at its own game This article originally appeared in Drugstore News Amazon is a force, but a tried-and-true strategy of differentiation could help retail pharmacy compete.By Andrea K. Leigh Amazon’s success, bolstered by the pandemic-driven shift to e-commerce, is inarguable. With revenue of $302 billion in 2021 and more than 157 million […]

What Amazon’s plan to improve worker safety reveals about the company’s true nature

An Amazon sign above the entrance to a sortation center. (GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop)

Addressing the issue of warehouse worker safety in response to a shareholder question this week, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy described the company’s safety initiatives — most of them related to technology and invention. Wearable technology with haptic signals to let workers know when their movements are putting their safety at risk. A program with algorithms […]

Amazon Q1 2022 Earnings Hot Take

✔️#Profit took a nosedive as Amazon realized a loss of $3.8B, largely driven by a $7.6B loss on Rivian and an incremental $2B in incremental costs due to inflation and overstaffing / productivity. Netrevenue growth was lackluster at 7.3%, the second straight quarter of single digit growth. ✔️Amazon launched an increase in FBA fees (fuel & inflation surcharge) last week. […]

Industry Expert Andrea K. Leigh Launches Allume Group to Address eCommerce Strategy Expertise Gap

New Education Company to Deliver Scalable eCommerce Education, Certifications, and Community for Brands and Brand-Enablers to Win in eCommerce SEATTLE – April 21, 2022 – Allume Group, an eCommerce education provider for brands and brand-enablers, today announced its official launch to empower consumer brand professionals, and those who work with them, with the knowledge and […]

Amazon Q3 2021 Earnings Recap

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Amazon released their Q3 2021 earnings on October 28, 2021. Here are a few takeaways on the eCommerce giant’s financial results and go-forward strategy: