What Amazon’s plan to improve worker safety reveals about the company’s true nature
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 […]
Q4 2021 Amazon Earnings Report Hot Take
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2022 ReThink Retail Top Influencer Recognition Awarded to Andrea K. Leigh
Please join us in congratulating Andrea K. Leigh for being selected by ReThink Retail as a retail expert and top influencer in 2022.
Amazon Q3 2021 Earnings Recap
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:
The Evolution of Omnichannel Retailing
In this 2 part video series with Jeffery Woldt of Chain Drug Review, Andrea K Leigh analyzes Omnichannel Retailing and its impact on the retail marketplace and talks about Amazon’s relentless pursuit of consumer-centric innovation, ongoing efforts to carve out a bigger presence in the food and health care sectors, and synergies between the company’s online and brick-and-mortar assets.
F.I.R.M. Framework for Amazon Annual Vendor Negotiations
Andrea K Leigh discusses her F.I.R.M. Framework, which will help any company prepare for their Amazon Annual Vendor Negotiations in 4 straight-forward steps:
F = Find Your Data
I = Isolate Your Points of Leverage
R = Relax & Go Slow
M = Mine for Information
Guide Your Brand Success with These E-Commerce Trends & Predictions
In this video, Andrea K Leigh spoke at the Path to Purchase Live: The Digital Experience on how to guide your brand success with her eCommerce trends and predictions.
Five Consumer Trends Businesses Should Watch For In 2022
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: