With total first-party net sales of €13.9 billion generated in Germany in 2020, Amazon is by far Germany’s biggest online store. Considering its first-party business, the German Amazon store generates more than three times the net sales amount of second-placed generalist Otto. Zalando follows in rank three Otto for its part leads again by a great margin over the number
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The United States is the second biggest e-commerce market in the world. The US had a total e-commerce revenue of US$537.7 billion in 2020. The country is way ahead of Japan, the number three in the ranking of the biggest global e-commerce markets. Only China remains bigger, generating a total e-commerce revenue of US$1.3 trillion. Although the US e-commerce market is already
Margin pressure, challenging logistics and a lack of actionable data are brands’ top pain points when selling on Amazon in EMEA
96.4% of brands are dealing with price erosion on the marketplace85.2% of brands agree Amazon logistics are complex or expensive83.3% of brands cite a lack of data or tools to forecast sales as a challenge London – September 17, 2021 – Global marketplace seller Pattern has surveyed brands selling on Amazon in Europe and the Middle East to determine how they utilise
Amazon opens new logistics locations in Germany
Amazon wants to expand further in Germany and plans to open eight new logistics locations by the first half of 2022. This will create 3.000 additional permanent jobs with Amazon Germany. The expansion is necessary to meet customer demand and expand the range of products. The new logistics locations are going to be placed in Dummerstorf, Erding, Friedrichsdorf, Helmstedt,
Amazon extends lead over US competitors
Amazon’s financial results have repeatedly blown expectations in the past months. Taking into account all company sales, Amazon passed the US$100 billion quarterly sales mark for the first time in Q4 2020. Generating net sales of US$125.6 billion in total. This corresponds to a year-on-year growth of 44% in the record holiday quarter of the COVID-19-shaped 2020. 2020 was a