Top 2024 resources on prices
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3M files suit over third-party price gouging of N95 masks on Amazon
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Amazon has promised vigilance against third-party price gouging since COVID-19 achieved global pandemic status. The company’s efforts have had mixed success, however, due in part to the sheer volume of vendors that utilize the company’s massive commerce platform. In a suit filed in California this week, 3M claims the seller was charging massively inflated prices […]
Topics: products, gouging, n95, respirators, bad, files, thirdparty, techcrunch, prices, 3m, suit, amazon, claims, masks, price. -
5 Tips for Selling without Discounting
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Increasing sales via discounts, coupons, and undercutting competitors (or a combination of all three), isn’t typically the best practice for smaller companies.
Topics: prices, sales, discounting, points, tips, shoppers, work, price, support, product, products, selling. -
A Survival Guide For Third-Party Amazon Sellers
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Business as usual is coming to an end for many third-party Amazon sellers. Competition on Amazon U.S. is reaching new heights and it’s only going to get worse from here. Chinese sellers are flooding the marketplace thanks to preferential treatment…
Continue reading A Survival Guide For Third-Party Amazon Sellers
Topics: thirdparty, amazon, need, suppliers, products, guide, sellers, costs, lower, prices, survival, platform. -
After 20 years of ecommerce, change is the only certainty
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Designing, building, and launching a website is just the beginning of an ecommerce business. Attracting and converting visitors is the next, all-important step. A website alone does not guarantee anything. But the most critical factor in long-term success is the ability to change and adapt.
Topics: products, business, platforms, need, site, platform, change, prices, certainty, ecommerce, website. -
Aldi launches two-hour delivery in London
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Aldi has rolled out two-hour delivery for its entire range of groceries to 20,000 postcodes across London. It’s the first time the German grocery discounter enables customers to order groceries online and then get them delivered at their homes. Aldi won’t handle the delivery all by itself. It has partnered Continue reading
Topics: twohour, isnt, aldi, groceries, prices, grocery, london, launches, euros, online, delivery, tesco. -
AliExpress vs Wish 2024: Everything You Need to Know
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Have you ever wondered about the difference between AliExpress vs Wish? On the surface, the two solutions seem pretty similar. Both will allow buyers (from business owners to everyday consumers) to purchase a huge range of products from different vendors.…
Continue reading AliExpress vs Wish 2024: Everything You Need to Know
Topics: know, vendors, dropshipping, wish, need, prices, aliexpress, products, vs, range, shipping, items, customers. -
Allbirds prices IPO above range, putting more points on the board for DTC startups
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Allbirds' IPO pricing backs up our view that tech-enabled unicorns going public can hope for an upper-single-digit revenue multiple provided they can make a good case to public market investors.
Topics: dtc, allbirds, rate, company, worth, putting, shares, share, prices, techenabled, points, unicorns, techcrunch, run, ipo, startups, range, board. -
Amazon skips wholesalers in Europe
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Ecommerce giant Amazon has decided to skip wholesalers in Europe. Instead, it will focus on sourcing products from brands. By doing so, it wants to ensure low prices for consumers. The online giant has sent an email to European vendors saying that it will focus on sourcing products from brand…
Topics: skips, europe, amazon, control, low, costs, continue, sourcing, wholesalers, prices, owners, focus. -
Amazon’s 2018 acquisitions totaled $1.65B, led by PillPack and Ring
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Amazon’s annual 10-K filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission confirmed the high prices the e-commerce giant paid for its two biggest M&A deals last year. According to the filing, the company paid approximately $839 million in cash for Ring and $753 million for PillPack, with all other acquisitions totaling $57 million. GeekWire was […]
Topics: amazons, ring, cash, paid, billion, acquisition, led, prices, million, totaled, filing, acquisitions, 165b, pillpack. -
Autohero sales worth 1 billion euros
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Used cars retailer Autohero.com generated 1 billion euros in sales in 2022. That is an increase of over 80 percent compared to the year before. This is mostly due to raising prices of used cars following supply chain shortages. Autohero is owned by the German Auto1 Group, which also owns…
Topics: used, european, sales, generated, compared, billion, euros, autohero, cars, worth, vehicles, prices. -
Charts: Shipping Backlogs; Container Prices
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Increased demand for consumer goods, Covid-induced disruptions in container ship schedules, and a labor shortage at ports have produced longer wait times and supply-chain disruptions.
Topics: charts, container, shipping, prices, global, transport, wait, freight, ports, backlogs, fbx. -
Charts: Supply Chain Disruption Worldwide, U.S.
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In its October 2021 World Economic Outlook report, "Recovery During a Pandemic," the International Monetary Fund highlighted how supply bottlenecks are key contributors to inflation and economic uncertainty. According to the report, shortages and other supply-demand dynamics have impacted the flow of crucial manufacturing components.
Topics: uncertaintyaccording, shortages, supply, chain, imf, worldwide, report, inflation, supplydemand, prices, charts, recovery, disruption. -
EU fines Asus, Denon & Marantz, Philips and Pioneer $130M for online price fixing
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The European Union’s antitrust authorities have issued a series of penalties, fining consumer electronics companies Asus, Denon & Marantz, Philips and Pioneer more than €110 million (~$130M) in four separate decisions for imposing fixed or minimum resale prices on their online retailers in breach of EU competition rules. It says the four companies engaged in so-called “fixed […]
Topics: online, eu, fixing, prices, asus, retailers, fines, resale, marantz, products, denon, competition, pioneer, philips, price, companies. -
Ever Loved’s funeral marketplace undercuts undertakers
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Fifty percent of families are scared they can’t cover the cost of a funeral. They end up overpaying because no one wants to comparison shop amidst a tragedy. That’s why ex-Googler Alison Johnston’s startup Ever Loved built a free funeral crowdfunding tool. Now it’s addressing one of the most expensive parts of saying goodbye: burial. […]
Topics: online, loveds, funeral, dont, undercuts, prices, loved, customers, marketplace, costs, undertakers, memorial, techcrunch, families, johnston. -
Half of retailers experience location-based supply constraints
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For certain fast-moving consumer goods categories, half of retailers and wholesalers in the European Union experience supply constraints that are based on their location. These restrictions could limit traders to source goods in, and to resell goods to, other EU countries. Last month, the European Commission published a study that… Continue reading
Topics: european, purchase, prices, supply, constraints, locationbased, retailers, eu, half, source, experience, goods. -
How Direct-to-Consumer Jewelry Companies Are Changing Everything
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We explore the direct-to-consumer fine jewelry movement to better understand what it is, why it’s happening, and if those low prices are all they’re cracked up to be.More
Topics: gold, fine, stone, companies, changing, directtoconsumer, brand, jewelry, price, prices, pieces, diamonds, affordable. -
How Merchants Combat Inflation without Raising Prices
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Inflation could be an opportunity for merchants to improve their businesses. Subscriptions, updated products, new markets, heightened productivity — all are potential alternatives to raising consumer prices.
Topics: retailers, products, combat, example, inflation, raising, market, prices, business, company, upset, merchants, price. -
How the Ukraine War Impacts Ecommerce
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Human suffering from the Ukraine war is far more important than economic impacts. Nonetheless, business leaders should contemplate the potential effects on their companies.
Topics: supply, companies, ukraine, gasoline, chain, fuel, war, impact, increase, prices, impacts, ecommerce, price. -
How to A/B Test Your Pricing (And Why It Might Be a Bad Idea)
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A/B testing the pricing for your product is a little bit like Goldilocks.
Topics: ab, bad, product, testing, test, customers, idea, pricing, revenue, price, prices, different. -
How to Prepare for Shipping Rate Changes in 2021
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Every year, carriers like USPS, UPS, DHL Express and Canada Post evaluate their services and prices to adjust for the upcoming year. Here’s an overview of what’s changing for each carrier in 2021—and what you can do to prepare.More
Topics: costs, prepare, increase, flat, rates, shipping, shopify, prices, changes, retail, youll, rate. -
Inflation Could Harm DTC and Premium Brands
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Inflation typically helps brands with lower-priced and essential goods and hurts premium items. Amid a heightened inflation outlook, merchants should scrutinize their product mix and adjust as necessary.
Topics: premium, shoppers, brands, harm, egg, products, buying, substitute, essential, inflation, price, dtc, prices. -
Is Your Supply Chain Vulnerable?
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The combination of pandemic lockdowns and rising freight prices has forced some companies to focus on supply chain vulnerabilities. Many commerce businesses have experienced some form of supply chain disruption in the past 18 months.
Topics: inventory, wilson, chain, past, vulnerable, likely, supply, manufacturing, container, way, prices. -
Latvians and Lithuanians like the low prices online
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When it comes to online shopping, consumers from Latvia and Lithuania emphasize the superior pricing policies compared to prices in physical stores. The number one issue for online shoppers in both Eastern European countries seems to be a long delivery time. This was noted by Gemius, which wrote ecommerce reports Continue reading
Topics: low, shopping, prices, users, latvia, purchase, online, think, latvians, lithuanians, shoppers, delivery, stores, consumers. -
Managing Custom Prices in BigCommerce
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Not every customer pays the same price. Online merchants sometimes offer different prices to different sorts of customers. Businesses on BigCommerce's Enterprise plan can assign prices to customer groups, such as wholesalers or retailers.
Topics: products, managing, price, customer, custom, wholesale, pricing, group, lists, list, bigcommerce, retail, prices. -
Omni storage & rentals fails, shutters, sells engineers to Coinbase
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$35 million-funded Omni is packing up and shutting down after struggling to make the economics of equipment rentals and physical on-demand storage work out. It’s another victim of a venture capital-subsidized business offering a convenient service at an unsustainable price. The startup fought for a second wind after selling off its physical storage operations to […]
Topics: engineers, rentals, fails, operations, members, team, prices, users, shutters, service, business, techcrunch, storage, coinbase, omni, sells. -
Online sales to grow 4 percent due to inflation
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Non-food online sales in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Spain are expected to grow up to 4 percent. This is mostly driven by rising prices due to inflation. At the same time, sales volumes are set to fall up to 5 percent. These are some conclusions from new…
Topics: grow, italy, retail, number, shoppers, delivery, online, spain, sales, report, prices, inflation, rising. -
Online spending grows 1.6% in the UK
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In June and July, consumers in the United Kingdom spent a total of 21.5 billion euros (18.6 billion British pounds) online. This is a year-on-year growth of 1.6 percent when compared to the same period last year. It is the first growth in seventeen months. These data come from the…
Topics: yearonyear, prices, british, uk, spending, online, pounds, increase, grows, billion, consumers, euros, spent. -
Packlane Review – Everything You Need to Know
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There are multiple ways for online sellers to keep their brand at the forefront of their customer's minds, including social media, blogging, email and SMS marketing, loyalty programs, and more. However, a common oversight is to ignore the importance of…
Continue reading Packlane Review – Everything You Need to Know
Topics: box, design, know, need, order, packlane, packaging, shipping, prices, review, youre, types, unit. -
Poshmark prices IPO above range as public markets continue to YOLO startups
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Poshmark priced its IPO at $42 per share last night, comfortably ahead of its $35 to $39 range that already greatly boosted the company's valuation.
Topics: startups, simple, morning, ipo, continue, public, worth, prices, poshmark, underpricing, yolo, markets, valuation, range, company, greatly, techcrunch, valuations. -
Pricing psychology: 6 ways to influence perceived value
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Value is emotional, largely unconscious and we as consumers can be influenced by surprising things. Today we look at several case studies on value perception that you may consider testing on your own site and promotional campaigns.
Topics: influence, tested, psychology, ways, versus, value, product, price, size, perceived, pricing, charm, prices. -
Pricing top factor Zalando during Black Friday
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In the three weeks up to Black Friday, Zalando’s product prices increased by 8 percent. At the start of Black Friday week, prices dropped again by 18 percent. At the end of the week, prices had dropped 23 percent. While overall ecommerce turnover growth has slowed down, online sellers once…
Topics: online, box, product, factor, buy, price, pricing, black, prices, zalando, week, platform. -
Shopify increases prices in April
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Leading ecommerce platform Shopify has increased its prices for new customers in the United States. The change is expected to be implemented in Europe soon, as well. Current customers will notice the price change in three months. Costs tech companies Just like other tech companies, Shopify is dealing with increased…
Topics: states, subscription, tech, costs, prices, united, plan, increased, increases, customers, shopify. -
Split Testing Your Product Prices: Lucrative, Crazy or Both?
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I have long been a huge advocate for testing your pricing. Why? Because if you have never tested, there is potentially money you are leaving on the table. So in this episode, we’re taking the discussion a step further and talking about split testing your pricing with the founders of IntelliGems, an analytics and optimization […]
Topics: testing, adam, pricing, diy, customer, price, split, test, drew, prices, product, ways. -
Starting an E-commerce Business? Here's How to Buy in Bulk at Great Prices.
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Get access to brand-name products your future customers know and love.
Topics: buy, brands, warehouse, great, heres, business, products, starting, store, ecommerce, prices, suppliers, tundra, online, using, today, wholesale, bulk. -
Store Closures, Slow Shipping Could Drive Retail Prices Lower
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The coronavirus pandemic could lead to much lower retail prices for some categories, as store closures and product returns caused by slow shipping lead to an inventory glut. The problem might be divided into two broad categories.
Topics: lower, drive, sell, inventory, shipping, retail, slow, prices, items, store, stores, physical, discounted, closures. -
Tesla u-turns on store strategy, will keep half of showrooms open… and hike prices by 3%
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It wouldn’t be Tesla if it didn’t keep us guessing a little… electric car company Tesla is making a u-turn of sorts with its sales strategy. After its announcement at the end of February that it would close nearly all of its retail stores, which numbered 398 as of Q4, to sell its cars online-only […]
Topics: showrooms, stores, tesla, prices, open, locations, uturns, hike, company, stay, past, half, vehicles, store, strategy. -
The 2021 Guide to Instagram Ad Costs
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Do you remember in 2012 when Mark Zuckerberg bought Instagram for $1 billion? It was a gamble. At the time of the acquisition, the platform was valued at half the purchase price, had 30 million users, and wasn’t generating revenue. Six years after the acquisition, Bloomberg estimated Instagram at 100 times that.
Topics: prices, advertising, ads, users, cost, costs, platform, campaign, ad, guide, instagram. -
The Inside adds sofas to its custom furniture lineup
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While The Inside already offers a range of made-to-order furniture like beds, headboards, chairs and ottomans, it’s aiming for the center of your living room today with the launch of its first sofa collection. Founded by CEO Christiane Lemieux (who previously founded Dwell Studio and sold it to Wayfair) and COO Britt Bunn (who previously […]
Topics: lineup, customers, furniture, inside, sofas, weeks, start, launch, techcrunch, adds, previously, custom, prices, lemieux, sofa. -
The Price Is Right: 14 Strategies for Finding the Ideal Price for Your Products
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Setting prices for your products is a balancing act. If a small business prices products too low, it might see a healthy stream of sales without turning any profit (and we all like to eat and pay our bills, right?). But when products are priced too high, a retailer will likely see fewer sales and “price out” more budget-conscious customers. So, what options do you have?More
Topics: pricing, product, finding, price, strategy, prices, right, customers, products, higher, retailers, strategies, ideal, costs. -
U.S. Government and 17 States Sue Amazon Over Alleged Anticompetitive Practices That Led to Higher Prices for Consumers
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The FTC and state attorneys general claim that Amazon has used its dominant position to favor its own products and services, which has harmed third-party sellers on its platform.
Topics: greater, competition, prices, khan, sue, amazons, thirdparty, antitrust, ftc, amazon, states, used, sellers, concerns. -
US e-commerce sales jump 49% in April, led by online grocery
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Online retailers are seeing Black Friday-like sales due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their business. According to new data from Adobe’s Digital Economy Index, U.S. e-commerce jumped 49% in April, compared to the baseline period in early March before shelter-in-place restrictions went into effect. Online grocery helped drive the increase in sales, […]
Topics: covid19, consumers, increase, sales, saw, prices, report, growth, ecommerce, online, led, jump, techcrunch, electronics, grocery. -
What Is Temu, the Amazon Rival Rapidly Gaining Popularity?
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The Chinese bargain shopping app has been downloaded more than 10 million times in the U.S. in less than four months.
Topics: told, temu, site, low, legit, wsj, prices, shopping, business, days, xin. -
What’s Better: Free Shipping or Lower Prices?
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What’s the best strategy for your store? Can you afford to offer free shipping? Can you afford not to? Examine the pros, cons, & best-practices to boost sales.
Topics: price, best, strategy, product, zero, business, costs, offer, lower, prices, shipping, whats, customers, free. -
Why Today's Price Wars Are Ecommerce's Biggest Mistake
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For most retailers, it makes sense to steer clear of any price wars, which they may not win anyway.
Topics: ecommerce, todays, wars, good, market, retailers, prices, price, customers, biggest, mistake, ecommerces, online, customer. -
Your Complete Guide to the 2023 Shopify Price Increase
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The latest Shopify price increase has, understandably, sparked some concern among ecommerce store owners. In today’s volatile economy, many companies are already dealing with rising costs for energy, problematic supply chains, and other significant concerns. The last thing most companies…
Continue reading Your Complete Guide to the 2023 Shopify Price Increase
Topics: platform, complete, month, plan, plans, shopify, changes, youll, guide, pricing, prices, price, increase.