Brandon Cafferky
Thursday, April 13, 2023
As inflation has taken hold at record levels, e-commerce brands need to offer options to combat rising prices and keep consumer shipping costs low.
Amazon’s fulfillment and shipping costs in total and as a percentage of net sales
Even environmentally indifferent consumers want sustainable shipping options
A sweater can travel 3,000 miles for a few cents by sea — but it hasn’t always been that cheap.
Companies trading in the affected foreign markets will have to decide if shifting to other forwarders will justify the resulting high shipping costs.