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Veteran Amazon Sellers Increasingly Dominate
Over 60% of the current top 10,000 sellers on Amazon.com registered on the marketplace before 2019. Despite thousands of new sellers joining daily, the marketplace elite remains largely stable, with pre-2019 cohorts maintaining their dominance. Five years ago, half of the top sellers had been selling for at least four years; today’s data shows that threshold has risen to six-plus years for over 60% of top sellers.
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Trump tariffs mean higher prices, big losses for Amazon sellers that source from China
Many sellers on Amazon count on China for manufacturing and assembly due to lower costs and established infrastructure – up to 70% of goods on Amazon come from China, according to Wedbush Securities. With nearly all imports from China being taxed a staggering 145% under the latest tariffs, Amazon sellers are having to decide whether to raise prices or absorb the vastly increased cost of importing their goods.
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Amazon Q4 Ad Sales Jump 18% To $17.3B
Amazon’s online advertising business generated $17.29 billion in the fourth quarter of 2024, the company reported on Thursday, with total retail ecommerce profits hitting $20 billion in the holiday shopping period. "AWS performed best, while third party seller services and advertising were slightly light," Dan Romanoff, senior equity analyst at Morningstar, wrote in a research note published Friday.
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