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Yeah so they’re a fashion brand they’re a direct-to-consumer fashion brand I mentioned that they’re based in China. You know that didn’t have to close in April at all like they’re up 15% year-over-year largely because they they didn’t have as big a drop last year. [12:02]
45:58] Outsized demand for for e-commerce fulfillment and you know UPS and FedEx have a finite ability to flex to meet that. 45:58] Outsized demand for for e-commerce fulfillment and you know UPS and FedEx have a finite ability to flex to meet that. And you know any listener who has an Amazon business knows that. [47:16]
What you know fuel being a big factor and all other shipping costs and so roll all that in and they made three point six billion for the quarter which is like a 3.2 You get orders on your own Shopify special site they’ll ship them and. [43:52] You get orders on your own Shopify special site they’ll ship them and. [43:52]
Scot: [3:46] I feel like we should create a new word for this I’ll work on it in the vein of a ship again yeah that’s just boring I don’t know. If you want to follow along on with all the data, here is a visual recap of retail growth 2020-2021. PDF Download). We also highlight the six most important trends of 2021.
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You’re gonna end up making some ill-advised purchases and then it seems like everything dropships from factories. post so they if you remember back in the day wish was like very slow shipping like to 26 weeks. on a Friday night you’re. In China via u.s. Going on a SAS diet right now. OneNote Drive.
And if you’re based in any of those cities, also drop me a line. And then we have our friends at Amazon that dropped their earnings announcement just before May 4th so that they could celebrate May 4th, I think. They had a fashion store. I’ll be doing store visits in all those cities. Scot: [7:07] Cool.
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Jason : Made to Order apparel business > 9 figures Yes Retailer offers viable health alt insurance option to consumers No Grocery E-Com > 10% someone deploys(not pilots) MFC Yes Amazon Shopify Competitor (shipping solution) No Retail Media > $20B Yes. Scot: [19:42] Boom drops the mic walk. Jason Total Score: 3 of 5.
No Live Streaming Commerce Still not meaningful in US in 2023 (less than 5% of social commerce in US) Yes Jason Total Score: 3 of 5 Scot : Amazon uses this 2022 setback/slowdown/reversion to the mean for a public resetting of expectations, but behind the scenes they take share and raise the bar on shipping. Scot: [28:09] Yeah.
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