Sales by Marketplace Sellers on Amazon.ca more than doubled
year-over-year during the holiday season and Marketplace Sellers on
Amazon.ca celebrated most successful holiday to date
More than a billion units worldwide were ordered from Marketplace
Sellers, including local businesses of all sizes, on Amazon during 2013
The number of active Marketplace Sellers using the Fulfillment by Amazon
service grew more than 65 per cent year-over-year worldwide
SEATTLE, Jan. 9, 2014 /CNW/ - (NASDAQ: AMZN) - Amazon today announced a
record-setting year for Marketplace Sellers with businesses of all
sizes selling on Amazon. In 2013, Marketplace Sellers on Amazon sold
more than a billion units worldwide, cumulatively worth tens of
billions of dollars. Marketplace Sellers around the world also
continued rapid adoption of Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA), a service that
Marketplace Sellers can choose to have Amazon ship their products
directly to customers and offer Amazon Prime benefits, FREE Shipping,
simple exporting to customers around the world, easy returns for orders
placed on Amazon and great customer service. The number of active
Marketplace Sellers using the FBA service grew more than 65 per cent
year-over-year worldwide.
The Amazon Marketplace, which consists of more than 2 million
Marketplace Sellers of all sizes worldwide, experienced record growth
during the busy holiday selling season and Marketplace Sellers on
Amazon.ca celebrated the most successful holiday to date. Sales by
Marketplace Sellers on Amazon.ca more than doubled year-over-year this
holiday season.
"It has been an incredible year for Marketplace Sellers including
popular brands and businesses of all sizes selling on Amazon. Our
customers have told us they appreciate the hundreds of millions of
products listed by Marketplace Sellers that range from home and kitchen
items to a vast selection of electronics," said Peter Faricy, VP for
Amazon Marketplace. "Our goal every day is to make selling on Amazon as
easy as possible. Fulfillment by Amazon is a wonderful service as it
gives all Marketplace Sellers the option of warehousing their inventory
in our fulfillment centre network. It has been a game changer for
sellers because their items become eligible for Prime benefits, which
drives their sales and benefits consumers with additional Prime
selection."
"2013 was a banner year for ShopTronics. Our sales grew by more than 250
per cent year-over-year and Amazon.ca was a big part of our success,
especially during our busiest time of the year - the holidays," said
Deepak Jain, managing director of ShopTronics, based in Niagara Falls,
Ontario. "By working closely with Amazon.ca, we were able to promote
our products among the millions of loyal customers on Amazon.ca and
Amazon.com, offer incredible holiday promotions to shoppers and
leverage the FBA program to ensure our products were delivered to
customers in time for the holidays. The Amazon Marketplace makes it
easy for ShopTronics to focus on bringing new and exciting products to
our customers in Canada and around the world. With FBA, our inventory
is warehoused in the Amazon fulfillment centre network so we don't have
to invest time, money or resources in our own infrastructure - we know
Amazon has us covered."
"Amazon.ca is an incredibly important part of our overall business and
success especially during the holidays. Thanks in large part to
Amazon.ca, Cyber Monday was by far our busiest day of the year and
nearly half of our annual sales were generated in the fourth quarter of
2013," said Dave Chamberlain, Owner of Boardgames 4 Us Canada, based in
Calgary, Alberta. "We saw a significant jump in sales this year with
the introduction of the Toys category on Amazon.ca and by leveraging
the FBA program, we were able to easily scale up to address the
increased customer demand, while ensuring that customers' orders were
fulfilled quickly and efficiently."
Holiday Growth Worldwide for Marketplace Sellers on Amazon
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In 2013, more than a billion units worldwide were ordered on Amazon from
Marketplace Sellers with businesses of all sizes.
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The number of active Marketplace Sellers using the FBA service grew more
than 65 per cent year-over-year worldwide during 2013.
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FBA shipped more units worldwide during the fourth quarter of 2013 than
the total number of FBA units combined in all of 2009 and 2010.
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The number of FBA units shipped worldwide grew more than 50 per cent
year-over-year during the 2013 holiday season.
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On Cyber Monday, more than 13 million units were ordered worldwide from
Marketplace Sellers on Amazon.
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On Cyber Monday, units ordered from Marketplace Sellers on Amazon grew
more than 50 per cent year-over-year worldwide.
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On Cyber Monday, the number of businesses using Amazon Payments to allow
Amazon customers to purchase on sellers' own websites grew more than 50
per cent year-over-year worldwide.
Holiday Fun Facts for Marketplace Sellers on Amazon.ca:
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Marketplace Sellers on Amazon.ca sold enough toys to give every kid (14
and under) in New Brunswick a gift.
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Marketplace Sellers on Amazon.ca sold enough single-serve coffees that
when stacked on top of each other, would be four times the height of
the CN Tower in Toronto, Ontario.
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Marketplace Sellers on Amazon.ca sold enough DVDs that it would take
650,000 straight hours for one person to watch all of the video
content.
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Marketplace Sellers on Amazon.ca sold enough watches to stretch more
than two times the length of the First Narrows Bridge in Vancouver,
British Columbia.
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Marketplace Sellers on Amazon.ca sold enough tablet and cellphone screen
protectors to cover more than three NHL ice hockey rinks.
Worldwide Holiday Fun Facts for Marketplace Sellers on Amazon:
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Marketplace Sellers worldwide on Amazon shipped items to customers in
more than 185 countries, and over 480,000 cities.
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Marketplace Sellers on Amazon from 89 different countries fulfilled
orders to U.S. customers using the Fulfillment by Amazon service.
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Marketplace Sellers worldwide on Amazon sold items of nearly every size
- from a travel size bottle of skin lotion to a set of 14' high wrought
iron gates - using the Fulfillment by Amazon service.
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Customers purchased from Marketplace Sellers worldwide on Amazon enough
physical CDs to hold a concert that would last over 340 years.
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Customers purchased from Marketplace Sellers worldwide on Amazon enough
different products that one of each, placed end to end, would reach
from Toronto to London to Casablanca.
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Customers purchased from Marketplace Sellers worldwide on Amazon enough
Rainbow Looms that the bands can stretch around the circumference of
Earth.
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Customers purchased from Marketplace Sellers worldwide on Amazon enough
remote control helicopters to sustain flight without recharging for the
next 3 years.
Marketplace Sellers on Amazon.ca have recently enjoyed a number of new
benefits. In 2013, Amazon.ca drastically increased selection, more than
doubling the product categories available for Marketplace Sellers to
sell on Amazon.ca including Toys, Grocery, Beauty, Pets, Office
Supplies and more. In January 2013, Amazon.ca also introduced a
currency converter that enables sellers to receive disbursements in
CDN$ or USD$. Amazon.ca also offers Fulfillment by Amazon. With FBA,
sellers of all sizes can choose to have Amazon pick, pack and ship
their products directly to customers and offer customers benefits like
FREE Super Saver Shipping and FREE Two-Day Shipping with Amazon Prime,
acclaimed customer service and easy returns for orders placed on
Amazon.ca.
Businesses interested in selling on Amazon.ca can visit http://www.amazon.ca/sellonamazon. For more information about the Fulfillment by Amazon offering, visit
us at http://www.amazon.ca/fba.
About Amazon.ca
Amazon.ca (www.amazon.ca) is part of the global family of Amazon websites that have become known
for great prices, selection, and convenience. Amazon.ca customers can
find and discover millions of English and French books, Kindle books,
CDs, sports and outdoors products, DVDs, electronics, watches, tools,
baby, beauty, health and personal care items, home and garden, toys,
grocery products, auto items, and pet products, as well as a vast array
of software, video games, and consoles--all at everyday low prices.
Amazon.ca offers FREE Two-Day Shipping with Amazon Prime, and FREE
Super Saver Shipping on qualified orders of $25 CAD or more delivered
to a single Canadian address. Amazon.ca sources products directly from
Canadian publishers and distributors, ensuring a rich offering of
Canadian titles and content. Features such as original editorial
reviews and product recommendations help Amazon.ca customers find the
right products for them among the site's broad selection. Kindle
Paperwhite features new display technology with higher contrast, the
next generation built-in light, a faster processor, the latest touch
technology, and exclusive new features designed from the ground up for
readers. Kindle, the lightest and smallest Kindle, features improved
fonts and faster page turns. The new Kindle Fire HDX features a
stunning exclusive 7" or 8.9" HDX display, a quad-core 2.2 GHz
processor, 2x more memory, and 11 hours of battery life, as well as
exclusive new features of Fire OS 3.0. The all-new Kindle Fire HD
includes an HD display, high-performance processor and dual speakers at
a breakthrough price.
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Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates
otherwise.
Forward-Looking Statements
This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning
of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ
significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking
statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others,
risks related to competition, management of growth, new products,
services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results,
international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims,
fulfillment and data center optimization, seasonality, commercial
agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange
rates, system interruption, inventory, government regulation and
taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that
potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in
Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent
filings.
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