Marketplace sellers worry about profit margins
February 11, 2022
Fees assessed by online marketplace platforms such as Amazon.com have third-party sellers exploring their options. “The blended take rate for sellers on Amazon is approximately 30 percent, meaning Amazon’s take rate of the overall transaction,” said Alasdair McLean-Foreman, CEO of Teikametrics. “That profitability is not necessarily seen by third parties, but of course, as pointed out in the earnings, Amazon has done well to optimize for its profitability.”
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