Amazon In Retail & B2B Ecommerce

Amazon dominates retail e-commerce but not B2B e-commerce. Here is a closer look:

• Amazon dominates retail e-commerce with $431 Billion in sales projected this year. Amazon’s retail Ecom market share is 37.6%. In second place is Walmart with $73.5 Billion in retail e-commerce sales, 1/6 that of Amazon.
• Amazon’s top retail e-comm categories are computers & electronics; apparel & accessories; furniture & home furnishings; books, music, & video; and health & personal care.
• Third-party marketplace sales generate over half of Amazon’s total sales. Retail marketplace e-commerce sales will represent over a third of total retail e-commerce sales in the US, by 2027.
• Amazon is in 3^rd place for online ad sales at $34 Billion, behind Alphabet and Meta. Amazon’s share is growing, however, while the other two are currently losing market share.
• Amazon has big plans for incorporating generative AI features into its ecom business. See the bottom graphic. This represents another area for Amazon to outpace competitors.
• AmazonBusiness, the B2B e-comm arm of Amazon, is projected to hit $43 Billion this year, which is only 2.3% of all B2B e-comm sales. AmazonBusiness is expanding into Europe and other new markets. Total B2B e-comm sales are expected to break $2 Trillion in 2024. There is no one dominant player in B2B e-comm today.

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David Shiller

David Shiller is the Publisher of LightNOW, and Senior Business Development Consultant at Capacity Consulting, a North American consulting firm providing business development services to advanced lighting manufacturers. The ALA awarded David the Pillar of the Industry Award. David has been co-chair of the ALA’s Engineering Committee since 2010. David established MaxLite’s OEM component sales into a multi-million dollar division. He invented GU24 lamps while leading ENERGY STAR lighting programs for the US EPA. David has been published in leading lighting publications, including LD+A, enLIGHTenment Magazine, LEDs Magazine, and more.

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