Dealing with inflating logistics costs at Amazon

This article from e-commerce specialists Cartograph details the implications of changes to Fulfilment by Amazon charges in 2022, and explains several ways to mitigate the impact.

Rising costs seem to be top of mind across the CPG industry – at least for almost all clients and partners we speak with. We're hearing about cost pressure in a wide range of areas: freight, COGS, materials, labor, and more. And of course, delays in the supply chain that tie up working capital haven’t helped.

Amazon is no exception: this month they raised their Fulfilment by Amazon (FBA) fees by over 5% – one of their largest increases ever. However, there were a few other changes they made that had major implications for CPG brands. We're going to explain...

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