OSP SPECIAL SCOOP! Amazon Prime Power, eBay's Q1 Triumph, Amazon Delivers Billions Globally, USPS Under OIG Spotlight - This week in Amazon & eCommerce - May 8

All this fast delivery competition is a win for the consumer…

1. Amazon's Lightning-Fast Delivery Dominance: Amazon's relentless focus on same-day and next-day delivery is intensifying its lead in the e-commerce realm. With nearly 60% of Prime member orders arriving within such tight timeframes across major U.S. metro areas, the company's strategy is proving increasingly effective, and increasingly challenging for competitors to match in both selection and speed. [Learn more]

2. eBay Steady Growth and Advertising Boost Propel Marketplace Forward: eBay reports a steady performance in the first quarter of 2024, with a modest 1% increase in Gross Merchandise Volume (GMV) to $18.6 billion and a 2% growth in revenue compared to the same period last year. [Learn more]

3. Amazon's Doug Herrington on Global Delivery: The CEO of Worldwide Amazon Stores shared promising updates on Prime delivery efficiency and product diversity, revealing that over 2 billion items were shipped same-day or next-day globally in Q1, marking a substantial milestone for the retail giant. [Learn more]

4. USPS Ongoing Audits Target Package Scans & Postal Security: USPS customers now have a channel to voice their feedback and concerns regarding package scans and postal theft through the USPS Office of Inspector General (OIG), which is currently auditing these critical areas within the US Postal Service.[Learn more]

Special OSP Scoop!

Recently, we spoke with Deborah of Plant Traps, who invented and patented the RailScapes Plant Clip - a unique and space-saving plant holder that mounts to your porch railing and holds your potted plants for vertical gardening.
Deborah reached out after reading many of our articles on overseas sellers’ consistent negative impact on the ecommerce market by blatantly and illegally copying American inventions, stealing our own content, and taking over selling platforms… Stories which were all too familiar to her.
She then listed the many ways in which these events transpired in her own business, how she found her own images listed on Amazon and Alibaba, how dozens of copycat products of inferior quality flooded the market, and how she largely left selling on Amazon. Ever since Amazon Support left her to fend for herself, she’s been in a costly legal battle to regain control of her brand, taking down over 540 illegal knock-off listings in April alone.

Check out Deborah and Plant Traps!

Also, Deborah’s isn’t the only experience we’ve heard firsthand about these issues… Share yours with us: [email protected]

Thank you for sharing your day with us,

Isaiah Fritz, Joe White and the OSP Team

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