AppleMagazine

WANT TO SELL ON AMAZON? BUSINESSES MUST WEIGH PROS, CONS

While many small manufacturers and retailers believe Amazon is the place to be, Lyris Autran is forgoing the opportunity.

Autran wants to keep the prices on her leashes, bowls and other products for dogs competitive. It costs money to sell on Amazon.com — a 15% fee on each sale and additional charges for shipping — and that would force her to raise prices. So she sells solely on her website, Dylan & Rainey.

“Our margins are smaller, which makes selling on Amazon cost prohibitive,” says Autran, whose company is based in Gastonia, North Carolina. She also includes dog treats

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from AppleMagazine

AppleMagazine1 min read
Top 10 Albums
RADICAL OPTIMISM DUA LIPA THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT... TAYLOR SWIFT I’VE TRIED EVERYTHING BUT THERAPY... TEDDY SWIMS BLOSSOM - THE 3RD MINI ALBUM - EP D.O. THE IDEA OF YOU (ORIGINAL MOTION... VARIOUS ARTISTS REASONAB
AppleMagazine2 min read
Nintendo To Announce Switch Successor In This Fiscal Year As Profits Rise
Japanese video-game maker Nintendo said this week that it will make an announcement about a successor to its Switch home console sometime before March 2025. In reporting its financial results, Nintendo gave no details about the announcement, includin
AppleMagazine4 min read
GOOGLE & APPLE NOW THREATENED BY THE US ANTITRUST LAWS THAT HELPED BUILD THEIR TECHNOLOGY EMPIRES
The U.S. Justice Department’s double-barreled antitrust attack on Google’s dominant search and Apple’s trendsetting iPhone is reviving memories of the epic battle that hobbled Microsoft before it roared back to yet again become the world’s most valua

Related Books & Audiobooks