Amazon is Taking a Bigger Cut of Third-Party Sales Than Ever, Study Finds
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What's Amazon's cut for selling stuff on its platforms? Well, for over 2 million third-party vendors, the answer is half. Literally.
Between commission, fulfillment services, and other fees, the e-commerce giant is now claiming an average of just over 50% of sales from small businesses that sell their products on the massive online store, according to a new study from Marketplace Pulse. The uptick is perhaps no coincidence.
Source Fool.com