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- 0:00Amazon
- 0:00appears
- 0:01to
- 0:01be
- 0:01going
- 0:01aggressively
- 0:02after
- 0:02Shein
- 0:02and
- 0:03Temu
- 0:03on
- 0:03price.
- 0:04According
- 0:04to
- 0:04Reuters,
- 0:05by
- 0:05way
- 0:05of
- 0:06the
- 0:06information,
- 0:07Amazon
- 0:07is
- 0:07imposing
- 0:08severe
- 0:08price
- 0:09caps
- 0:09on
- 0:09what
- 0:09merchants
- 0:10can
- 0:10charge
- 0:10for
- 0:10their
- 0:10products
- 0:11on
- 0:11a
- 0:11new
- 0:11low
- 0:11cost
- 0:12storefront
- 0:12that
- 0:12the
- 0:13E
- 0:13commerce
- 0:13giant
- 0:13is
- 0:14preparing
- 0:14to
- 0:14launch.
- 0:15The
- 0:15company's
- 0:16price
- 0:16limits
- 0:16include
- 0:17$8
- 0:18for
- 0:18jewelry,
- 0:19$13
- 0:19for
- 0:19guitars,
- 0:20and
- 0:20this
- 0:21one
- 0:21blows
- 0:22my
- 0:22mind,
- 0:23$20
- 0:23for
- 0:24sofas.
- 0:25Not
- 0:25sure
- 0:25what
- 0:25that
- 0:26sofa
- 0:26is
- 0:26made
- 0:26out
- 0:26of.
- 0:27That's
- 0:27a
- 0:27great
- 0:27point.
- 0:28The
- 0:28croissant
- 0:28lamp
- 0:29sofa
- 0:29that
- 0:30we
- 0:30were
- 0:30talking
- 0:30about
- 0:30a
- 0:31few
- 0:31weeks
- 0:31ago
- 0:31on
- 0:31the
- 0:31lightning
- 0:31round.
- 0:32Okay,
- 0:33but
- 0:33anyway,
- 0:34according
- 0:34to
- 0:34the
- 0:34information's
- 0:35report,
- 0:35which
- 0:36cited
- 0:36messages
- 0:37from
- 0:37Amazon
- 0:38to
- 0:38merchants
- 0:38and
- 0:38included
- 0:39a
- 0:39list
- 0:39of
- 0:39700
- 0:40items,
- 0:41Amazon
- 0:42plans
- 0:42to
- 0:42ship
- 0:42orders
- 0:43to
- 0:43US
- 0:43customers
- 0:44directly
- 0:44from
- 0:44a
- 0:44facility
- 0:45in
- 0:45Guangdong,
- 0:46China.
- 0:47Did
- 0:47I
- 0:47say
- 0:47that
- 0:47right?
- 0:47Guangdong?
- 0:48Yeah,
- 0:48you
- 0:48did.
- 0:49You
- 0:49nailed
- 0:49it.
- 0:49Okay,
- 0:50all
- 0:50right.
- 0:50Good
- 0:50enough
- 0:50is
- 0:51what
- 0:51I'd
- 0:51say.
- 0:52All
- 0:52right.
- 0:52Adding
- 0:52that
- 0:52it
- 0:53was
- 0:53also
- 0:53planning
- 0:53to
- 0:54charge
- 0:54sellers
- 0:54lower
- 0:55fulfillment
- 0:55fees
- 0:56for
- 0:56items
- 0:56sold
- 0:57through
- 0:57the
- 0:57new
- 0:57storefront.
- 0:58Chris,
- 0:59why
- 0:59do
- 0:59you
- 0:59think
- 1:00Amazon
- 1:00is
- 1:00getting
- 1:01so
- 1:01aggressive
- 1:01on
- 1:02price
- 1:02against
- 1:03Temu
- 1:03and
- 1:03Shein?
- 1:05Ooh,
- 1:05starting
- 1:05off
- 1:06hot
- 1:06and
- 1:06all
- 1:06right.
- 1:07I
- 1:07am,
- 1:07I
- 1:08think,
- 1:08yeah,
- 1:08I
- 1:09think.
- 1:09Because
- 1:09they're
- 1:09eating,
- 1:09I
- 1:10think
- 1:10they're
- 1:10eating
- 1:10into
- 1:10Amazon's
- 1:11business.
- 1:11They,
- 1:11I
- 1:11mean,
- 1:12they
- 1:12have
- 1:12to
- 1:12be.
- 1:13You've
- 1:13seen
- 1:13the,
- 1:14all
- 1:14the
- 1:14recent
- 1:14numbers
- 1:14bear
- 1:15that
- 1:15out.
- 1:15You
- 1:15see
- 1:15the
- 1:15number
- 1:15of
- 1:16app
- 1:16downloads
- 1:16in
- 1:16the
- 1:16US
- 1:17like,
- 1:17the
- 1:17number
- 1:17of
- 1:18them
- 1:18is
- 1:18insane.
- 1:20Amazon's
- 1:21online
- 1:22store
- 1:22sales
- 1:23rose
- 1:23just
- 1:235%
- 1:23in
- 1:24the
- 1:24last
- 1:24quarter,
- 1:25which
- 1:25slowed
- 1:25down
- 1:26from
- 1:26a
- 1:267%
- 1:27increase
- 1:27in
- 1:27the
- 1:27previous
- 1:28quarter.
- 1:28So
- 1:28in
- 1:28the
- 1:28first
- 1:29quarter
- 1:29of
- 1:29this
- 1:29year.
- 1:29So.
- 1:30But
- 1:30you
- 1:30know,
- 1:31more
- 1:31importantly,
- 1:31I
- 1:32think
- 1:32the
- 1:32other
- 1:32piece
- 1:33of
- 1:33this
- 1:33is
- 1:34it's
- 1:34actually
- 1:34a
- 1:35strategic
- 1:35assault
- 1:36on
- 1:36Amazon's
- 1:36E
- 1:37commerce
- 1:37turf.
- 1:38Like
- 1:38Amazon
- 1:38has
- 1:39been,
- 1:39has
- 1:39been
- 1:39known
- 1:40as
- 1:40the
- 1:40low
- 1:40price
- 1:40leader.
- 1:41And
- 1:42like
- 1:42we've
- 1:42talked
- 1:42about
- 1:42on
- 1:42the
- 1:43show,
- 1:43consumers
- 1:44gravitate
- 1:44to
- 1:45the,
- 1:45to
- 1:46the
- 1:46offering
- 1:46that
- 1:46gives
- 1:47them
- 1:47the
- 1:47lowest
- 1:47price,
- 1:47which
- 1:48Temu
- 1:48and
- 1:48Sheen
- 1:48are
- 1:49now
- 1:49effectively
- 1:50doing.
- 1:50So
- 1:50then
- 1:50I
- 1:51have
- 1:51to
- 1:51ask
- 1:51the
- 1:51question
- 1:52for
- 1:52me
- 1:52is
- 1:52are
- 1:53the
- 1:53implications
- 1:53of
- 1:53this.
- 1:54The
- 1:54question
- 1:54I
- 1:54have
- 1:54to
- 1:54ask
- 1:55then,
- 1:55Anne,
- 1:55is
- 1:56can
- 1:56they
- 1:56actually
- 1:56win
- 1:57this
- 1:57pricing
- 1:58war
- 1:58in
- 1:58this
- 1:59way?
- 1:59I
- 2:00don't
- 2:00know
- 2:00that
- 2:00they
- 2:00can
- 2:01at
- 2:01this
- 2:01point
- 2:01because
- 2:01she
- 2:02and
- 2:02Timu
- 2:02are
- 2:03pretty
- 2:03entrenched
- 2:03with
- 2:04consumers.
- 2:04Amazon's
- 2:05just
- 2:05trying
- 2:05to
- 2:06start
- 2:06up
- 2:06this
- 2:06new,
- 2:07you
- 2:07know,
- 2:07kind
- 2:07of
- 2:07format
- 2:08in
- 2:08this
- 2:08vein
- 2:09or
- 2:09this
- 2:10storefront
- 2:10in
- 2:10this
- 2:10vein.
- 2:11So
- 2:11I
- 2:11don't
- 2:12know
- 2:12that
- 2:12they're
- 2:12going
- 2:12to
- 2:12make,
- 2:13make
- 2:13a
- 2:13lot
- 2:13of
- 2:13inroads
- 2:13here.
- 2:14I
- 2:14think,
- 2:14I
- 2:14think
- 2:14that
- 2:15this
- 2:15part
- 2:15of
- 2:15the
- 2:15business
- 2:16might
- 2:16be
- 2:16lost
- 2:17forever,
- 2:18especially
- 2:18until
- 2:19we
- 2:19know
- 2:19how
- 2:19regulation
- 2:20is
- 2:20going
- 2:20to
- 2:20continue
- 2:20to
- 2:20impact
- 2:21this,
- 2:21this
- 2:22direct
- 2:23to
- 2:23factory
- 2:24way
- 2:25of
- 2:25doing
- 2:25E
- 2:25commerce
- 2:26as
- 2:26well.
- 2:26But
- 2:26what
- 2:26do
- 2:26you
- 2:27think?
- 2:27Well
- 2:27Chris,
- 2:28but
- 2:28I
- 2:28guess
- 2:28my
- 2:29question
- 2:29too
- 2:29is
- 2:30like
- 2:30I
- 2:31assume
- 2:31we're
- 2:31talking
- 2:32the
- 2:32same
- 2:32manufacturers.
- 2:33I
- 2:33mean
- 2:33from
- 2:33my
- 2:33experience
- 2:34ordering,
- 2:34I
- 2:34would
- 2:34assume
- 2:35she
- 2:35and
- 2:36like
- 2:36yeah,
- 2:36are
- 2:36that
- 2:37are,
- 2:38is
- 2:38Amazon
- 2:39asking
- 2:39these
- 2:39manufacturers
- 2:40to
- 2:41make
- 2:41further
- 2:41concessions
- 2:42for
- 2:42Amazon
- 2:42than
- 2:43they
- 2:43are
- 2:43for
- 2:43Temu
- 2:44and
- 2:44Shein
- 2:44or
- 2:44is
- 2:44this
- 2:45like
- 2:45this
- 2:45is
- 2:45just
- 2:46standard
- 2:46across
- 2:47the
- 2:47board?
- 2:47Like
- 2:47they're
- 2:47already
- 2:48doing
- 2:48this
- 2:48so
- 2:48it's
- 2:49going
- 2:49to
- 2:49be
- 2:49fine.
- 2:49Like
- 2:49that,
- 2:50that
- 2:50to
- 2:51me
- 2:51doesn't
- 2:51make
- 2:51sense.
- 2:52Like
- 2:52they've
- 2:52already,
- 2:53these
- 2:53factories
- 2:53already
- 2:53have
- 2:54these
- 2:54longstanding
- 2:54relationships
- 2:55with
- 2:55Sheen
- 2:55and
- 2:55Temu
- 2:56and
- 2:56who,
- 2:56you
- 2:57know,
- 2:57just
- 2:57because
- 2:57Amazon
- 2:58comes
- 2:58in,
- 2:58do
- 2:58they
- 2:58have
- 2:59the
- 2:59same
- 2:59clout
- 2:59that
- 2:59they
- 3:00might
- 3:00have
- 3:00in
- 3:00the
- 3:01US
- 3:01Market
- 3:02when
- 3:02we're
- 3:02talking
- 3:03about,
- 3:03you
- 3:04know,
- 3:04what
- 3:04their
- 3:04relationships
- 3:05are
- 3:05over
- 3:05in
- 3:06China.
- 3:06But
- 3:07I
- 3:08disagree
- 3:08with
- 3:08you
- 3:09a
- 3:09little
- 3:09bit
- 3:09and
- 3:10I'm
- 3:10curious
- 3:10what
- 3:10you
- 3:11think
- 3:11about
- 3:11this.
- 3:11Let's
- 3:11get
- 3:11it
- 3:11going.
- 3:12So
- 3:13I
- 3:13think
- 3:14this
- 3:14could
- 3:14be
- 3:14a
- 3:14massive
- 3:15opportunity
- 3:15for
- 3:15Amazon.
- 3:16Like
- 3:16he
- 3:16huge
- 3:17because
- 3:18I
- 3:18think
- 3:18if
- 3:18you
- 3:19look
- 3:19at
- 3:19the
- 3:20brands,
- 3:20I
- 3:20was
- 3:20even
- 3:21shocked
- 3:21by
- 3:21this.
- 3:21But
- 3:22if
- 3:22you
- 3:22look
- 3:22at
- 3:22the
- 3:23brands
- 3:23that
- 3:23are
- 3:24most
- 3:24beloved
- 3:24by
- 3:25Gen
- 3:25Z
- 3:25again
- 3:26the
- 3:26generation
- 3:26that's
- 3:27holding
- 3:27the
- 3:27most
- 3:28buying
- 3:28power
- 3:28that
- 3:29any
- 3:29of
- 3:29any
- 3:29generation
- 3:30at
- 3:30this
- 3:30con
- 3:31existing
- 3:31age,
- 3:32Amazon
- 3:32is
- 3:33consistently
- 3:33ranked
- 3:34among
- 3:34their
- 3:34favorites
- 3:35and
- 3:35in
- 3:35some
- 3:35cases
- 3:36even
- 3:36in
- 3:36the
- 3:36top
- 3:3710
- 3:37of
- 3:38their
- 3:38favorite
- 3:39brands.
- 3:39So
- 3:40I
- 3:40have
- 3:40to
- 3:40ask
- 3:40you
- 3:41Chris.
- 3:41If
- 3:42you're
- 3:42ordering
- 3:42another
- 3:43question,
- 3:43I
- 3:43do.
- 3:44I
- 3:44have
- 3:44to
- 3:44ask
- 3:44you
- 3:45this
- 3:45question.
- 3:45So
- 3:46if
- 3:46you're
- 3:46going
- 3:46to
- 3:46order,
- 3:47let's
- 3:47talk,
- 3:47let's
- 3:48say
- 3:48like
- 3:48shoe
- 3:48organizers
- 3:49for
- 3:49your
- 3:49closet
- 3:50or
- 3:50something,
- 3:51something
- 3:51like
- 3:51that.
- 3:52Are
- 3:52you
- 3:53more
- 3:53comfortable
- 3:53ordering
- 3:54that
- 3:54from
- 3:55Amazon
- 3:55as
- 3:56a
- 3:56US
- 3:56consumer?
- 3:56Are
- 3:57you
- 3:57more
- 3:57comfortable
- 3:57ordering
- 3:57that
- 3:58from
- 3:58Amazon
- 3:58or
- 3:59from
- 3:59Temu?
- 4:01It's
- 4:01a
- 4:01good
- 4:01question.
- 4:01Yeah,
- 4:02it's
- 4:02a,
- 4:02it's
- 4:02a
- 4:02really
- 4:03good
- 4:03question.
- 4:03So
- 4:03I,
- 4:04that's
- 4:04what's
- 4:04tough
- 4:04for
- 4:05me
- 4:05on
- 4:05this.
- 4:05It's,
- 4:05it
- 4:06depends
- 4:06on
- 4:06the
- 4:06user
- 4:06experience.
- 4:07Cause
- 4:07I
- 4:07talked
- 4:07to
- 4:07the
- 4:07folks
- 4:07at
- 4:08temu
- 4:08for
- 4:08like
- 4:0830,
- 4:0945
- 4:09minutes
- 4:09one
- 4:10day.
- 4:10Yeah.
- 4:10And
- 4:10they
- 4:11say
- 4:11while
- 4:11the
- 4:11direct
- 4:11to
- 4:11factory
- 4:12model
- 4:12is
- 4:12part
- 4:12of
- 4:12it,
- 4:13it's
- 4:13also
- 4:13the
- 4:13gamification
- 4:14and
- 4:14the
- 4:14user
- 4:15interface
- 4:15is
- 4:15also
- 4:16part
- 4:16of
- 4:16this.
- 4:16True.
- 4:17So
- 4:17the
- 4:17Amazon
- 4:18experience
- 4:18as
- 4:18you're
- 4:18des
- 4:19describing
- 4:19it,
- 4:20operates
- 4:20and
- 4:20behaves
- 4:21differently.
- 4:22But
- 4:22with
- 4:22that
- 4:23said,
- 4:23like
- 4:23could
- 4:23I
- 4:23as
- 4:23a
- 4:24young
- 4:24consumer
- 4:24be
- 4:24browsing
- 4:25Amazon
- 4:25and
- 4:25looking
- 4:26for
- 4:26storage
- 4:26organization
- 4:27solutions
- 4:27that
- 4:27are
- 4:28cheap?
- 4:28Yes,
- 4:29I
- 4:29could.
- 4:30So
- 4:30maybe
- 4:30they
- 4:30get
- 4:31some
- 4:31of
- 4:31this
- 4:31business,
- 4:32you
- 4:32know,
- 4:32that
- 4:32they've
- 4:32been
- 4:33losing
- 4:33to
- 4:34Temu
- 4:34and
- 4:34shein
- 4:34but,
- 4:35but
- 4:35I
- 4:35don't
- 4:35know
- 4:35that
- 4:36they
- 4:36can
- 4:36ever
- 4:36get
- 4:37the
- 4:37total
- 4:38amount.
- 4:38I
- 4:38don't
- 4:38know
- 4:38that
- 4:38they
- 4:39can
- 4:39ever
- 4:39just
- 4:39like
- 4:39shut
- 4:39them
- 4:40out
- 4:40of
- 4:40the
- 4:40market
- 4:40at
- 4:40this
- 4:40point.
- 4:41I
- 4:41think
- 4:41that
- 4:41that's
- 4:41the
- 4:42point
- 4:42I'm
- 4:42trying
- 4:42to
- 4:42make
- 4:42here
- 4:42is
- 4:43like,
- 4:43yeah,
- 4:43true.
- 4:43They,
- 4:44they.
- 4:44It
- 4:44just
- 4:44seems
- 4:45like
- 4:45this
- 4:45is
- 4:45a
- 4:46hard
- 4:46game
- 4:46for
- 4:46Amazon
- 4:47to
- 4:47stand
- 4:47up
- 4:47and
- 4:48play
- 4:48entirely
- 4:49new
- 4:49because
- 4:49it,
- 4:50it's
- 4:50a
- 4:50different
- 4:50way
- 4:51of
- 4:51doing
- 4:51E
- 4:51commerce.
- 4:52I
- 4:52don't
- 4:52know.
- 4:52It
- 4:52totally
- 4:53is.
- 4:53But,
- 4:53but
- 4:53I,
- 4:54but
- 4:54answer
- 4:54the
- 4:55question.
- 4:55Who
- 4:55would
- 4:55you
- 4:55rather
- 4:56order
- 4:56from,
- 4:56Amazon
- 4:56or
- 4:57team?
- 4:57As
- 4:58a
- 4:58US
- 4:58consumer,
- 4:59probably
- 4:59Amazon.
- 5:00Yeah,
- 5:00I
- 5:00think,
- 5:00I
- 5:00think
- 5:01that
- 5:01I
- 5:01would
- 5:01concede
- 5:02to
- 5:02you,
- 5:02I
- 5:02would
- 5:02agree.
- 5:03If,
- 5:03if
- 5:04all
- 5:04things
- 5:04are
- 5:04equal,
- 5:05like
- 5:05price
- 5:06is
- 5:06comparable.
- 5:08You,
- 5:08I
- 5:08mean
- 5:09everything
- 5:09else,
- 5:09the
- 5:09quality
- 5:10of
- 5:10the
- 5:10product,
- 5:10it
- 5:11looks
- 5:11the
- 5:11same,
- 5:11the
- 5:11images
- 5:12are
- 5:12the
- 5:12same.
- 5:13I
- 5:13would
- 5:13also
- 5:13go
- 5:13with
- 5:13Amazon
- 5:14and
- 5:14my
- 5:14hunch
- 5:14is
- 5:15there's
- 5:15a
- 5:15lot
- 5:15of
- 5:15people
- 5:16in
- 5:16the
- 5:16US
- 5:16that
- 5:16would
- 5:17also
- 5:17go
- 5:17to
- 5:17Amazon
- 5:18before
- 5:18ordering
- 5:19something
- 5:19from
- 5:20Temu
- 5:20or
- 5:21from
- 5:21Shein
- 5:21if
- 5:21it's
- 5:22the
- 5:22same
- 5:22thing.
- 5:23So
- 5:23you
- 5:23make
- 5:23a
- 5:23great
- 5:24point.
- 5:24I
- 5:24think
- 5:24about
- 5:25making
- 5:25sure
- 5:25that
- 5:25the
- 5:25gamification
- 5:26and
- 5:26the
- 5:26shopping
- 5:27experience
- 5:27is
- 5:27there,
- 5:28but
- 5:28I
- 5:28think
- 5:28if
- 5:28they
- 5:29can
- 5:29do
- 5:29it,
- 5:30there's
- 5:30a
- 5:30huge
- 5:31opportunity
- 5:31in
- 5:31the
- 5:31US
- 5:32for
- 5:32them.
- 5:33Yeah.
- 5:33The
- 5:33other
- 5:33part
- 5:34about
- 5:34this
- 5:34though
- 5:34you
- 5:34got
- 5:34me
- 5:34think
- 5:35about
- 5:35is
- 5:35seller
- 5:35ratings
- 5:36are
- 5:36also
- 5:36really
- 5:36important
- 5:37on
- 5:37Amazon
- 5:38and
- 5:38so
- 5:38Amazon's
- 5:38always
- 5:38very
- 5:39transparent
- 5:39of
- 5:39that.
- 5:39So
- 5:40like,
- 5:40if
- 5:40customers
- 5:40start
- 5:41to
- 5:41get
- 5:41dissatisfied
- 5:42with
- 5:42that,
- 5:42Amazon's
- 5:43going
- 5:43to
- 5:43probably
- 5:43showcase
- 5:44that
- 5:44a
- 5:44little
- 5:45bit
- 5:45more
- 5:45too.
- 5:45So,
- 5:46so
- 5:46yeah,
- 5:46this
- 5:46is
- 5:47a
- 5:47really
- 5:47great
- 5:47conversation.
- 5:48I
- 5:48have
- 5:48no
- 5:48idea
- 5:48which
- 5:49way
- 5:49it's
- 5:49going
- 5:49to
- 5:49play,
- 5:49but
- 5:50you
- 5:50can
- 5:50tell
- 5:50that
- 5:51Amazon
- 5:51is
- 5:51definitely,
- 5:52definitely
- 5:52focused
- 5:53on
- 5:53trying
- 5:53to
- 5:53figure
- 5:54this
- 5:54out.