How brands can learn from peak season shopping in Southeast Asia
15 March 2023
Retailers and brands considering a marketplace strategy have multiple choices to consider. Should they select an Australian or international marketplace? Also, should they choose one that features many used items, such as eBay? One associated with a specific retailer? Or perhaps a category-specific, curated, or niche marketplace, such as Averee, which specialises in products for people living with a disability?
We believe the best place to start planning any retail strategy is with shoppers; focus on what they want from marketplaces, how they use them, and what keeps them coming back (or drives them away).
Drawing upon a wide range of the latest data, the industry knowledge of Inside Retail, and the expertise of ChannelEngine as a leading marketplace integrator, this report provides much-needed perspective on shopper engagement with marketplaces. It also makes recommendations to merchants and sellers for leveraging marketplaces to gain new customers and increase sales.
This report focuses on four critical topics:
We trust that you will find this report useful, and we look forward to helping your business leverage the incredible opportunities on online marketplaces.
1. The key to building your go-to-marketplace strategy lies in understanding your ideal shopper’s behaviour — familiarise yourself with their wants and needs first, then decide how and where you’ll meet them.
2. Establishing a local position should be a priority for local sellers. Aside from the popularity of horizontal (or one-stop shop) marketplaces like Amazon, vertical marketplaces in a single industry, like The Iconic are on the rise, and make great options for merchants to consider.
3. Retailers, brands and merchants should consider marketplaces fully-fledged channels, as important in an omnichannel strategy as their own brand.com or bricks-and-mortar store. Marketplaces clearly meet shoppers’ needs in their path to purchase.
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