Their scale also allows them to have multiple warehouses spread across the US, avoiding high cost / long distance shipping of individual items.
They have other levers as well. For example, they cap what third-party listings on Amazon can charge for shipping...often the cap is lower than the actual shipping cost.
Their scale also allows them to have multiple warehouses spread across the US, avoiding high cost / long distance shipping of individual items.
They have other levers as well. For example, they cap what third-party listings on Amazon can charge for shipping...often the cap is lower than the actual shipping cost.