Amazon.com has been making waves since 1994. From ecommerce to digital streaming to cloud services, the brainchild of Jeff Bezos has revolutionized a number of industries. However, Amazon is not the only fish in the sea. Plenty of businesses operate as Amazon competitors and make huge profits selling different things.
Today, we’ll look at some of Amazon’s direct competitors in various areas, explaining how exactly they attract customers, despite having fewer resources. Then we’ll take those lessons and look at how your small business can also compete with the online retail giant.
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Top 8 Amazon competitors
1. eBay
eBay is a huge ecommerce platform that directly competes with Amazon for online sales. While eBay’s revenue has taken a hit in recent years, in 2020 the company saw its best net revenue since 2013—$ 10.2 billion.
With eBay, retailers list products for sale and consumers buy them in the marketplace. You’ll also find eBay sellers offering products similar to those offered by retailers on Amazon. The key difference being eBay sellers can auction items or apply a fixed rate.
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