[Cartograph] Week 5 - Amazon in the world of COVID-19

Observations on Amazon amidst COVID-19 – Dropship Guide –

April 15, 2020

By Chris Moe and Jonathan Willbanks

For prior observations, please see:

Week One

Week Two

Week Three

Week Four

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Hi everyone,

The last week on Amazon has had fewer changes compared to prior weeks. Depending upon category, we're seeing additional slight down trends on sales. Promotions are still suspended, and shipping is still delayed on many products though these ship delays generally end in the next 10 days.

Instead of a newsletter, we've instead organized our thoughts on setting up Dropship on Amazon. With out of stock issues, and fulfillment network issues, it's something lots of brands have been exploring. We've spoken about this a lot recently, and believe that it's only going to increase in importance this year, especially for perishables brands.

Setting up Dropship for Amazon

Some highlights:

  A typical dropship margin waterfall

  Ways to improve margin on dropship, including creative packaging

  Options for perishables

As always, please reach out if you have any questions!

Cartograph Leadership Team

Chris Moe and Jonathan Willbanks

Co-founders, Cartograph          

We’d love to hear from you! If you’d like more information, please reach out at

[email protected]

ABOUT CARTOGRAPH

Cartograph is an eCommerce focused agency that helps food brands sell their products on Amazon. Their mission is to help brands grow products that are better for people and the planet. They support brands with strategy, pricing, SEO, advertising, and operations and logistics. Cartograph is based in Austin, TX.

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