Amazon’s private label batteries and speakers are big sellers online
November 3, 2016
AmazonBasics, the private label battery line of Amazon.com, has a 31 percent share of online battery sales, according to 1010data. The line outsold all other brands of batteries online including Duracell, which has a 21 percent share. Sales of the company’s Echo speaker line helped Amazon achieve a 45 percent share of brands sold online, according to 1010data’s research.
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