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The study “An Empirical Analysis of Algorithmic Pricing on Amazon Marketplace” by Northeastern University Boston has determined how online retailers use Repricer, their pricing strategies, and how widespread Repricer is on Amazon. The research team chose Amazon because the online giant has become the world’s largest marketplace for online retailers from the USA, Europe, and Asia.<\/p>

Over a period of four months, the research team collected public data from nearly 1,700 bestselling products on Amazon. This allowed for the identification of 500 online retailers who are very likely using an Repricer. Subsequently, methods were developed for the study to recognize and analyze the pricing algorithms as well as the behavior of the Repricer on the marketplace. The study team investigated the characteristics of the online retailers and characterized the effects of the repricing strategies on marketplace dynamics.<\/p>

For anyone who needs a little refresher at this point, you can find everything on the topic: \u201cWhat is Repricing and what are the 14 biggest mistakes that retailers should avoid?<\/a>\u201d <\/em><\/p>

The theoretical buyer is shopping without a Prime account<\/h2>

Although the US company Amazon has recorded over 150 million Prime users<\/a> worldwide, the researchers from Northeastern University Boston chose a non-Prime user account for data collection. FBA shipping has a significant impact on the allocation of Buy Box shares<\/a>. From the scientists’ perspective, the offers of online retailers that do not provide Prime shipping would likely have been excluded by the Amazon algorithm. This would significantly alter the study’s results.<\/p>

What immediately catches the research team’s eye?<\/h3>

During the study, the scientists observed that online retailers using an Repricer seem to be more successful than sellers who do not use one. The first group of sellers offers fewer products but receives significantly more customer feedback. This suggests that a much higher sales volume is achieved as a result.<\/p>

Furthermore, online retailers with an Repricer more frequently win the Buy Box, even though they do not offer the lowest price. However, the researchers also noticed that the attempt to win the Buy Box<\/a> with the lowest price leads to significant price fluctuations in the respective offers. This, in turn, confuses buyers and leads to customer dissatisfaction.<\/p>

Summary of the study results<\/h2>