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height="130" class="photo" align="left" loading="lazy" /> </div> <p> <p>Marcia Kaplan is a longtime contributor to Practical Ecommerce, addressing capital markets, global online trends, and more since 2011.</p> <p>She is also a seasoned business writer and technology market research analyst, having written for trade magazines and newspapers, including CRN, Silicon Valley Business Journal, and Ziff Davis. Her consulting clients include Fortune 500 companies as well as startups</p> <p>Marcia holds an M.B.A. from San Jose State University in California and a B.A. in sociology from Binghamton University in New York.</p> </p> <br clear="left"> </div> <ul class='wmtposts'> <li class="postlist"> <a href="https://www.practicalecommerce.com/amazons-b2b-marketplace-dominates" class="thumb-link" aria-label="Read more about Amazon’s B2B Marketplace Dominates" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="300" height="200" src="https://www.practicalecommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Amazons-B2B-Marketplace-Dominates-300x200.jpg" class="attachment-300x200 size-300x200 wp-post-image" alt="Illustration with the text "b2b"" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.practicalecommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Amazons-B2B-Marketplace-Dominates-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.practicalecommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Amazons-B2B-Marketplace-Dominates-150x100.jpg 150w, https://www.practicalecommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Amazons-B2B-Marketplace-Dominates.jpg 360w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a> <a href="https://www.practicalecommerce.com/category/management/b2b" class="cat-link" data-wpel-link="internal"> B2B</a> <h2><a href="https://www.practicalecommerce.com/amazons-b2b-marketplace-dominates" data-wpel-link="internal">Amazon’s B2B Marketplace Dominates</a></h2> <div> <h6> July 24, 2023 • <a rel="author" title="Posts by Marcia Kaplan" href="https://www.practicalecommerce.com/author/marcia-kaplan" data-wpel-link="internal">Marcia Kaplan</a> </h6> <p> B2B marketplaces are proliferating. Amazon Business, launched in 2012, is now a $35 billion GMV juggernaut. </p> </div> </li> <li class="postlist"> <a href="https://www.practicalecommerce.com/discount-driven-consumers-spur-prime-day-2023" class="thumb-link" aria-label="Read more about Discount-driven Consumers Spur Prime Day 2023" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="300" height="200" src="https://www.practicalecommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Discount-driven-Consumers-Spur-Prime-Day-2023-300x200.jpg" class="attachment-300x200 size-300x200 wp-post-image" alt="Amazon shipping box with Prime logo on it" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.practicalecommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Discount-driven-Consumers-Spur-Prime-Day-2023-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.practicalecommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Discount-driven-Consumers-Spur-Prime-Day-2023-150x100.jpg 150w, https://www.practicalecommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Discount-driven-Consumers-Spur-Prime-Day-2023.jpg 360w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" loading="lazy" /></a> <a href="https://www.practicalecommerce.com/category/management/amazon-marketplaces" class="cat-link" data-wpel-link="internal"> Amazon & Marketplaces</a> <h2><a href="https://www.practicalecommerce.com/discount-driven-consumers-spur-prime-day-2023" data-wpel-link="internal">Discount-driven Consumers Spur Prime Day 2023</a></h2> <div> <h6> July 17, 2023 • <a rel="author" title="Posts by Marcia Kaplan" href="https://www.practicalecommerce.com/author/marcia-kaplan" data-wpel-link="internal">Marcia Kaplan</a> </h6> <p> U.S. consumers looked for deals in Prime Day 2023. Top categories were appliances, electronics, and apparel. </p> </div> </li> <li class="postlist"> <a href="https://www.practicalecommerce.com/amazon-aggregators-face-a-new-reality" class="thumb-link" aria-label="Read more about Amazon Aggregators Face a New Reality" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="300" height="200" src="https://www.practicalecommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Amazon-Aggregators-Face-a-New-Reality-300x200.jpg" class="attachment-300x200 size-300x200 wp-post-image" alt="Illustration of the globe with Amazon boxes circling it." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.practicalecommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Amazon-Aggregators-Face-a-New-Reality-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.practicalecommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Amazon-Aggregators-Face-a-New-Reality-150x100.jpg 150w, https://www.practicalecommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Amazon-Aggregators-Face-a-New-Reality.jpg 360w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" loading="lazy" /></a> <a href="https://www.practicalecommerce.com/category/management/finance" class="cat-link" data-wpel-link="internal"> Finance</a> <h2><a href="https://www.practicalecommerce.com/amazon-aggregators-face-a-new-reality" data-wpel-link="internal">Amazon Aggregators Face a New Reality</a></h2> <div> <h6> June 19, 2023 • <a rel="author" title="Posts by Marcia Kaplan" href="https://www.practicalecommerce.com/author/marcia-kaplan" data-wpel-link="internal">Marcia Kaplan</a> </h6> <p> Amazon aggregators purchase marketplace sellers and then attempt to improve revenue and profits. 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