58 © 2021 Talent Solutions. All Rights Reserved.
• Amazon's logistics costs have skyrocketed over
the past decade, with shipping and fulfillment
costs growing almost 40-fold between 2009
and 2021. During that same time period,
revenue grew almost 20-fold.
• Shipping and fulfillment costs amounted:
• 15.6% of net sales in 2009
• 32.9% of net sales in 2021
• Last year alone, the company's shipping costs,
which include sortation and delivery centers
and transportation costs, amounted to $76.7
billion, with fulfillment costs (e.g. costs of
operating and staffing fulfillment centers)
adding another $75.1 billion to a hefty logistics
bill.