Marketplace Jungle
International Expansion (Without Amazon) - Solving The Hurdles of Cross-Border Selling - with Andy Cooper from Global eCommerce Experts
June 28, 2023
Being able to reach buyers outside of your home country is one of the major reasons for selling on marketplaces. Amazon offers many solutions to help sellers test out new markets, but by taking a few extra steps to overcome these hurdles yourself, you'll open up a world of new potential sales channels - and that's the purpose of this podcast; to explore the marketplace opportunities beyond Amazon, and what steps are necessary for you to build a successful marketplace business rather than just an Amazon business reliant on FBA. Today's guest is Andy Cooper, head of sales and marketing at Global eCommerce Experts (GEE) - a full-service solution provider, which tackles all aspects of expanding your eCommerce business internationally. In this episode, expect to learn: - Which marketplaces Andy's team see perform best across their 2.5k sellers - Who or what a responsible person is when it comes to setting up shop internationally - What compliance factors you need to take into consideration from business to product and packaging - What you can do to reduce the environmental impact of your products
Being able to reach buyers outside of your home country is one of the major reasons for selling on marketplaces.

Amazon offers many solutions to help sellers test out new markets, but by taking a few extra steps to overcome these hurdles yourself, you'll open up a world of new potential sales channels - and that's the purpose of this podcast; to explore the marketplace opportunities beyond Amazon, and what steps are necessary for you to build a successful marketplace business rather than just an Amazon business reliant on FBA.

Today's guest is Andy Cooper, head of sales and marketing at Global eCommerce Experts (GEE) - a full-service solution provider, which tackles all aspects of expanding your eCommerce business internationally. 
In this episode, expect to learn




For an eCommerce business looking to succeed on Amazon, there are almost unlimited resources to help you.

But what about marketplaces beyond Amazon?

In this podcast, we talk to successful marketplace sellers, industry experts, marketplace insiders and more, to help you build a healthy, scalable & diversified marketplace business.

Expect to learn:

  • Which marketplaces exist beyond Amazon, around the world
  • Which marketplaces are worthwhile for your category
  • How you can expand to new marketplaces beyond Amazon
  • How to turn your Amazon business into a marketplace business 

Marketplace Jungle is brought to you by eCommeleon, your PIM for marketplaces.

Your host is Jesse Wragg, Co-Founder & Managing Director at eCommeleon.