Ecommerce Industry News
Despite protests from sellers when Amazon announced a new way of notifying sellers of buyer cancellation requests, the company began implementing the change last week, it announced yesterday. Amazon had informed sellers in February that […]
The founder and CEO of a firm that offered consulting services to online sellers pleaded guilty today in a scheme to bribe Amazon employees to get their clients’ accounts reinstated and receive other beneficial treatment, […]
Seller fees are a good indicator of a marketplace’s priority, and Amazon just extended a fee reduction for third-party sellers in apparel categories (clothing, shoes, and bags) in Europe above a certain price point. Amazon […]
It’s long been suspected in certain quarters that the US Postal Service prioritizes Amazon packages over every other package and mail, and a survey of postal workers gives credence to the theory, according to a […]
Offering a generous return policy is good for Amazon sales, but it comes with significant costs – and as people grow ever more concerned about the environment, it can have an impact on its image […]
Amazon is mandating new “dimension” attributes. A reader forwarded the following notification they received this week: “Effective April 26, 2022, we’re providing customers with more information about dimensions for 255 product types. After a grace […]
Data from performance marketing agency Tinuiti show that Amazon FBA pandemic restrictions have eased, showing the impact of the restrictions on sellers. Readers may remember that at the start of the pandemic, Amazon stopped accepting […]
Amazon was candid about how it decides what to show shoppers in a recent post on its German corporate blog (we used Google Translate to get the English-language version). Amazon said it shows various items […]
Amazon is testing a program that will help shoppers identify products from small businesses – however, only brands and artisans qualify for the program. Sellers who own their own brand and meet the eligibility criteria […]
Amazon made two announcements on Monday impacting sellers who use its FBA fulfillment services. It’s adding another storage type for “extra large” items; and it’s making a change to its “Small and Light” program. Amazon […]