Ecommerce Industry News
Amazon held its shareholders’ meeting on Wednesday in Seattle, and as Lydia DePillis pointed out in her preview report for CNN on Tuesday, there was a lot on the table, for a change. (“For the […]
Sellers who use Amazon’s FBA fulfillment service can “increase sales and earn storage fee discounts of 50 to 75%,” the marketplace announced on Tuesday as it looks for more inventory to help it meet its […]
A small study of Amazon sellers revealed their growing dependence on the ecommerce giant. Feedvisor surveyed 800 Amazon sellers in April and asked them about their goals, plans for expansion, revenue figures, areas of concern, […]
It’s possible that ecommerce platform Magento may have better luck with Amazon than with eBay thanks to a new offering called Magento Commerce branded stores for Amazon sellers. Adobe, which acquired Magento last year for […]
Now we know why Amazon notified sellers it would require safety documentation for all children’s school supplies by February 13, 2019 – it was due to pressure from its home state. Washington State’s Attorney General […]
Amazon made changes to its messaging system that buyers and sellers use to communicate with each other. Sellers can now create templates so they can send standard messages to shoppers. Another feature: Amazon automatically translates […]
Around 100 Amazon merchants were victim to a six-month hack in 2018, according to Bloomberg, which said an “extensive” fraud let thieves steal cash from the merchants’ accounts. But rather than its own system being […]
This article from Internet Retailer caught our eye, “Online sales tax laws are generating far more revenue than expected.” It shows the Herculean task of keeping up with the ever-changing requirements imposed by states on […]
Amazon is expanding its tech hub in Denver with a new office and 400 new tech jobs, it announced on Tuesday. The company has created more than 3,500 full-time jobs in Colorado, including customer fulfillment […]
Walmart isn’t taking the news of Amazon 1-day Free Prime Shipping lying down. It hinted in a Tweet that it would do the same – but without requiring a membership fee. “One-day free shipping…without a […]