Amazon is planning to open a new fulfillment center in New Jersey. The 1 million square-foot fulfillment center will be located in Carteret, bringing Amazon’s total footprint in New Jersey to more than 2.5 million-square-feet. Amazon went into the New Read more
Amazon is moving sellers to its new Manage Inventory page that had been in beta testing. Sellers can try the new page now (there’s a “try it now” button on the current page). The permanent migration for all sellers will Read more
Sellers are discussing a new format in how Amazon displays offers in the book category. The issue is important to sellers since it can make a big difference in the exposure they get. Not everyone is seeing the change, and Read more
Problems with Amazon’s backend where sellers manage orders, print postage and conduct other selling activities prevented sellers from processing orders for about 3 hours on May 6th – and much longer for some sellers. Reports started coming in at about Read more
Amazon customers in the UK now have to spend more in order to qualify for what’s called “Super Saver Delivery.” In addition to its Prime membership program that gives shoppers free 2-day shipping on eligible orders, Amazon also offers free-shipping Read more
Sellers lucky enough to be allowed to sell in the Grocery category on Amazon should be aware of new policies going into effect later this month. Amazon notified approved US Grocery sellers that they must adhere to the new policies, Read more
Amazon launched an offering on Tuesday to attract B2B buyers and sellers. The company said Amazon Business combines the selection, convenience and value customers have come to know and love from Amazon with new features and unique benefits tailored to businesses. Third-party Read more
The more than 2 million active sellers on Amazon accounted for 44% of paid units sold on the marketplace in the first three months of the year – up about 400 basis points from last year. The company announced first-quarter Read more
Amazon is the first online retailer to offer customers delivery directly into their car trunk. And it’s not stopping there – Amazon has also acquired an “Internet of Things” (IoT) platform called 2lemetry – presumably to tie in with its Read more
Amazon continues to encourage online sellers to explore its Japanese marketplace. An ad on Seller Central shows an image of cherry tree blossoms with the message, “reach millions of customers in Japan.” The landing page hosted on services.amazon.co.jp explains that Read more
