Amazon is holding its 2nd annual Pet Day next week, and unlike its Prime Day shopping events, customers don’t need to have a Prime membership in order to take advantage of the deals. Amazon Pet Day is a 48-hour event Read more
Amazon carved up its national fulfillment network into 8 regions that will each be self-sufficient, doing so in order to lower costs and speed up delivery times. CEO Andy Jassy told investors about the change in his annual letter to Read more
In 2019, we reported the launch of Amazon FBA Donations, which allows sellers to donate excess inventory as an alternative to having Amazon destroy or dispose of it or having Amazon return it to them. There are accounting and tax Read more
Amazon will close UK online bookseller the Book Depository at the end of April, according to the Guardian, which cited a report in trade magazine the Bookseller (whose articles are behind a paywall). The Guardian said former Amazon employees founded Read more
Amazon told sellers in an announcement on Thursday, “It’s time to prepare for Prime Day 2023,” although as usual, it did not reveal the dates of its major annual shopping event expected to take place in July. Note that last Read more
The sentencing recommendation found in today’s plea agreement in the notorious Amazon bribery conspiracy may bring some measure of vindication to a prominent consultant who was indicted with 5 others in the fall of 2020. The defendant pleaded guilty and Read more
Sellers were in turmoil after Etsy sent them an email containing a stern warning about “policies that may apply to one or more listings in your shop,” and admonishing them that, “Etsy prohibits the sale of products whose presentation may Read more
Amazon is adding a warning on certain product pages alerting shoppers they are “frequently returned” items. The Information broke the news on Monday, reporting that Amazon started issuing the warning in recent months in an effort to reduce returns. The Read more
The last holdout in the so-called Amazon bribery case, Ed Rosenberg, will appear before Federal Judge Theiler on March 30 at a change of plea hearing more than 2 years after being indicted along with 5 others. The government charged Read more
Amazon is holding its Spring Sale in Europe next week, which is usually followed by its greatly anticipated global Prime Day shopping event in July. Amazon Spring Sale has been held in the UK annually going back at least to Read more
