Amazon redesigned fulfillment reports for sellers who use its FBA fulfillment service, it announced on Thursday, and it added a report scheduling feature. Amazon FBA business reports provide data to help sellers track how their business is performing. The Amazon Read more
Amazon will no longer absorb certain costs involved with returns, it informed sellers on Wednesday. “Starting January 14, sellers will be responsible for any carrier shipping correction charges on customer returns of seller-fulfilled orders caused by incorrect return label information.” Read more
Amazon launched a new app called Inspire, describing it as “an in-app shopping experience that gives customers a new way to discover ideas, explore products, and seamlessly shop from content created by other customers, influencers, and brands they love.” Media Read more
Amazon announced a new partnership with a certification firm for branded sellers interested in qualifying for the Amazon “Climate Pledge Friendly” badge. Amazon displays the badge on eligible products in search results and on product pages where shoppers can learn Read more
A security manager at Amazon pleaded guilty to defrauding the company on Thursday. According to the government, he had been responsible for preventing loss, monitoring security risks, and protecting people, products, and information at Amazon facilities in Georgia. He and Read more
Amazon said small businesses in the US generated $1 billion in sales over the 5-day Thanksgiving Day holiday weekend and called it the biggest holiday shopping weekend ever. “This was a record-breaking holiday shopping weekend for Amazon. Customers shopped millions Read more
Amazon is obsessed with inventory turnover, which is how fast products ship out after they’re stocked on fulfillment center shelves. So it’s baffling when sellers report inventory they ship to FBA warehouses go missing. Compounding matters, many say they’re unable Read more
Walmart recently told branded merchants who sell on its marketplace about a program that lets them pay for product reviews through Plum’s Field Agent program for $15 per review. In a recent post, Walmart explained: “Field Agent can help you Read more
Sellers optimize listings for the marketplaces on which they sell. But since platforms also send feeds to Google Shopping automatically to help attract shoppers, it behooves sellers to give some thought to optimizing their marketplace listings for third-party search engines. Read more
Amazon is running a promotion to show how it supports small businesses on its platform in the UK. The “Small Business, Big Experiences” campaign offers customers the opportunity to purchase unique experiences for the price of just one product. Amazon Read more
