What if you could tell how many in-store shoppers who picked up your product from a shelf actually purchased the item? If you’re a brand, that’s useful information, and it’s especially helpful if you could tell whether any of those Read more
Amazon is tightening its liability insurance policy for low-volume sellers. Previously, Amazon required sellers to obtain commercial liability insurance plans with deductibles up to $10,000. Now, sellers whose gross sales are $1 million or less may not have any deductible Read more
After Business Insider wrote today about a fall shopping event Amazon is planning (its article is behind a paywall), EcommerceBytes went looking for information and confirmation. First stop, Amazon itself. “We do not comment on rumors or speculation,” an Amazon Read more
eBay is closing its marketplace platform in Turkey, losing 4 million active buyers as a result. It comes 15 years after eBay’s initial investment in GittiGidiyor, and 3 months after Amazon announced it would build its first fulfillment center in Read more
Amazon will open its second clothing store later this year, a spokesperson told EcommerceBytes. The first Amazon Style physical clothing store opened in LA last month, and the second is slated to open in Ohio. Amazon Style uses technology to Read more
Amazon joined with luxury brand Cartier in filing lawsuits against alleged counterfeiters. Amazon claimed the defendants used a technique to evade its detection system. The lawsuits allege that a social media influencer conspired with bad actors and promoted counterfeit luxury Read more
Amazon Fashion launched a new feature called Virtual Try-On for Shoes, “an interactive mobile experience that uses augmented reality to help customers visualize how a pair of shoes will look on themselves from every angle and to better inform purchasing Read more
Amazon is increasingly using stricter methods to verify sellers before they can sell on its platform as part of its efforts to thwart counterfeiters. It also has hired a team of former federal prosecutors, FBI agents, and others in its Read more
Amazon launched a new program to deter resellers who scoop up high-demand, low-supply products like gaming consoles and sell them elsewhere at higher prices (typically on marketplaces like eBay). A spokesperson provided EcommerceBytes with a statement from Amazon Vice President Read more
Dave Clark, who played a pivotal role in building Amazon’s fulfillment and transportation networks, is leaving the company. He spent most of his time at Amazon in operations, ultimately leading Worldwide Operations, and more recently leading Worldwide Consumer. Amazon relied Read more
