Sellers who don’t use Amazon’s FBA fulfillment service get a new set of metrics – this time, to measure how well they handle returns. With the holiday shopping period nearing, it’s just what sellers don’t want to be thinking about. Read more
Amazon had advice for sellers who are sending items to Fulfillment Centers located in areas impacted by Hurricane Ida as well as those impacted by the hurricane. “If you have shipments en route to fulfillment centers in the impacted region, Read more
Amazon announced it will share the cybersecurity training materials it uses to train employees internally with the outside world, and for no charge – which means online sellers on any platform can take advantage of the training. While Amazon didn’t Read more
Amazon created a new workflow for replenishing inventory to Fulfillment By Amazon (FBA) warehouses, but it’s gotten a thumbs down from numerous sellers. Amazon announced the new Send to Amazon workflow over a week ago, saying it offers a “faster, Read more
Amazon notified sellers of a “new feature” called 1-Day Default Handling time: “Now, with 1-click you can set your Default Handling time to 1 day! Customers will see shorter delivery promises and will be more likely to buy your products.” Read more
The government said an Amazon seller entered into and engaged in a conspiracy to suppress and eliminate competition by fixing prices of DVDs and Blu-Ray Disks sold through Amazon. A Tennessee seller who was the first to be charged to Read more
Amazon, eBay, and UPS were among the websites impacted by technical issues plaguing the Internet this afternoon. Down Detector added a red warning banner to the top of its site reading, “Reports indicate there may be a widespread outage at Read more
Amazon launched a new program to reward brands for driving sales on its marketplace. Similar to its affiliate program, the Brand Referral Bonus program gives participating brands an average 10% credit on sales resulting from their off-Amazon marketing efforts. (Eligible Read more
A federal agency sued Amazon to force the recall of hazardous products sold on its platform. The administrative complaint is about protecting American consumers, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). (See update to this story below.) “Today’s Read more
Amazon’s fulfillment service, though the subject of recurring seller complaints, is still the best bet for most small and midsize sellers, according to a veteran former executive with the company who was instrumental in developing Fulfillment by Amazon. Dave Glick Read more
