The government accused two Amazon sellers of altering postage labels resulting in a $6 million loss to the USPS. The US Attorney’s Office charged the men by complaint with one count each of theft of government funds and one count Read more
Amazon experienced technical issues that impacted online sellers. One reader said they were unable to access Seller Central for order processing, noting the problem was especially impactful due to the timing, coming right before the Black Friday shopping period. The Read more
Amazon is encouraging shoppers to pick up packages instead of having them delivered to their homes, which could ease any potential strain on its delivery network as the pandemic seems certain to make this online holiday shopping season unlike any Read more
Amazon launched a new advertising tool to help target buyers called Sponsored Display audiences, available to vendors and sellers registered in Amazon Brand Registry in the US. Sponsored Display audiences gives brands access to placements both on and off Amazon, Read more
Two states’ efforts against price gouging amid COVID-19 made headlines this week, with Amazon responding by calling for federal legislation. New York’s Attorney General said her office stopped three Amazon sellers from price gouging hand sanitizer during the coronavirus public Read more
Amazon launched an online pharmacy on its marketplace and added yet another benefit to Prime members: unlimited, free two-day delivery on orders from Amazon Pharmacy. Any Amazon customer can create a pharmacy profile where they can add their insurance information, Read more
Mailboxes just aren’t big enough to hold Amazon orders for some customers, it seems. Amazon is offering to deliver orders inside shoppers’ garages in over 4,000 US cities. That’s up from 50 cities when in-garage delivery first launched. Key by Read more
In 2007, a Wall Street analyst warned online sellers about listing on a marketplace that could turn around and compete with them, specifically pointing to Amazon.com. Many years later, government regulators in the US and Europe are scrutinizing Amazon practices Read more
Each year since 2006, Amazon places restrictions on which third-party sellers can sell in the Toys & Games category. This year, the policy goes into effect today and stays in effect through January 3, 2021. But don’t assume all sellers Read more
Amazon announced third-quarter results today. Total net sales increased 37% to $96.1 billion in the third quarter, compared with $70.0 billion in third quarter 2019. BNN Bloomberg journalist Jon Erlichman tweeted an interesting chart showing Amazon’s third-quarter revenue going back Read more
