The Washington Post is surveying shoppers about their experiences with fakes on Amazon (whose CEO Jeff Bezos owns the newspaper). A Post piece, titled, “How Amazon’s quest for more, cheaper products has resulted in a flea market of fakes,” cites Read more
It’s clear Amazon is focused on robotics, but it’s not abandoning its human workforce. On Thursday, the company announced a new 30,000 square foot corporate office in Las Vegas to support its Human Resources teams and growing workforce. The 100 Read more
Bid farewell to another online selling tool. FillZ started out primarily as a tool for booksellers 16 years ago, and is a division of the bookseller AbeBooks, which was acquired by Amazon.com in 2008. AbeBooks, which had acquired FillZ in Read more
Amazon expanded delivery options for holiday shoppers, it announced today. The company is offering free next-day delivery to Prime members for over 10 million items, “including popular holiday gifts such as toys, games, and electronics.” Amazon has also expanded its Read more
Amazon opened a Holiday Store today, along with curated gift guides, deals, and more. A spokesperson told EcommerceBytes, “With early holiday deals kicking off today and new deals all day, every day this season, our biggest-ever selection of curated gift Read more
Amazon will begin charging Quebec sales tax on Selling on Amazon and Amazon Advertising fees to Quebec-based sellers. It explained that the Quebec Government introduced tax rules in 2019 requiring non-resident companies providing certain digital goods and services to begin Read more
A third of online shoppers start their holiday shopping on Amazon, followed by Google, according to a survey by Episerver – and a majority of those shoppers turn to Amazon to compare its offerings with what they find on a Read more
Amazon Fresh, which was previously $14.99/month, is now a free benefit for Prime members, Amazon announced on Tuesday. Note that Amazon Fresh is not available to everyone – it’s available in over 2,000 cities and towns. “We’ll continue to expand Read more
Amazon has added thousands of new locations for free package pickup nationwide. New partners include GNC, Health Mart and Stage Stores. Since its US launch in June 2019, Amazon Hub Counter has brought in tens of thousands of Amazon customers Read more
Amazon added two countries to Linked accounts and Build International Listings. That means pro sellers who wish to reach Australia and the UAE can do so at discounted rates and can access all of their selling accounts with one sign-in. Read more
