Do you comply with Amazon supply chain standards? If you asked, what supply chain standards, you aren’t alone. Last week, Amazon reminded sellers of its policy and linked to a landing page on Social Responsibility. “Amazon expects all products sold Read more
There’s one way Amazon sellers can help mitigate the FBA fee hike announced on Friday and going into effect in February: sell an item no one else is selling on the marketplace. Easier said than done, no doubt! Amazon has Read more
Amazon shipping requirements for third-party sellers received attention on Monday when the Wall Street Journal wrote, “Amazon Blocks Sellers from Using FedEx Ground for Prime Shipments: Amazon cites a decline in FedEx performance heading into the final holiday push.” There’s Read more
Amazon has issued several warnings about scams that target online sellers, indicating it’s taking the problems seriously and wants its third-party sellers to do the same. The warnings issued to sellers, all published this month, cover three issues. The first, Read more
Amazon is out with its annual announcement heralding the success of its Cyber-5 weekend holiday-shopping performance in typically vague terms. “Amazon customers worldwide order hundreds of millions of items between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday,” it proclaimed. When it came to Read more
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
