Sellers have claimed that marketplaces like Amazon use their data to compete against them. Now, The Information reports that Amazon uses shopper data to bolster its advertising business. The article, “Amazon’s Quest to Displace Google as Internet Ad Powerbroker,” written Read more
Amazon confirmed this week what we told readers in mid-February: it’s kicking off its second annual week-long “Big Spring Sale” in the US on March 25 that will run through March 31st. Walmart and eBay are also running sales overlapping Read more
Amazon is already reminding FBA sellers about its 11th Prime Day sale and is giving them until May 15th to get inventory to its AWD upstream facilities if they wish to gain an advantage. It’s difficult for sellers to know Read more
Amazon wants sellers to have enough inventory on hand to fulfill orders, even sellers who handle their own fulfillment (FBM, or Fulfillment by Merchant). It’s now sharing advice in Seller Central so sellers know when to replenish their stock. Amazon Read more
Amazon began displaying inaccurate sales data to sellers on Tuesday due to a glitch – some said the Amazon reports overstated their sales by double the amount in some cases. “I hope these numbers are correct and the sales start Read more
Sellers who spend long hours handcrafting items from moderately-priced materials may be among the biggest losers of Amazon’s new FBA reimbursement policy that will change how it reimburses sellers who use its fulfillment service. On March 5th, a moderator told Read more
Amazon launched a new tool for branded sellers called Product Selector that lets them guide shoppers to the product that’s the best fit for them. Or, in Amazon’s words, “helps advertisers promote the right products to shoppers based on their Read more
Amazon is giving third-party service providers until the end of August to port over to a new platform called SPP (Solution Provider Portal). But Amazon will suspend third-party providers’ access to their clients’ Seller Central accounts beginning in April if Read more
Amazon sellers are getting a short reprieve from an unpopular FBA policy change that the company announced in December that was set to take effect on March 10. Instead, Amazon is delaying the policy until the end of March, it Read more
Amazon acknowledged a glitch that affected USPS shipping labels and said it had taken steps to protect sellers who purchased labels from its Buy Shipping and Veeqo platforms. As we reported last week, Amazon sellers said tracking numbers on labels Read more
