Update 3/6/19: Geekwire reports that Amazon is closing “87 pop-up retail stores in malls, Whole Foods locations and Kohl’s stores across 21 U.S. states, a sign that the tech giant is still refining its physical retail vision.” Kohl’s made headlines Read more
We’re getting reports from brands that Amazon suspended their Dropship accounts last week (now called Direct Fulfillment). This is not related to sellers who dropship, but rather, this applies to brands who are set up as vendors where Amazon sells Read more
Amazon launched a new program called Project Zero to help brands take down counterfeit goods on the Amazon marketplace without waiting for Amazon to investigate – “With Project Zero, brands no longer need to contact us to remove a counterfeit Read more
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) accused an online seller of paying for fake reviews on Amazon.com. The FTC said it was the first case in which it challenged a marketer’s use of fake paid reviews on an independent retail Read more
Amazon notified sellers about enforcement measures it is taking in children’s school supplies. It required safety documentation for those products by February 13, 2019, otherwise it promised to pull the ASINs from its site. The enforcement relates to strict rules Read more
Amazon acknowledged last week that it was experimenting with video authentication after Buzzfeed broke the news the ecommerce giant had been videotaping some sellers’ faces when they were setting up accounts. An Amazon patent crossed our desk today that shed Read more
Amazon will not include New York City in its HQ2 plans after all, the company announced today. It had put numerous cities through their paces in its hunt for a second corporate headquarters in North America and ended up choosing Read more
Amazon’s Echo is the leader in smart speakers measured by installed base, which is quite the feat for a company that for so long was known as an online bookseller, not a hardware company. When it had tried to go Read more
There’s another reason to make sure your products have high customer ratings. Amazon is acquiring a company called eero, which makes products that improve wifi connectivity in the home. Amazon pointed out that eero has a 4.6-star product rating on Read more
Amazon came in 7th place in the 2019 Sellers Choice Awards for Online Marketplaces. It can’t be beat for sales, but selling on this highly competitive marketplace comes with a host of challenges. In January 2019, EcommerceBytes surveyed over 13,000 Read more
