Amazon will place limits on sellers enrolled in SFP (Seller Fulfilled Prime) beginning June 29, 2025. “If you haven’t shipped at least 100 Seller Fulfilled Prime packages per month, or if you haven’t shipped Seller Fulfilled Prime packages consistently throughout Read more
Amazon launched a new gen-AI tool for sellers to optimize their existing listings, called Enhance My Listing (EML). The marketplace explained in an announcement on Thursday: “Selling partners update their listings from time to time to ensure they are relevant, Read more
Do you ever struggle to name a product? Amazon is offering a new tool to help businesses create brand names, which it is calling an “artificial intelligence (AI)-powered brand name generator.” But it does more than come up with suggestions Read more
eBay is giving away $10,000 grants and other perks to 50 active sellers in the US through its annual Up and Running program. Sellers can apply on the Hello Alice website. In explaining the UP and Running grant program, now Read more
Like other marketplaces, Amazon allows sellers to purchase discounted shipping labels on its platform, known as Buy Shipping. Amazon offers certain protections to sellers who use it, since it gives the marketplace greater visibility into the sellers’ fulfillment of orders. Read more
Amazon grew sales 9% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2025, or 10% excluding changes in foreign exchange. North America segment sales increased 8% year-over-year, international segment sales increased 5% (or 8% excluding changes in foreign exchange rates). AWS segment Read more
An Amazon spokesperson told Reuters that it is having a “strong response from selling partners to Prime Day 2025.” But the Reuters reporters, who spoke to four merchants and six consultants who collectively advice hundreds of Amazon sellers, said merchants Read more
Amazon sellers are all too familiar with the concept of “gating,” which is when marketplaces restrict most or all sellers from selling a particular brand. Recently a seller described how working to become ungated can be a moving target, after Read more
Amazon advised sellers to prepare for the next Prime Day, which as we previously reported, will be a 4-day sale instead of spanning 2 days. Last month, Amazon reminded sellers who used its fulfillment services that they had until May Read more
Etsy, Amazon, and eBay recently announced their latest initiatives using AI (artificial intelligence) to improve their marketplaces. Etsy is using AI to personalize shopping; Amazon is using AI to crack down on counterfeits; and eBay is using AI to improve Read more
