A new survey of over 300 brand marketers show three-quarters of them feel Amazon has an unfair “data” advantage, with 86 percent stating they would benefit from understanding competitors’ search, path-to-purchase, and purchase data on Amazon. Jumpshot conducted the study Read more
Amazon will open its fourth fulfillment center located in Michigan. The 850,000 square-foot fulfillment center will feature “innovative technologies” including Amazon Robotics and will be used to fulfill small items such as books, electronics and toys. Press release follows: Amazon.com, Read more
Amazon follows up on its announcement to build a Fulfillment Center in Oklahoma by announcing plans to build a second such facility in the state. The second FC will be over 600,000 square feet featuring innovative technology from Amazon Robotics. Read more
Amazon reminded sellers of its Fair Pricing policy after a story went viral about a woman who said she was charged $7,400 for shipping for some boxes of toilet paper. The woman said Amazon did not initially do anything about Read more
Amazon announced today it will open its first fulfillment center in Oklahoma. The more than 600,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility will be used to fulfill small items such as books, household items and toys. The center will be located at Will Rogers Read more
After announcing plans to build another fulfillment center in Ohio on Monday (the sixth in the state), Amazon announced Wednesday plans to build a new center in Arizona. The new Tucson fulfillment center will be the fifth in that state. Read more
Amazon will build another fulfillment center in Ohio, its sixth in the state. In addition to the centers currently operating in Etna and Obetz, Amazon will launch operations at previously announced fulfillment centers in North Randall and Monroe by the Read more
Amazon gives US sellers a way to purchase and print shipping labels using Amazon Buy Shipping in Seller Central, and this month it launched a new policy to offer some protection for those who use the service. In a letter Read more
It’s always interesting to compare the sales growth rates of the major marketplaces when they release them each quarter. eBay announced first-quarter earnings on April 25th – it grew Gross Merchandise Volume (the value of goods sold on its Marketplaces) Read more
Amazon will launch a beauty shop next month in which brands will sell directly to consumers, according to an online publication called Beauty Independent. Amazon’s Justin Boettcher announced Amazon’s Indie Beauty Shop during beauty-industry event BeautyX Retail Summit. Boettcher, who Read more
