If Amazon doesn’t carry a particular product a shopper is searching for, it will now serve as a proxy to find the item elsewhere. Shoppers can then either go directly to the brand’s website, or have Amazon facilitate the sale Read more
Amazon’s answer to cheap-but-slow-to-arrive goods from sites like Temu is called Haul, and it’s now available on the desktop. Amazon Haul, launched in November in beta, was previously available only through the Amazon Shopping app and offers products with “ultra-low Read more
Amazon confirmed it laid off some people in its FBA fulfillment organization (a small percentage of the organization globally, it said) after The Information reported the layoffs on Thursday. While the article is behind a paywall, reporter Theo Wayt tweeted: Read more
Amazon is now offering new pickup and return options for customers on military installations. Buyers can pick up packages and make label-free, box-free returns at over 90 US Army and Air Force stores across the US. Including the new 90-plus Read more
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
