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
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
