A new report answers the questions, how many products does Amazon actually carry, and in which categories. And it shows the incredible impact third-party merchants have on Amazon’s selection. The report from 360pi shows that Amazon alone carried 12,231,203 total Read more
The Federal Aviation Administration criticized Amazon this week, stating that the company has a history of violating Hazardous Materials (HazMat) regulations. The harsh words came in a press release announcing that the agency proposed a $350,000 civil penalty against the Read more
Amazon is opening a technology development center in downtown Minneapolis that will create 100 full-time, technology-focused jobs. The local StarTribune newspaper pointed out the proximity of Amazon’s new hub to two rival retailers, including Target. Amazon announced the new center on Thursday, Read more
Amazon will invest $3 billion in India, its CEO Jeff Bezos said at an event in Washington DC attended by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Reuters said that would bring Amazon’s committed investment in India to over $5 billion. However, it’s not Read more
Which marketplace does a better job of protecting sellers from “bad” buyers, eBay or Amazon? The latter, by a wide margin, according to an informal poll conducted via SurveyMonkey. We asked the online sellers to answer the question through an Read more
Billionaire entrepreneur and TV star Mark Cuban fished up his latest promotional effort with the aid of online retail giant Amazon.com. The Amazon Exclusives collection of curated merchandise will be home to The Mark Cuban Collection seen on the television show Shark Tank. Read more
Amazon will open two more fulfillment centers in Illinois, this time in Edwardsville. Both fulfillment centers will span more than 700,000 square-feet each where employees will pick, pack and ship items for customers. One of the buildings will specialize in Read more
Five hundred online sellers are in Seattle this week to attend Amazon’s annual event where it listens to their concerns and provides them with advice on growing their businesses on the Amazon marketplace. Amazon used to rely on a seller-organized event Read more
In today’s guest column, product content management expert Mike Lapchick pulls no punches about what he sees as the poor quality of product information on the Amazon marketplace. The CEO of Shotfarm believes that allowing sellers to pose as brands and upload Read more
Amazon experienced an intermittent problem with its search engine on Wednesday, and some sellers said it contributed to slower sales for their items on the marketplace, though it’s tough to measure such anecdotal reports. The issue did not impact the Read more
