Amazon continues to see rapid growth in product selection in key categories in large part due to third-party merchants, according to a new report from Wall Street firm RW Baird, which completed its 13th Amazon selection survey of Amazon.com (not Read more
Amazon does well in online retail, but as previously noted in our discussion of Amazon Exclusives there are ways for individual sellers to thrive on Amazon’s platform as well. Part of seller success starts with visibility in Amazon search results. Achieving effective Read more
Daimler AG filed a lawsuit against Amazon on Monday for trademark infringement, design patent infringement, false advertising, unfair competition, and other complaints for allegedly selling replica Mercedes wheels that were not authorized or sold by Daimler. The case is interesting Read more
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos opened up about some Marketplace initiatives in a letter to shareholders where he seemed more open than usual, discussing the company culture and its willingness to embrace failure. For many years, Amazon has reported having about Read more
Affiliates and online sellers are the losers thanks to Louisiana’s attempt to pressure Amazon to collect its state sales tax on purchases made by Louisiana residents. Amazon sent a letter to affiliates in the state last month explaining it was Read more
In the quest to make online payments easier on mobile devices, companies like Amazon and Google are working on facial recognition and other technologies. Why fumble for change at the drive-through restaurant or type your password into your smartphone? Also Read more
Many of Amazon’s earliest sellers felt left behind when it launched a new selling platform that offered some significant advantages over the old marketplace accounts. They could choose to sell on the new platform, but they would have to give Read more
Amazon wants to feed and clothe us in addition to selling us books, toys, gadgets, and other everyday products. It may not seem as radical an idea today, but the idea that consumers would turn to Amazon for groceries, takeout, Read more
Amazon is opening up its sweepstakes program to FBA inventory, but it seems likely that most sellers who use Fulfillment By Amazon will benefit only if they use the program themselves. The company launched its Amazon Giveaway program a year ago to Read more
Five weeks after the USPS instituted new rates for shipping services, Amazon raised the rates its sellers pay when printing Priority Mail shipping labels on its marketplace. The move, which came with no warning, impacts merchant-fulfilled items, since sellers don’t Read more
