Latest Status: The long-standing question about whether or not Amazon will be happy collecting taxes on behalf of 3rd party sellers is officially over. It started way back in 2018 with Washington, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Minnesota, and Connecticut. ...
A recent Yeoman study of over 1,500 items sold on Amazon from a leading US manufacturer found a whopping 70% contained errors or did not follow Amazon’s best practice recommendations for providing product details. This study further showed the same level of inaccuracy...
Here’s a quick reminder why the A in AI stands for Artificial. Amazon’s new AI recommendation system wants to reclassify the Surfer Dudes beach toy on the right as Alpine Skis. Funny right? Except they’re going to do it automatically if the brand doesn’t respond to...
Feb 14 2025 - New Beta May Takes on Google for "True" Product Research: Amazon is currently testing a new feature they're calling "Shop brand sites directly," which aims to expand its product offerings by including items not sold directly by Amazon. When customers...
Hard to believe it's been 8 years since Amazon announced Launchpad a custom program that helps start-ups “launch, market and distribute” new products on Amazon. What is amazon launchpad? The program is really a re-skinned version of Amazon's Vendor Express, but it's...
New Update: July 2024: Amazon sellers have recently had mini-heart attacks when they see the dreaded 'risk of deactivation' This is now going to be an annual event; Amazon is requiring some (but not all) sellers to recertify the details from 2023's original...
Webinar Held March 2023 (Recording available) We knew it was going to be a rough year for brands on Amazon. Their ecommerce growth hit the brakes last year, with 1P sales actually down for the 4th quarter making it the first time in Amazon’s history that ecommerce...
Prime Day Webinar 10/5 9AM (Recording Available): Thank you to everyone that attended our quick huddle on Prime Day. The webinar is over but you can listen to the discussion here. It’s official, Amazon is running a 2nd Prime Day(s) even October 11th and 12th. ...
With the pandemic fueled growth of Amazon, there's a lot of chatter about the 'next' big ecommerce marketplace. Sure Walmart and eBay have always been there, but there's a new buzz about other players including Target, Krogers, and even small players like Wish.com. ...