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Amazon Just Announced a New Policy, and It's Pure Genius
Amazon announced a new policy for dealing with complaints over defective third-party products and it's the smartest move I've seen in a very long time.
inc.com
Do You Have to Pay Taxes on Amazon Sales?
Dealing with Amazon, a seller must get familiar with the law policy in the United States and the scope of taxes to pay. This article is about the charges that sellers should pay for selling their goods on the Amazon platform.
ceoworld.biz
Amazon Is Adding Employees Faster Than Revenue
Amazon went from $229,000 quarterly revenue per employee ten years ago to $84,000 now. The ratio has more than halved, despite Amazon scaling automated businesses like AWS, marketplace, advertising, and others during that time.
marketplacepulse.com
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Amazon's Transportation Expansion Efforts Should Not Be Underestimated
“The BigCommerce announcement shows that Amazon is serious about working with merchants outside of their marketplace. Amazon has challenges and opportunities with respect to Shopify’s merchants.
seekingalpha.com
Shenzhen is Paying Online Businesses to Sell Somewhere Besides Amazon
Shenzhen, China’s tech hub, is offering cross-border e-commerce companies 2 million yuan ($309,000) to set up their own online stores independent of Amazon.
finance.yahoo.com
More and more cross border sellers reach us recently, they want to create a Shopify site, and trying to sell on Shopify instead of Amazon.
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Injured By a Product Sold on Amazon? What If $1,000 Isn’t Enough?
The company has long argued that it isn’t responsible for injuries caused by third-party merchant sales.
legalexaminer.com
Sellers Can Now Outsource Customer Service to Amazon: CSBA
Customer Service by Amazon is a paid service where Amazon takes care of customer service on your behalf for your self-fulfillment orders.
ecommercebytes.com
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China Roundup: Beijing Takes Stake in ByteDance, Amazon continues China Crackdown
The Chinese government’s grand plan to assert more control over the country’s internet behemoths continues. This week, The Information reported that a domestic entity of ByteDance sold a 1% stake to a government affiliate in April.
techcrunch.com
Amazon Launches Website to Go on The Offensive Against Congress’ Antitrust Tech Bills
The website asks sellers to sign up for updates on the legislation and says they could be given opportunities to share their concerns with elected officials.
cnbc.com
Why Amazon is Now Pledging to Make Good on Bad Third-Party Products
Amazon has long contended that it shouldn’t be held legally liable for defective products sold by third-party merchants on Amazon.com, maintaining that the liability rests with the seller, not with the marketplace facilitating the sale.
geekwire.com
Small and Light Now Eligible for Pan-European FBA and Virtual Tracking
Now you can enrol eligible FBA Small and Light offers in Pan-European FBA and the European Fulfilment Network. You can also now use manufacturer barcodes to ship and track eligible offers.
sellercentral-europe.amazon.com
eBay and Amazon Raise Seller Fees through Advertising
Small sellers who don't have the skills or desire to set up shop on ecommerce platforms like Shopify or BigCommerce do have some options, however - Mercari, Poshmark, Facebook Marketplace, and niche sites.
ecommercebytes.com
Amazon Still Has Plenty of Upside in the Post-Pandemic World
The pandemic-fueled results in the past few quarters were bound to retreat at some stage. The company’s recent earnings were the first time it missed its high-end projections in the past couple of years.
nasdaq.com
British Sellers Make Over £2.5 Billion a Month on Amazon
13,483 UK Amazon sellers now operate in the UK, making almost £2.5 billion a month in sales or 5.5% of the entire UK retail (including fuel) sector’s turnover in June.
retailtechinnovationhub.com
Tips and Tricks
Amazon Seller Success Stories: Kim Meckwood of Click & Carry
We sat down with Kim to learn about how she developed her innovative product and brought it to Amazon and retail stores across the United States. Read on to learn her exciting story.
junglescout.com
How to Save Yourself from Fake Products on Flipkart and Amazon
Don’t worry there are ways we can save ourselves from FAKE products on Amazon Flipkart, and today we are going to discuss them. So let’s get started.
gadgetstouse.com
What is Amazon Business: Everything You Need to Know About Selling B2B on Amazon
In this article, Amazon Expert James Pitts-Drake (CEO and founder of Optimizon) sets out everything you need to know about getting in on the act before your competitors and selling B2B via Amazon Business.
thedrum.com
Amazon Ad Types: A Complete Guide for Marketers
Staying up-to-date is your key to reaching sales goals on any platform. This guide will show you how to win with various Amazon Ad Types.
searchenginejournal.com
So, what’s a good RoAS on Amazon? The industry says the average is around 4 but there’s more to it than that — it really depends on your profit margin.
junglescout.com
Amazon Sellers: Inventory Tips & Tactics for 2021 Success
Not paying attention to inventory management can create problems for Amazon sellers and digital marketers. Learn how to get ahead of it here.
searchenginejournal.com
Podcasts
How to Get More Cash for Your Brand with Yael Cabilly
Yael Cabilly from Fortunet joins me to discuss how Amazon sellers can get more cash on their exits and why they should consider a specialist Investment Bank to help them navigate the process.
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DataHawk EP012: What is Amazon Attribution with Tom Benattar, CEO of PixelMe
50% of shoppers already begin their shopping journey on Amazon. The rest, via other channels, such as Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Google Ads. Have you ever wondered where your Amazon sales comes from outside of Amazon advertising? If yes, well you can, and it's called Amazon Attribution.
datahawk.co