#119 - Why Amazon Sellers Were Suspended? Prime Day's TikTok Takeover, and more
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Videos tagged with #primeday, #primeday2023, and #amazonprimeday2023 were viewed at least 400 million times on TikTok in 48 hours starting on July 11th. The number has doubled every year for the past few years. In 2019 it was virtually zero. TikTok has become more popular in the U.S., and its users have started watching more shopping-related content.
marketplacepulse.com
Amazon Prime’s Ongoing Battle Against Fake Reviews
E-commerce juggernaut Amazon continues to grapple with an issue that has plagued its platform—false reviews. Whether a false review is fabricated, biased, or does not genuinely reflect the experiences or opinions of customers, false reviews pose a problem for both customers purchasing products and businesses selling their products on the Amazon Marketplace.
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Do Sellers Have the Right to Know Why They Were Suspended?
Federal prosecutors said on Friday it was Amazon's practice not to share with sellers the reason behind their account suspensions, which had led some consultants to bribe Amazon employees to obtain "internal annotations" in an effort to help their clients get reinstated.
ecommercebytes.com
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Amazon to Add USPS Ground Advantage to Buy Shipping ‘Soon’
Amazon announced it is working to bring USPS Ground Advantage (GA) to its Buy Shipping shipping-label service. As it noted in Thursday’s announcement, GA consolidates what was formerly First Class Package Service, Parcel Select Ground, and Parcel Select Cubic.
ecommercebytes.com
Extensiv Market Insights Uncovers Rapid Evolution in Ecommerce Heading into 2H 2023
Extensiv (formerly 3PL Central) — delivering omnichannel software solutions for warehouse, inventory, and order management — today announced a summary of key findings from its 1H 2023 Market Insights research.
supplychaindive.com
Amazon Supports Startups Across Europe With Launchpad Innovation Awards 2023
Amazon has officially opened applications for the third instalment of the annual Amazon Launchpad Innovation Awards. This exciting competition offers support to emerging, innovative European startups and a chance to win a grand prize, that includes €100,000.
aboutamazon.eu
Amazon Sellers are Preparing for a Potential UPS Strike
On July 5, talks between delivery giant UPS and American labor union International Brotherhood of Teamsters reached an impasse over higher wages. Workers are set to strike if the union and UPS don’t reach an agreement by July 31, which is the day the contract expires.
modernretail.co
Seller Urges Amazon to Offer USPS Ground Advantage Labels
Urgent Resolution Needed: Difficulty Printing Ground Advantage Labels on Amazon Seller Platform - Amazon's Inconsistent Preparedness and Uninformed Customer Service.
ecommercebytes.com
How ‘Buy With Prime’ is Helping Small Businesses Capitalize on the Prime Day Hoopla
Today begins what has become one of the biggest shopping events of the year — Amazon’s annual Prime Day member sales event. And while Amazon itself will make a pretty penny over the next two days (U.S. sales are expected to be up about 10% from last year to approximately $8 billion).
retailtouchpoints.com
Amazon Prime Day Was A Sales Success. Now Top Sellers Must Prove It Helped Their Businesses
Amazon Prime Day was a smash hit this year in terms of sales volume. In total, 375 million items were shipped with Prime Day deals, with Tuesday and Wednesday as Amazon’s two biggest shopping days ever. Now it comes down to proving it worked.
adexchanger.com
Amazon Seller Consultant Avoids Jail in Employee Bribery Scheme
Amazon seller consultant Ephraim “Ed” Rosenberg was sentenced Friday to probation and house arrest for his involvement in a scheme to bribe company employees for confidential data to help his clients. Amazon seller consultant Ephraim “Ed” Rosenberg was sentenced Friday to probation and house arrest for his involvement in a scheme to bribe company employees for confidential data to help his clients.
cnbc.com
Temu Sellers Are Cloning Amazon Storefronts
DAVID HAS SPENT the past two and a half years building a top-selling store on Amazon. From his office in Shanghai, China, he sells craft products to customers, most of whom are in the US. He has had to work hard to get to the top of sales rankings.
wired.com
Amazon's Prime Day Is Growing Increasingly Irrelevant
What if they threw a huge online sale, and nobody came? Yes, Tuesday marks the beginning of Prime Day, the Amazon-invented discounted shopping...Yes, Tuesday marks the beginning of Prime Day, the Amazon-invented discounted shopping event designed as a Black Friday-style feeding frenzy in mid-summer. But shareholders have lost their zeal for the Bezos-invented holiday.
fool.com
Pros and Cons of Amazon Prime Day
'Tis the season for two-day shipping ... and woefully wondering whether you're doing yourself, the environment and the economy a disservice by buying into Amazon's Prime Day, the retail behemoth's annual July sale known for rampant markdowns and low prices. Below, we've rounded up a few arguments both for and against the de facto holiday for anyone deciding how best to celebrate.
yahoo.com
Amazon Dangles Deeper 'Prime Day' Discounts for Stressed US Shoppers
CFRA Research analyst Arun Sundaram said Amazon's U.S. Prime Day discounts this year are mostly deeper than in previous years. The online retailer is marking 60% off Gap (GPS.N) clothing, 50% off on Sony headphones and 40% off Peloton (PTON.O) exercise bikes, according to Bank of America.
reuters.com
Amazon Launches New Account Health Rating Tool in Response to Seller Feedback
Amazon’s latest tool - Account Health Rating - will help sellers adhere to Amazon policies and maintain great account health. The new Account Health Rating (AHR) is based on easy-to-understand metric that gives sellers an overall state of their account health, by assigning a numerical value indicating if their account is "Healthy," “At-Risk,” or “Unhealthy”.
aboutamazon.in
How Often Do Sellers Foot the Bill for Buyers Remorse?
An Amazon seller was shocked at how difficult it was to take ownership of a mistake they'd made as a buyer and said they now understood why customers felt "so entitled to free stuff."
ecommercebytes.com
Amazon Customer Sent Weetabix by Seller Instead of $1000 Laptop
Many of us have fallen victim to an 'expectation versus reality' experience after ordering online: but even serial online shoppers with the lowest of expectations - yes, those of you who fill your baskets on Shein and Temu - couldn't prepare for this.
newshub.co.nz
Off-Amazon Prime Day Grows 10x
150 brands had Prime Day discounts on their websites this year based on Marketplace Pulse data; it was the 2nd year Prime Day deals were available beyond Amazon. Relative to the size of Prime Day, off-Amazon discounts were immaterial. Nonetheless, they hint at Amazon’s ambitions to make Buy with Prime ubiquitous.
marketplacepulse.com
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Amazon Climate Pledge Friendly Program: What The Certifications Mean & How to Get Them
In a commitment by Amazon to help preserve the natural world, they created a program highlighting certain brands and products, awarding certifications for meeting sustainability standards such as carbon footprint reduction, energy efficiency, and waste reduction.
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Amazon Financing Options For Online Sellers
As the ecommerce industry continues to grow rapidly, Amazon has emerged as one of the dominant players in the market. It’s the largest online retailer in the United States, and over half of consumers looking to buy a product online begin their search on Amazon.
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Amazon Seller Success: Utilizing Tools of the Trade
Amid ongoing economic challenges, some entrepreneurs are finding success with specialized marketing tools aligned with the Amazon marketplace. Using these tools and other marketplace offerings, small business owners can better navigate the challenges of an economic downturn.
ecommercetimes.com
How to Get Amazon Seller Feedback for Your 2023 Business
In this article, we’ll review: What seller feedback is. How to find your Amazon seller feedback rating. The benefits of Amazon seller feedback. How to get (good) Amazon seller feedback. How to remove seller feedback on Amazon.
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Podcasts
Amazon Prime Day Stats | Walmart Open Call | Search Query Performance Tip
In this episode, we talk about a record-breaking Prime Day, Walmart Pro Seller Badge eligibility updates, and more breaking news in the eCommerce industry!
helium10.com
Get the Most from The Amazon Income Accelerator Workshop
The day this podcast episode releases coincides with Day One of our highly anticipated Amazon Income Accelerator Workshop, and in this episode, we’re talking about how to get the most from it.
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