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Amazon to hire 250,000 people for the holidays

September 20, 2023

Via: Retail Dive

The retail industry typically hires hundreds of thousands of people to support holiday operations. But it appears that some companies have pulled back on seasonal hiring so far this year, with plans at their lowest since 2008, CNN reported. But […]


Shipping & Fulfillment

Amazon Expands Ground Shipping Service to Sellers in 15 Markets

September 13, 2023

Via: EcommerceBytes

When Amazon announced a new shipping service for independent sellers on Wednesday, which it said expanded access to Amazon’s delivery network at competitive rates across the contiguous US, it sounded revolutionary. Small sellers looking for a competitor to USPS, UPS, […]


E-payment & Security, Technology

Shopify integrates Buy with Prime feature

September 5, 2023

Via: Retail Dive

A partnership between Amazon and Shopify marks a change in relationship between the two companies. In April 2022, Amazon launched its Buy with Prime feature to allow members to shop on websites outside Amazon while still accessing Prime benefits like […]


Shipping & Fulfillment

Amazon tests $35 free shipping minimum

August 30, 2023

Via: Retail Dive

Amid rising operational and delivery costs, Amazon is experimenting with threshold minimums for shipping. “We continually evaluate our offerings and make adjustments based on those assessments,” an Amazon spokesperson said in an email to Retail Dive. In its Q2 earnings […]


E-payment & Security, Technology

Amazon expands BNPL offering to other retailers’ sites

August 17, 2023

Via: Retail Dive

The equal monthly payments offering is now available at tens of thousands of other online stores, including Lenovo, Tennis Express and Authentic Watches, according to the email. The company first began offering BNPL financing in 2018, according to a spokesperson. […]


Platforms, Technology

Amazon Copies Etsy and eBay with Offsite Ads Program

August 16, 2023

Via: EcommerceBytes

Sellers who pay extra for visibility through Sponsored Products ads on Amazon may now have their ads appear off-Amazon as well. Amazon announced Wednesday it was expanding Sponsored Products ads to other apps and websites. All such ads will link […]


Platforms, Technology

Amazon ad sales jump 22% as tech upgrades improve brand performance

August 4, 2023

Via: Marketing Dive

Amazon’s ad sales continued to impress in Q2, a sign that the e-commerce giant is shoring up a dominant position in the increasingly crowded retail media category while riding some larger industry tailwinds as spending rebounds. The company’s quarterly performance […]


Shipping & Fulfillment

Amazon Lowers FBA Fees for Low-Price Products: Good News, Bad News

June 29, 2023

Via: EcommerceBytes

Amazon is lowering standard FBA rates for all low-price products in 2 months. While sellers who use Amazon FBA fulfillment can currently apply for lower rates for certain items through FBA “Small and Light,” Amazon will end that program on […]


Mobile Commerce, Mobile Marketing

Latest on TikTok Transforming into a Shopping Platform

June 23, 2023

Via: EcommerceBytes

Two reports in recent days show how social media app TikTok is working to capitalize on users’ propensity to shop products featured in its short-form videos. TechCrunch said TikTok confirmed a report in the Financial Times that it is testing […]


Platforms

Amazon gives sellers access to Hexa’s AR, 3D tech tools

June 6, 2023

Via: Retail Dive

The collaboration with Hexa marks Amazon’s continued experimentation with augmented reality. With Hexa’s technology, Amazon sellers can also create high-definition marketing materials, such as packshots and lifestyle images, from their 3D images, Hexa Chief Technology Officer Jonathan Clark said in […]


Platforms, Technology

Amazon advertising bucks Q1 digital slowdown with help from automation

April 28, 2023

Via: Marketing Dive

Amazon’s ad sales remained resilient in Q1 despite an uncertain economic environment that has led marketers to tap the brakes on spending. Like many in the tech world, the company took care to highlight the benefits of automation in improving […]


Platforms, Technology

How Amazon Prime Created a Bad Customer Experience for Everyone Else

March 28, 2023

Via: CMSWire

Picture this … it’s late at night, and you can’t sleep. You pick up your phone, maybe browse a few apps but get bored quickly. You see the Amazon app begging you to step into that magical wonderland of limitless […]


Shipping & Fulfillment

Amazon pulls back from UPS as it builds out logistics empire

March 6, 2023

Via: Retail Dive

UPS plans to further reduce its business with top customer Amazon in 2023, even as both companies face obstacles that could complicate their mutually agreed cutback. Amazon is shifting away from UPS and other carriers as it works to build […]


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Amazon to close 8 of its Go stores

March 6, 2023

Via: Retail Dive

Amazon’s decision to close several of its Go stores comes just weeks after it opened a location in Puyallup, Washington, that follows its larger suburban-focused format. The retailer also opened a number of locations last year in Southern California. As […]


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Amazon joins India’s experimental open-source e-commerce network

February 24, 2023

Via: Retail Dive

With Amazon’s disruption of U.S. retail arguably ebbing, emerging e-commerce markets like India’s may be especially enticing. It may seem surprising that Amazon would join an effort that aims to even the playing field in India’s still developing e-commerce landscape, […]


Shipping & Fulfillment

Will Amazon Deliver Third-Party Seller Packages by Drone?

December 26, 2022

Via: EcommerceBytes

Six months after Amazon said it would begin drone deliveries in two American towns by the end of the year, it’s a reality. Local news media are reporting that delivery by drone began just days before Christmas. Amazon spokesperson Paul […]


Shipping & Fulfillment

Bermuda Triangle at Amazon Fulfillment Centers?

November 29, 2022

Via: EcommerceBytes

Amazon is obsessed with inventory turnover, which is how fast products ship out after they’re stocked on fulfillment center shelves. So it’s baffling when sellers report inventory they ship to FBA warehouses go missing. Compounding matters, many say they’re unable […]


News

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s comments on unions run afoul of labor laws, federal agency says

October 28, 2022

Via: Retail Dive

The charges outlined in the NLRB complaint cite statements Jassy made during interviews with CNBC and Bloomberg. In an April interview with CNBC, he said that if employees were represented by a union they would be less empowered in the […]


Shipping & Fulfillment

TikTok may be on the path to in-house logistics, notes Axios report

October 14, 2022

Via: Logistics Management

As the father of two teenage daughters, I can tell you first-hand that when I think of the (very) ubiquitous social media app, TikTok, logistics is far from top of mind. But that may now be changing, it seems. The […]


Shipping & Fulfillment

Amazon Announces Faster Payouts, Discounted Shipping, and More

September 15, 2022

Via: EcommerceBytes

If yesterday’s news from Amazon’s seller conference seemed all about brands, regular sellers got some good news on day-two of Amazon Accelerate – including faster payouts and free access to multichannel shipping software from a service that previously cost $450/month. […]