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Shipping & Fulfillment

I Canceled Amazon Prime and You Probably Can Too

January 30, 2024

Via: CMSWire

Last June, on a whim, I canceled Amazon Prime. I’d seen the FTC’s lawsuit claiming the company “sabotaged” people’s attempts to disenroll and thought it might be worth experiencing firsthand. Within a few clicks, I was out. Life Without Prime […]


Platforms, Technology

Amazon Sellers Lack Control over Buyer-Facing AI Features

January 16, 2024

Via: Practical Ecommerce

Amazon continues to embed AI into its marketplace, both to help sellers list faster and to give buyers useful, more digestible information. The latest feature is an artificial intelligence tool that can answer shoppers’ questions about a product, a company […]


News

Amazon makes key hire to lead Prime Video’s advertising expansion

January 5, 2024

Via: Marketing Dive

Amazon has snapped up a media veteran with established know-how in designing an ad business for the streaming age. Helfand played an important role in building out Hulu’s offerings, later translating that experience to other corners of Disney’s empire like […]


News

CMSWire’s Top 10 Ecommerce Articles of 2023

December 26, 2023

Via: CMSWire

This year has brought about many changes and challenges for ecommerce. This collection of CMSWire’s top articles takes you through the latest shifts and trends, from the rise of AI in leveling the playing field to the evolving conflicts at […]


Shipping & Fulfillment

Amazon Changes Fee Structure for Fulfilling Sellers’ Off-Amazon Orders

December 8, 2023

Via: EcommerceBytes

Amazon is raising fees for fulfilling sellers’ off-Amazon orders, called Multi-Channel Fulfillment (MCF), and it is also modifying its size tiers. Current rates can be found on this page, and the new rates will take effect on February 5, 2024. […]


Platforms, Technology

Amazon Launches Its Own Generative AI Assistant, Q

December 1, 2023

Via: CMSWire

The stakes in the generative AI poker game continue to rise, with Amazon’s latest contribution being Q, a generative AI assistant tailored for business operations. AWS CEO Adam Selipsky introduced Q at the annual Amazon conference re:Invent. The Details on […]


E-payment & Security, Technology

Amazon rolls out palm-based identity service for businesses

November 30, 2023

Via: Payments Dive

Amazon’s palm recognition and payment capability, introduced in late 2020, is currently in operation at hundreds of retail locations in the U.S., including Whole Foods Market and Panera Bread locations. The tech giant is also positioning Amazon One as a […]


News

Amazon partners with Meta and Snap in push to expand in-app shopping

November 15, 2023

Via: Business of Apps

Amazon appears to be bolstering its in-app shopping partnership. In two separate news pieces emerging over the past week, the eCommerce giant has struck a deal with both Meta and Snap to feature in-app shopping capabilities. We’ll take a closer […]


Advertising & Marketing, Technology

Amazon upgrades ad suite with new data clean room, AI image generator

October 27, 2023

Via: Retail Dive

UnBoxed typically brings a deluge of news around Amazon Ads, and this year is no different. Announcements trickling out of the 2023 show see the e-commerce giant jumping on trends related to generative AI and data clean rooms, while also […]


Shipping & Fulfillment

Amazon tests two-legged, mobile robots

October 25, 2023

Via: Retail Dive

The news comes as CFOs have struggled to navigate an unusually tight labor market. Hiring soared in September by 336,000, exceeding predictions and validating recent signals from Federal Reserve policymakers that they plan to sustain high interest rates for a […]


News

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 […]