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Amazon GMV Surpassed $800 Billion in 2025, Five Big Myths About Selling, and more

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500

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Amazon GMV Surpassed $800 Billion in 2025

Amazon and its sellers sold $830 billion worth of goods in 2025, tripling its GMV from $277 billion seven years ago. According to Marketplace Pulse estimates based on Amazon disclosures, first-party sales reached $255 billion and third-party marketplace sales reached $575 billion, with both segments growing at nearly identical 9% rates. This marks a continuation of the 6-10% growth range Amazon has maintained since 2022, returning to steady expansion after the exceptional 46% surge during the 2020 COVID peak.

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Amazon expert: The five big myths about selling on Amazon

Much of this comes down to a handful of persistent myths. Below, we address the top five most common concerns we hear from fishing brands, retailers and distributors, and explain how Amazon works in practice when approached in a structured way.

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Amazon ordered to repay €59 million by German regulator over third-party seller pricing controls

Amazon is facing renewed antitrust scrutiny in Europe after Germany’s Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt) ordered the technology giant to disgorge approximately €59 million in economic benefits allegedly obtained by influencing pricing on its marketplace platform. The decision, announced on 5 February 2026, marks the first time the German authority has used its disgorgement powers following the 2023 reform of German competition law.

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An update on Amazon’s Worldwide Selling Partner Services leadership

Amazon today announced Dharmesh Mehta, VP of Worldwide Selling Partner Services (SPS), will become CEO Andy Jassy’s new Technical Advisor (TA) in March, and Amit Agarwal, SVP of International Emerging Stores, will expand his remit to lead the SPS organization. Mehta has been with Amazon for more than 12 years in Worldwide Stores leadership, and over that time has led the SPS and Customer Trust teams in building tools and services for independent sellers and helping ensure a trusted shopping experience on Amazon.

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Amazon grows Q4 2025 sales via AWS, AI and same-day delivery

Amazon notched double-digit sales in its fiscal Q4 2025 as it announced Amazon Web Services (AWS) agreements with a variety of technology companies. On an earnings call with investors, CEO Andy Jassy also noted agreements with OpenAI, Perplexity, Adobe, Salesforce and Accenture. He also noted agreements with the U.S. Air Force, BlackRock, the NBA, DoorDash and Visa, among others.

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Amazon Posts Record Results

Exploding sales in AWS, Amazon’s cloud computing business, led to a 14% increase in sales in the fourth quarter with revenue hitting $213.4 billion. Net income rose to $21.2 billion from $20.0 billion in the fourth quarter of 2024. AWS had its biggest increase in 13 quarters, with sales up 24% the fourth quarter, to $35.6 billion. Amazon’s online business had a 10% increase in fourth quarter sales, to $83 billion, and sales in its third-party seller business rose 11%, to $52.8 billion.

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The Hard Truth About Machine Learning for Amazon FBA Sellers

For the past few years, I have spent time trying to bend machine learning into something useful for Amazon FBA demand forecasting. On paper, it did sound straightforward to me with all these past sales in and future demand out. But in reality, Amazon’s data is messy, has so many missing pieces, and changes all the time, which makes it hard to build a reliable model. If you have ever wondered why your Prophet model looked great in all your backtests and then failed with a face-plant in July, this is why. So, here are the real challenges and the techniques that actually help you out.

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Top 1.6% of Sellers Drive 50% of Amazon’s 3P GMV

Fewer than 8,000 sellers now generate half of Amazon’s estimated $300 billion in U.S. third-party GMV – roughly 68% of total U.S. GMV – representing just 1.6% of the active seller base. The concentration has intensified dramatically since 2023, when 15,000 sellers drove that same 50% threshold, marking a near-halving in less than three years.

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Supply Chain by Amazon: The Rise of Fully-Automated Services

Supply chains around the world are becoming more automated in order to maintain efficiency and meet demand. As volatility strikes and consumer interest grows, automation has proven itself the tool to build supply chain resilience and efficiency. At the forefront of this is Supply Chain by Amazon, an end-to-end, fully automated set of supply chain services that were introduced in 2023.

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Small business owners say Amazon is selling their products without permission

Amazon's new AI shopping tools are drawing criticism from small business owners who say the company is listing and selling their products without permission. The retail giant has been rolling out AI-powered features that it says will make shopping easier for customers, even from retailers that don't sell directly on Amazon. But many small business owners are pushing back, alleging Amazon crossed a line by inserting itself into transactions they never agreed to.

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Jungle Scout Review 2026: Still Worth It For FBA Sellers?

Jungle Scout is one of the most preferred Amazon tool suites when it comes to product and keyword research. While writing this Jungle Scout review, I noticed quite a few updates to Jungle Scout’s features and pricing structure, and even a new website layout took over.

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Top 12 Amazon Competitors and How to Beat Them (2026)

In the beginning, Amazon competitors were Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, and your local bookstore. Now, you may be among the many business owners asking, “How do I compete with Amazon?” A fair question—whether you sell online, in-store, or across both, there’s a good chance Amazon overlaps with at least part of your market.

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How to make money on Amazon: 12 proven ways

It's no secret that Amazon is a very convenient website for shoppers. What's less well known is just how easy it is to earn an income on there – and not just as a seller. Selling is one of the most common ways to earn money on Amazon, and we've got plenty of tips to maximise your profits as a seller below. But it's far from your only option. It's actually possible to generate passive income through the site. This will let you earn money in your sleep!

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How To Sell on Amazon: A Beginner’s Guide (2026)

With more than 2.6 billion monthly website visitors and nearly $717 billion in net sales in 2025, Amazon is the world’s largest online marketplace and a direct line to a global audienc. Given its market dominance, understanding how to sell on Amazon is crucial for businesses of all sizes.For small businesses, it’s an opportunity to showcase your products to millions of ready-to-buy shoppers. For established brands, it’s a way to expand internationally and leverage Amazon’s unmatched customer trust.

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Podcasts

7-Figure Amazon Seller With a Full-Time Job

How do you build a 7-figure Amazon brand without quitting your day job or hiring a team? In this episode, Bradley sits down with Jason Ross from Puproar, a longtime listener turned first-time guest, who hit seven figures while working full-time and spending roughly five hours a week on the business.

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Amazon's major changes in 2026, Registrations Hit Decade Low, and more

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0500

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Amazon Seller Registrations Hit Decade Low in 2025

Amazon.com registered just 165,000 new sellers in 2025, the lowest annual total since Marketplace Pulse began collecting data in 2015 and down 44% from 2024. The decline signals Amazon’s transformation from an accessible entry point for entrepreneurial experimentation into infrastructure for established, well-capitalized operators.

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Amazon rolling out these major changes in 2026

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Amazon Removes Safeguard for Sellers of High-Value Items

“Effective February 8, 2026, all US sellers must use the Amazon Prepaid Return Label (APRL) program for customer returns regardless of item value. This change eliminates the previous high-value exemption to create a more consistent return experience for faster refund processing and reduced customer service requirements.”

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The Apple-Amazon Brand-Gating Agreement Raised Prices for Consumers Without Improving Quality

When Apple granted Amazon privileged access to its full product line—iPhones, iPads, and Beats headphones—on October 31, 2018, thousands of small merchants were suddenly locked out of Amazon’s marketplace in several countries. The change followed an agreement between the two companies known as “brand gating.” The deal limited the sale of Apple products on Amazon to a small group of authorized resellers, reshaping the online Apple retail landscape overnight on January 4, 2019, the implementation deadline.

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ChatGPT's 4% Fee Confirms Marketplace Economics

Shopify merchants will pay OpenAI a 4% transaction fee on sales through ChatGPT’s checkout feature beginning January 26, a Shopify spokesperson confirmed to The Information. At 11 percentage points below Amazon’s typical 15% referral fee and without forced advertising spend, the platform offers the potential for organic product discovery at scale – though at volumes still dwarfed by those of established marketplaces.

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Tariffs Creep: How Trump’s Policies Are Reshaping Amazon’s Pricing Battlefield

Amazon.com Inc. CEO Andy Jassy delivered a stark warning from the World Economic Forum in Davos: President Donald Trump’s tariffs are beginning to infiltrate product prices on the e-commerce giant’s platform. In an interview with CNBC’s Becky Quick on “Squawk Box,” Jassy revealed that sellers, after exhausting pre-tariff inventory stockpiles, are now passing on higher costs to consumers. “You start to see some of the tariffs creep into some of the prices,” Jassy said, noting the shift follows a strategic rush to import goods ahead of tariff hikes last year.

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Amazon Narrows SAFE-T Claims Window for Sellers to 30 Days

Amazon is making an unpopular change to a program that already receives criticism for what some sellers feel is a failure to protect them. Amazon announced on Wednesday, January 21, it would give sellers less time to file SAFE-T claims: “Effective February 16, 2026, the SAFE-T claim filing window for US seller-fulfilled orders will change from 60 days to 30 days. This update aligns with our standard US return period and A-to-z claim appeal window.

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Watch out for Amazon sellers with New Year phishing scams

This is one of the many times of year that retailers have sales, coinciding neatly with the time of year when many people are feeling the pinch after splashing out on food and presents. But if you're scouring Amazon for great deals, watch out for sellers who are actually using low prices to lure you into a phishing scam. One seller going by the name of (among others) Sc-Elegance uses "used, like new" tech products as bait, ultimately directing buyers to a fraudulent site to make payments. Security experts are warning shoppers to be on their guard.

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Tips and Tricks

Amazon Seller-Set Holiday Settings for Fulfilment by Merchant

‘For once a beneficial change’ is the reaction of one Amazon merchant on reading the news that Amazon has introduced new Fulfilment by Merchant holiday settings. Amazon have updated their Fulfilment by Merchant to give you more control over your offers, aiming to help you give more accuracy over delivery promises and keep your products visible when you are on holiday.

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Amazon to End Inventory Commingling by 2026 to Curb Counterfeits

In the vast ecosystem of online retail, Amazon has long been a behemoth, handling billions of transactions and warehousing goods from countless third-party sellers. But a subtle yet significant shift is underway that could reshape how authenticity is ensured in the marketplace. As announced in a recent post on X by technology enthusiast Gerard Hughes, Amazon plans to discontinue its inventory commingling practice effective March 31, 2026. This move, aimed at curbing the influx of counterfeit products, marks a pivotal change in how the company manages fulfillment for third-party sellers.

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How Amazon Sellers Can Avoid Aged Inventory Surcharges in 2026

If you are selling on Amazon FBA, I know that recent updates are making 2026 look a bit scary for slow-moving inventory. Aged inventory surcharge fees are increasing. And, I can surely tell you that if you are not careful, a few months of stock can turn into a cash-burning nightmare. But, for this, you don’t have to panic. There are concrete, practical steps you can take to get on track.

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How to Use AI to Boost Your Amazon Sales, Rankings and Reviews

Artificial intelligence is completely transforming how ecommerce businesses operate. AI is rewriting the rules for Amazon and DTC sellers alike and making life a whole lot easier in many ways. But here’s the truth. While everyone talks about “AI in ecommerce,” very few people actually know how to apply it strategically to grow sales, improve efficiency and future-proof their stores.

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Podcasts

How to Get Your Amazon Product Recommended By AI

AI is quickly becoming the new “front page” for product discovery on Google, in ChatGPT/Gemini-style engines, and even inside Amazon with Rufus. In this episode, Bradley sits down with Leo Sgovio, a longtime seller who’s sold tens of millions online, to break down what it actually takes to get your product recommended by AI (not just ranked on Amazon). Leo shares a practical GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) approach: build your brand around a domain you can own, publish AI-readable assets (like spec PDFs, schema, and other crawlable files), and then earn mentions where AI systems pull real-world signals, especially Reddit, press releases, and other trusted sources.

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Amazon Major Changes in 2026, AI Shopping Tool, and more

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0500

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Amazon rolling out these major changes in 2026

Amazon is gearing up for significant changes in 2026, affecting everything from how sellers do business to what customers see on Prime Video. The company is investing heavily in artificial intelligence, expanding its delivery network, and planning new features for shoppers and viewers. One of the most notable ongoing trends is Amazon’s increasing use of AI across its operations. In a recent Amazon blog post, the company detailed how artificial intelligence is driving its retail, cloud, and entertainment platforms. Amazon has already introduced generative AI features for product listings and is building new tools for sellers and customers.

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Amazon's AI shopping tool lists products without seller permission

Amazon's "Buy For Me" AI tool automatically lists products from third-party websites on its marketplace without seller consent, with retailers discovering their enrollment through unusual orders and requiring manual email requests to opt out. Sellers report significant problems including incorrect product images, persistent shell listings that divert search traffic from their own websites, and contract violations with wholesale partners who prohibit Amazon sales. Amazon defends the program as helping customers discover new brands while simultaneously pursuing legal action against companies like Perplexity for scraping its own marketplace with AI tools.

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A Decade of E-Commerce Volatility Ends

Widespread predictions of disrupted U.S. holiday sales due to escalating tariffs proved unfounded. According to Adobe Analytics, online spending on Cyber Monday hit $14.25 billion, up 7.1% year over year, while Black Friday reached $11.8 billion, up 9.1%. Adobe projects the full 2025 holiday season to reach $253.4 billion, up 5.3%. Despite unprecedented tariff levels – customs revenue surged nearly $120 billion in fiscal year 2025 – consumer spending patterns remained remarkably consistent.

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Good to Know

Amazon Scrapes Listings, Places Orders on Indie Seller Stores

Sellers who don’t sell on Amazon were shocked to see their store listings appear in its shopping app under Shop Direct and Buy for Me features. They learned that Amazon had scraped their web stores, displayed their listings in the Amazon shopping app, and in some cases placed orders on the sellers’ sites on behalf of Amazon buyers. While the potential for greater visibility and increased sales sounds like a positive, merchants have legitimate concerns – but they learned that instead of having the choice to opt in to the program, Amazon required them to opt out if they didn’t like it, even those with whom Amazon has no relationship.

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EtherArts Photography Launches All-In-One High-Conversion Amazon Photography and A+ Content Suite For Amazon Sellers

In an increasingly crowded e-commerce landscape where a split-second impression determines a sale, Amazon photographer, EtherArts Product Photography & Graphics studio, announced the launch of its comprehensive Amazon Optimization Package. Designed to bridge the gap between “just a photo” and a high-converting digital storefront, the new service provides a turn-key solution for Amazon sellers, combining professional studio photography with custom-designed A+ Content (formerly Enhanced Brand Content). Without the hassle of multiple vendors juggling each phase, EtherArts brings the convenience of the Umbrella Amazon Optimization Suite, which reduces turnaround time and improves quality of the listings as per the A9 Algorithm.

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Amazon Has Big Changes Planned For 2026 - Here's What To Look For

E-commerce giant Amazon is about to close out an impressive 2025 and is looking forward to an even bigger 2026. Fans of shopping at Amazon for groceries can look forward to an expansion of stores across the next year. Amazon is going all-in on its robotaxi service, not for deliveries, but to transport people. And for those who sell products on Amazon, there is a massive change in that sellers must label and prepare products for shipping themselves, a service that was previously handled by Amazon.

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Amazon splits variation reviews in bid to stop misleading ratings

Amazon announced on January 7, 2026, through its Seller Forums a substantial modification to how customer reviews distribute across product variations. Starting February 12, 2026, the e-commerce platform will restrict review sharing between variations that exhibit significant functional differences, according to the official announcement. The change affects millions of product listings where sellers currently group distinct items under single parent ASINs.

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Feds: Amazon staffers took bribes to prop up sketchy merchants, products

Sketchy merchants have been bribing Amazon employees and contractors to reinstate unsafe and counterfeit products on the e-commerce site and manipulate reviews, according to the U.S. Justice Department. On Friday, federal officials announced indictments against six suspects who allegedly paid more than $100,000 to Amazon employees and contractors in commercial bribes. “In exchange for bribes, and the promises of such bribes, the Amazon insiders baselessly and fraudulently conferred tens of millions of dollars of competitive benefits upon hundreds of 3P (third-party) seller accounts,” the indictment claims.

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Amazon Canada implements strict ownership verification to meet KYC rules

The e-commerce landscape for third-party sellers in North America is undergoing a structural shift as regulatory authorities increase pressure on digital platforms to verify the identities behind corporate entities. Amazon.ca has begun requesting a specific Self-Attestation document from its selling partners, a formal declaration designed to identify the individuals who ultimately own or control business accounts. This requirement is not merely an internal policy update but a response to revised Canadian Know Your Customer (KYC) regulations, which mandate a deeper level of transparency before financial disbursements can be processed.

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Former Amazon Employee Creates Planet124.com to Challenge Traditional Marketplace Fee Structures

Drawing on insider experience from one of the world's largest e-commerce platforms, McKinley Private Holding Co. has launched Planet124.com with a disruptive business model. The marketplace offers sellers product listings for a simple five-dollar monthly subscription with zero commission fees, marking a significant departure from conventional online retail platforms. The e-commerce landscape is experiencing a seismic shift as Planet124.com introduces a business model that fundamentally reimagines how online marketplaces generate revenue. Founded by McKinley Private Holding Co. and built by a former Amazon employee, the platform leverages deep industry knowledge to address one of the most persistent challenges facing online sellers: excessive transaction fees that erode profit margins and limit business growth potential.

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Amazon Expands Grocery Delivery and Introduces Robotaxis While Changing Seller Shipping Responsibilities for 2026

E-commerce giant Amazon is poised to conclude 2025 on a high note, with ambitious plans for an even more expansive 2026. Grocery shoppers can anticipate a significant expansion of physical stores, enhancing their options for shopping. Additionally, Amazon is doubling down on its robotaxi service, focusing on passenger transport rather than deliveries—a novel shift that reflects the company’s aspiration to innovate and adapt its service offerings. Amazon has solidified its market leadership, boasting the largest U.S. market share in the e-commerce sector, outpacing competitors like eBay and Walmart.

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Amazon AI scraping project creates unauthorized listings for small brands

The intersection of artificial intelligence and e-commerce reached a new point of friction this week as independent retailers discovered their proprietary product data being harvested for a secretive Amazon initiative. This program, identified by industry observers and affected sellers as Project Starfish, involves the automated scraping of independent business websites to generate AI-powered listings within the Amazon Shopping app.

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Tips and Tricks

The Best Amazon Ads Tools in 2026: Top Platforms to Maximize Your PPC Performance

Running Amazon ads keeps getting more competitive every year. With rising CPCs, shifting search behaviors, and new ad formats popping up, manual management just doesn't cut it anymore. The smartest sellers and brands turn to specialized platforms that handle the heavy lifting-automating bids, uncovering high-value keywords, eliminating wasted spend, and delivering real-time insights. These top platforms stand out in 2026 because they combine advanced automation with deep data analysis, often powered by AI and machine learning.

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Podcasts

The $3M Amazon Seller Who Still Sells His First Product

Andrew Engle transitioned from mechanical/manufacturing engineering to becoming an Amazon seller after identifying where the real money was: selling products on Amazon, not services. In 2019, he launched his first product, found using Helium 10 (Black Box) and guided by Freedom Ticket, and it took off quickly. Within about two years, the “side hustle” out-earned his job, and he went all-in.

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Amazon Cuts Seller Fees, Chinese Sellers Leaving Local Platforms, and more

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0500

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Chinese Sellers Are Abandoning Mainland Registration

Over 780 Chinese sellers changed their Amazon legal entity to Hong Kong in November 2025 alone – a dramatic response to Beijing’s first-ever mandate requiring platforms to report quarterly seller revenue data. The exodus represents a significant shift for sellers whose pricing advantages have long frustrated domestic competitors. For American Amazon sellers who have called for a level playing field, this enforcement may finally deliver the tax parity they’ve sought.

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Amazon takes legal action against big TM fraud scheme

Amazon’s Counterfeit Crimes Unit (CCU) has filed a lawsuit against multiple individuals and companies based in China and the US who are accused of obtaining invalid trademark registrations. The activity was part of an "elaborate scheme" to abuse Amazon's Brand Registry platform, which offers a suite of brand protection tools. The defendants collectively obtained invalid trademarks from the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), with many being used to improperly gain access to the Brand Registry, according to the online commerce giant.

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150+ Dropshipping Products To Sell for Profit (2026)

One of the biggest hurdles new dropshipping entrepreneurs face is choosing which products to sell. It's a significant business decision with long-term consequences for your brand and website. If you want to know how to start dropshipping to generate profit, focus on in-demand products like the ones suggested in this post.

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Good to Know

Meet the UVA alumnus behind Amazon’s top-selling Plug and Play video game

Alex Wu goes to work in his living room, fighting bad guys alongside his 4-year-old son, Cassian. “To me,” Wu said, “that’s the most fulfilling thing.” Wu is a 2007 University of Virginia alumnus, a McIntire School of Commerce product, and one of the brains behind Nex Playground, Amazon’s No. 1 seller in the Plug & Play Video Games category that outsold even Xbox on Black Friday.

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How pricing mechanisms help customers find great deals and benefit Selling Partners

We strive to offer the best shopping experience possible, which includes helping customers find great offers at fair prices. We have built an attractive store that benefits customers and selling partners alike. Central to this success is Amazon’s thriving partnership with around 47,000 German small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that sell through Amazon. In 2024, these selling partners offered over 750 million products and employed more than 170,000 people across Germany to manage their online business with us.

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Why The Amazon Native AquaSonic Landed A Walmart Deal – And Never Was A Social Brand

This week, the AdExchanger Commerce Media Newsletter took a look at AquaSonic an oral care manufacturer and – in my humble opinion – an emblematic case study for digital-native consumer brands. AquaSonic, founded in 2017, picked up early traction by offering a far more affordable electric toothbrush and accessory kit than was available at the time, said Arsalan Rahbarpoor, a co-founder and president.

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Amazon Hid FBA Listings Regionally for Two Months

Amazon moderators acknowledged the company restricted some FBA listings on a regional basis after sellers reported the issue on the Amazon discussion boards. A reader told EcommerceBytes last month, “The problem involves a system glitch in Amazon’s FBA buy-ability logic that makes products completely unavailable in large portions of the United States even when the items are in stock, active, and fully compliant.”

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Consultants Weigh in on New Walmart and Amazon Policies

Consultants discussed new Walmart and Amazon marketplace policies, with one change garnering praise and the other getting panned. Walmart just put a policy into place for sellers who use its multichannel fulfillment service, and Amazon’s controversial DD+7 policy rolls out in March.

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Portuguese Sellers explore growth opportunities during Amazon fulfilment centre tour in Spain

A group of Portuguese small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) recently toured Amazon's fulfilment centre (FC) in Illescas, Spain, gaining firsthand insights into how our logistics network can help grow their businesses internationally. This marks the second event organised for Portuguese sellers, following a first tour in 2024. More than 1,000 Portuguese SMEs have started selling on Amazon, collectively achieving over €145 million in exports. The main destinations being Spain, France, Germany, the U.S., and the UK.

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Supliful Launches Comprehensive Educational Guide to Help Amazon Sellers Scale Through Private-Label Dropshipping

Golden, CO - Supliful, a leading private-label dropshipping and fulfillment partner, has announced the release of a new in-depth educational guide designed to help Amazon sellers navigate product sourcing, branding, and scaling using modern e-commerce infrastructure. The guide aims to support new and established merchants by offering clear insights into how private-label fulfillment works and why efficient backend systems are essential for long-term success on Amazon.

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Amazon stops sales of LED spotlight over safety fears

The Office for Product Safety and Standards issued an urgent warning on Thursday, December 4, for the JOYINLED Mini LED Spotlight. It told the public that live parts of this product can be accessed without the use of tools, meaning that there is a "high risk of electric shock" if touched. The public was also warned that the plug could overheat or explode under faulty conditions because the product is not fitted with a correctly rated fuse.

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I made $560,000 in revenue last year reselling products on Amazon. Here's exactly how I do it

In August 2023, I was on maternity leave with my second child and dreading returning to my software engineering job at a large tech company. I knew other people were burning out, too, but it still surprised me when it happened to me. I had spent years building my career, yet I couldn't ignore the burnout. I wanted a different rhythm to my days, and a path that didn't put a ceiling on my earnings.

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15 Most Selling Products on Amazon in 2026

The platform gives online sellers a plethora of options for products to sell online. However, choosing one from them can be overwhelming. Having a list of the most selling products on Amazon can help you select a product, generate sales, and earn profits. The product you zero in on determines the success rate of your eCommerce business. Besides, if you wish to expand your business in the international market in the future, you should finalize the product keeping that in mind.

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Fueling Amazon Growth: Data, Capital, and Strategy

Amazon has always been competitive—but right now, it’s intensely competitive. More brands, more ad placements, higher customer expectations, and faster-moving trends mean “good enough” doesn’t stay good for long. At the same time, the opportunity has never been bigger: Amazon continues to be one of the most powerful channels to launch products, build brand loyalty, and scale revenue… if you have the right strategy.

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Podcasts

Hijacked Amazon Trucks + TikTok Shop Strategies

In this episode, Bradley Sutton kicks off a brand-new era for both the AM/PM Podcast and the Serious Sellers Podcast with co-hosts Carrie Miller and Shivali Patel. This simulcast episode sets the tone for what’s coming next: more Amazon, TikTok Shop, Walmart, and AI-driven strategies designed to help you make money in the AM and the PM. Bradley also shares the new format for both shows, including Weekly Buzz moving to AM/PM Podcast, expert-led trainings, and a renewed focus on real seller stories on Serious Sellers Podcast every Monday.

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Amazon Issues Attack Warning, The Great Supply Chain Reversal, and more

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0500

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The Great Supply Chain Reversal

Just two years ago, the battle lines in e-commerce seemed clear. Amazon dominated through speed and convenience, built on decades and billions invested in domestic fulfillment. Temu and Shein disrupted through price, shipping directly from Chinese factories to exploit the $800 de minimis duty exemption. Today, both sides are sprinting toward what the other perfected, driven by evolving regulations worldwide and the realization that modern retail demands supply chain flexibility, not purity.

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5 Charts Showing How Big CPGs Are Losing to Third-Party Sellers on Amazon

Big consumer packaged goods brands are losing to small brands on Amazon, according to a new report from IPG’s Agentic Systems for Commerce. The report is based on data from AI-powered analytics firm Intelligence Node, which IPG acquired last year. The report describes a new self-reinforcing system disrupting longstanding brand power dynamics between large and small brands across the CPG industry.

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Amazon Issues Attack Warning: What Users Need to Know Right Now

Amazon is one of the world’s largest online marketplaces, with millions of daily transactions, account logins, and financial exchanges happening every minute. Because of this, the platform is a prime target for cybercriminals who constantly search for vulnerabilities to exploit. Recently, Amazon issued an attack warning, alerting users about a rising number of attempted breaches, phishing schemes, and fraudulent activities targeting customer accounts.

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Amazon Expands Service that Grades and Resells FBA Sellers’ Returns

Amazon launched the Grade and Resell service for FBA sellers in 2021, and this month it expanded the program to additional categories “with smarter features.” Amazon describes the program as follows: “The FBA Grade and Resell program allows you to recover value from your unfulfillable customer returns by allowing you to relist and sell your products as Used, instead of paying to remove the inventory.

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The latest from Amazon’s Counterfeit Crimes Unit: Amazon takes legal action against massive trademark fraud scheme

The Counterfeit Crimes Unit (CCU) is a global team dedicated to partnering with law enforcement, brands, and other stakeholders to disrupt counterfeiters and their networks. Learn more about the CCU, and continue to visit this page for the latest news and updates.

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Amazon Seller Inventory Stuck in Closed Warehouse

Sellers counting on Amazon to fulfill their orders during the Christmas holiday shopping season discovered some of their inventory is stuck in a warehouse in Arkansas. Amazon informed sellers last week that it had to temporarily closed the LIT1 fulfillment center "to perform a building assessment after the structural engineering firm that designed the building notified us of design errors."

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‘Made in China?’: House panel demands Amazon come clean on product origins

In a letter to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy obtained by Fox News Digital, chairman John Moolenaar, R-Mich., and ranking member Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., urged Amazon to clearly identify the origin of its products, including listing what percentage of parts are U.S.-made and whether the seller is a U.S. or foreign entity.

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Annual net sales of Amazon in selected leading markets from 2014 to 2024

Founded in 1994, Amazon has grown into one of the biggest e-commerce marketplaces and cloud computing platforms worldwide. In 2020, Amazon was ranked first in terms of company revenue among global publicly traded internet companies. With an annual revenue of approximately 386 billion U.S. dollars, the e-retailer ranked far ahead of closest competitors Google (181.7 billion U.S. dollars) and Alibaba (109.5 billion U.S. dollars).

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Amazon is America’s low-price leader with prices on average 14% lower than 23 online U.S. retailers, says Profitero study

Helping customers save money has always been central to Amazon’s mission, which is why we're proud that—for the ninth consecutive year—a study from Profitero, a third-party analytics and research firm, has confirmed that Amazon is America’s lowest-priced online retailer, offering the most affordable prices across 23 major online retailers.

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Amazon Sellers Can Now Set ‘No-Ship’ Dates

It’s nearly impossible for sellers to take a day off from shipping orders because of strict delivery deadlines set by marketplaces. But Amazon is now giving sellers who fulfill their own orders a break with a new Fulfillment by Merchant feature. The only alternative until now had been to use the Vacation feature, but that hides sellers’ listings from shoppers.

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Amazon Goldmine: How Young People Are Turning Clicks Into Cash

It wasn’t long ago that Amazon was just a bookstore. Today, it has become the largest marketplace in the world, connecting millions of buyers and sellers across every continent. For young people, this platform has quietly opened the door to something extraordinary: the chance to build real businesses, earn global income, and even achieve financial independence – all without leaving their bedroom.

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Tips and Tricks

How to find new suppliers for your Amazon business?

If you want to build a sustainable business on Amazon with repeat customers, your sourcing strategy can’t just be about finding the cheapest suppliers offering the lowest rates. You need to build a smarter, more resilient supply chain–and that involves finding the right suppliers.

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Podcasts

New Amazon Ads Features & Launch Tactics

What if you could crack the code to scaling a million-dollar business in a fiercely competitive market? Join us as we chat with Mansour Norouzi, Director of Advertising at Incrementum Digital and a passionate supplement seller from Canada, who has already surpassed $1 million in revenue and is aiming for $2 million. Mansour shares the secrets behind his success in the e-commerce world, particularly on Amazon, revealing his strategic approaches to launching and promoting products.

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Amazon Puts a Price on Essential Seller Tools, New Dashboard, and more

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0500

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Amazon Monetizes the Software Layer Sellers Depend On

Amazon’s introduction of API fees for third-party developers represents another margin squeeze on sellers, this time arriving indirectly through the software tools that have become essential to operate on the platform. Starting January 2026, the fees will force software companies to raise subscription prices or reduce service quality, adding costs to sellers who already pay 50-60% of revenue to Amazon in various fees.

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Amazon Announces New Dashboard ahead of Expected January Returns Tsunami

Amazon announced a new returns dashboard for sellers to get “clearer insights into your returns and inventory recovery,” in one central location, regardless of channel. It comes at an opportune time: Amazon’s extended holiday returns policy requires that items purchased between November 1 and December 31, 2025, can be returned until January 31, 2026.

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Amazon: Facts and Statistics

Amazon is a more complex phenomenon than a highly successful marketplace selling its items and enabling third-party vendors to use its platform to sell its products. It is a multinational technology company relying on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. Amazon enjoys a reputation as the world’s most influential economic and cultural force.

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$2.5 trillion in sales and counting: Celebrating 25 years of Amazon’s partnership with independent sellers

In 2000, Amazon made a decision that would reshape retail forever: welcoming independent sellers to sell in our store alongside Amazon's own retail business. What began as a bold idea to expand selection has grown into one of the most transformative partnerships in the history of the retail industry. Since then, millions of entrepreneurs have partnered with Amazon to build and scale their businesses by selling in our store. Together, we’ve brought creativity, innovation, and economic opportunity to entrepreneurs of all sizes and their communities around the world.

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Amazon is Now Just 40% Retail

Amazon’s retail business now accounts for just 40.5% of the company’s total revenue, marking a new milestone in its evolution from an online bookstore to a commerce infrastructure provider. In Q3 2025, the company generated $73 billion from combined online and physical store sales, while its service businesses – third-party seller fees, advertising, subscriptions, AWS, and its ‘others’ category – delivered $107 billion. It’s a trajectory that has been consistent for years, but the milestone is nonetheless significant: 60% and rising of Amazon is now providing services rather than selling products

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Flywheel's New Reporting Metric Lets Brands Visualize Amazon Customer Data

Omnicom’s retail agency Flywheel is launching a new measurement platform built on Amazon measurement tools, aimed at helping advertisers better allocate Amazon budgets. Flywheel’s clients can use a tool, dubbed the Return on Consumer Dashboard. The tool stitches together data from Amazon’s clean room solution called Amazon Marketing Cloud, Amazon Brand Metrics, and Amazon’s API that forecasts reach, according to Flywheel’s vp of product, Gabe Fishbein.

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Amazon launches FBM Ship+ in Europe

Amazon has added a new shipping option for merchants in its five largest European markets. Sellers shipping from China can benefit from fast delivery at no additional cost, according to Amazon. The solution will later be available for domestic shipments as well. FBM Ship+ is designed for sellers who handle their own order fulfillment on Amazon. This is done under the Fulfilled by Merchant (FBM) label, as opposed to Fulfilled by Amazon (FBA).

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Amazon emails sellers to gauge how Trump's tariffs are affecting their businesses

Amazon is reaching out to third-party merchants, who account for the majority of products the company sells, to gauge how President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs are affecting their businesses. Members of Amazon’s seller relations team began contacting some U.S. merchants last week, according to an email viewed by CNBC. The email asks how the “current U.S. tariff situation” has impacted sellers’ sourcing and pricing strategies, logistics operations and plans to ship goods into Amazon warehouses.

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Amazon tweaks seller rates as festival sales end

The company has increased the fee it charges for storing inventory in its warehouses by Rs 5 per cubic foot per month, to Rs 50. Additionally, it is not going to reimburse sellers the closing fee for returned orders. This is what’s charged to sellers for products sold on the platform, and ranges between Rs 6 and 21 based on the category.

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The future of Amazon returns management for third-party sellers

Amazon's marketplace keeps evolving and so does the complexity of managing returns. Between stricter metrics, changing FBA rules, and growing consumer expectations for easy returns, third-party sellers must adapt or lose visibility and viability. The future belongs to sellers who embrace automation, deploy analytics, and build customer first policies balancing efficiency with trust. That evolution is happening now as Amazon raises standards for seller performance. Sellers staying ahead of changes thrive while those resistant to evolution get left behind.

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Amazon sues Perplexity over covert AI agent access to marketplace

Amazon filed a federal lawsuit against Perplexity AI on November 4, 2025, alleging the startup deployed covert artificial intelligence agents into the e-commerce platform's systems without authorization. The complaint, filed in the Northern District of California, marks the first time Amazon has taken legal action against an AI company over autonomous shopping agents.

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Retailers are raising prices to meet tariffs. Amazon is hiking more than others

Tariffs imposed by the Trump administration have given the country’s retailers another cost to manage during a period of persistent inflation. While many are navigating the change with limited price increases, marketplace giant Amazon is hiking more than others. Price increases are common for retailers trying to blunt higher costs from tariffs. Companies including Walmart and Target have said they are employing a portfolio approach to pricing following the tariff hikes, meaning they have raised prices on some items but not others.

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Podcasts

The AI Playbook for Amazon Sellers

n this episode, let’s talk about how AI is transforming Amazon selling, from product research and listings to ads, Rufus optimization, and TikTok Shop growth. Could AI be the game-changer for Amazon sellers striving for efficiency and scalability on a budget? Join us as Shivali Patel from Helium 10 and e-commerce expert Leo Sgovio unpack the transformative role of AI in revolutionizing e-commerce. We'll explore how AI tools are streamlining essential processes like product research, SEO, and ad creation, eliminating the need for large teams and hefty budgets.

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Amazon's Global Marketplace Opportunity, Upcoming Changes to Variations, and more

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0500

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Amazon's Global Marketplace Opportunity

The conventional narrative fixates on gross merchandise volume as the ultimate indicator of marketplace potential. By that logic, Amazon’s U.S. marketplace, with an estimated $305 billion in third-party GMV, dwarfs everything, and the conversation ends there. But a single-metric focus misses the fundamental question: where can sellers build a sustainable, profitable business?

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Upcoming Changes to Amazon’s Variations

One of the largest pain points for sellers on Amazon is ASIN variations. From creating parent-child ASIN variations to how variations are displayed to the customer, there are many things to check and consider to make sure these are done correctly. Amazon’s latest attempt to simplify its catalog via variation themes started rolling out in September 2025 and is scheduled to be completed in November 2025.

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Amazon Product Photography Requirements: Complete 2025 Compliance Checklist

Selling on Amazon means following strict ecommerce photo specs that directly affect your product listings. These image requirements have changed a lot over the years. You need to understand them if you want your products to show up in search results and actually sell. The platform processes millions of product images every day. Any photo that doesn’t meet their technical standards gets rejected automatically.

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Amazon Blames Shipping Carrier for Overbilling Issue, Refunds Sellers

Sellers received good news this week when Amazon refunded them for mysterious “Other” fees that they had been billed for in August and again in September. A reader who had alerted us to the issue last month wrote today and said Amazon had credited their account this week.

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Amazon launches AI agent for marketplace sellers

Amazon is releasing an AI agent intended to proactively handle day-to-day tasks for its sellers, allowing them to manage their business end-to-end, without fingers lifting from the keyboard (and select Alexa users will soon be able to activate it by simply saying “Hey, Alexa”). The system is designed to monitor account health, detect issues, recommend actions and — when authorized — carry out steps such as price changes, inventory moves and compliance fixes.

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Amazon says India's e-commerce exports top $20 billion, despite US tariffs

Amazon opens new tab on Monday said it has helped Indian sellers surpass $20 billion in total exports, including nearly $7 billion this year, as small operators work to offset the impact of new U.S. import tariffs that were imposed in August. The company said it remained confident in its long-term growth and set a new target of reaching $80 billion in exports by 2030, driven by rising global demand for cosmetics, toys, furniture and apparel.

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Canada’s Amazon Test: Encouraging Competition or Undermining It?

Parliament’s 2023 reforms to the Competition Act made it easier for the Competition Bureau to challenge supposedly dominant firms, giving it greater latitude to intervene when it suspects they are engaging in anticompetitive conduct. The Bureau’s investigation into Amazon’s Marketplace Fair Pricing Policy is one of the first major tests of that new flexibility. What’s at stake isn’t Amazon’s size but whether the pricing rules raise prices for Canadians. The short answer is: They don’t.

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New Amazon ‘Seller Challenge’ Gives 3 Lifelines to Sellers

If selling on Amazon could be compared to the “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire” game, sellers now have three “lifelines” thanks to a new feature rolling out called Amazon Seller Challenge for members of Account Health Assurance (AHA). Some sellers noticed Seller Challenge as early as 2 weeks ago as Amazon has been quietly rolling out the feature that gives sellers opportunities to challenge enforcement decisions. But Amazon gives sellers only three opportunities to use a Seller Challenge every 180 days.

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Amazon tweaks seller rates as festival sales end

Amazon India has raised its warehouse storage fee by Rs 5 to Rs 50 per cubic foot monthly. In addition, it will no longer refund sellers the closing fee on returned orders. The adjustments, following festive sales and a recent referral fee cut, will take effect from November 15 2025, impacting seller costs.

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Tips and Tricks

Selling Handmade on Amazon: A Comprehensive Guide to Success

If you’re considering selling handmade products on Amazon, grasping the process is crucial. First, you’ll need to apply for Amazon Handmade, which requires high-quality images and detailed descriptions of your items. Once approved, you can create your artisan profile to highlight your unique craft story. It’s important to manage your orders efficiently during the time you engage with customers to boost your sales. Next, let’s explore the pros and cons of selling on this platform.

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Podcasts

How Smart Sellers Are Outsmarting Amazon in 2025

Amazon keeps tightening the screws — higher fees, tougher competition, shrinking margins. But the savviest sellers are fighting back with smarter pricing, creative fulfillment, and brand-first thinking. We break down how the best are still growing despite the headwinds.

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The Amazon Aggregator Autopsy, Fulfillment Fees 2026, and more

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0400

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Death by Valuation: The Amazon Aggregator Autopsy

Thrasio’s collapse doesn’t prove that consolidating Amazon brands was a bad idea; it demonstrates that executing the strategy during an unprecedented capital bubble made success nearly impossible. In a new interview, Thrasio co-founder John Hefter offered the first insider account of what went wrong. His revelations confirm what Marketplace Pulse analysis has shown since 2020: the aggregator model itself was sound, but the extreme conditions of 2021 destroyed the economics that made it viable.

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Amazon hiking fulfillment fees in 2026

Amazon will increase its fulfillment fees for third-party sellers by an average of $0.08 per unit sold starting Jan. 15, 2026, the e-commerce giant announced Wednesday as part of a slate of pricing changes. Increases for fees tied to the e-commerce giant’s Fulfillment by Amazon service vary by product price and size. For example, a small item priced above $50 would see a $0.51 per unit fulfillment fee increase, while a large product below $10 would see no change to its current fee rate.

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Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish?

It’s not just you. The internet is getting worse, fast. The services we rely on, that we once loved? They’re all turning into piles of shit, all at once. Ask any Facebook user who has to scroll past 10 screens of engagement-bait, AI slop and surveillance ads just to get to one post by the people they are on the service to communicate with. This is infuriating. Frustrating. And, depending on how important those services are to you, terrifying.

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Good to Know

Amazon introduces seller challenge feature for enforcement appeals

Amazon introduced Seller Challenge functionality for Account Health Assurance participants, enabling enhanced reviews of enforcement decisions after standard appeal attempts fail. According to documentation from Amazon Seller Central, the feature became available to qualified sellers with a 48-hour review commitment. The platform granted three challenges per six-month period, with automatic replenishment after each challenge concludes.

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Amazon Accelerate 2025 Recap

Each year, Amazon Accelerate serves as the marquee event where Amazon outlines its vision for the future of e-commerce. The 2025 edition made one thing unmistakably clear: the AI revolution isn’t coming, it’s here, it’s accelerating, and it’s reshaping how brands sell, advertise, and fulfill on the world’s largest marketplace.

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Amazon’s Fall Prime Day was better than expected for some merchants

Amazon’s recently concluded Fall Prime Day was a surprise hit for sellers. According to Adobe data, October’s preseason discounts lured shoppers into holiday mode ahead of schedule. During Amazon’s second Prime Day, Oct. 7–8, consumers spent $9.1 billion across US retailers, a jump of 7.3% YoY, and discounts hit 18% off listed prices.

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Amazon Gives Trading Card Sellers A Holiday Boost With New Final Sale No-Returns FBA Policy

Collectible trading card sellers are getting an early Christmas present from Amazon this year with new Final Sale Policy blocking returns and refunds for Trading Card Games and Collectibles sold via Fulfillment By Amazon (FBA). The new policy went into effect October 1, 2025 and was met with a positive response in the Amazon seller forums and across social media - though it does still allow the caveat that buyers can still report if the items were received damaged.

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Amazon Brand Growth: Why Brands Love Amazon Agencies

In 2025, the road to Amazon brand growth is far more challenging than it was a few years ago. Increased competition, rising ad costs, and stricter compliance rules have changed the way brands approach selling on the platform, making innovative product development essential. Simply listing products and hoping for organic sales is no longer enough.

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Amazon begins quarterly tax reporting to Chinese authorities for cross-border sellers

Amazon announced on October 13, 2025, that it will begin quarterly tax reporting to Chinese authorities for the first time. The marketplace will submit seller identity information, transaction volumes, revenue data, and platform commissions to China's tax authorities starting October 31, 2025, according to a notice posted in Amazon Seller Central.

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Amazon Extended Holiday Returns Begin November 1, 2025: What Sellers Need To Know

Amazon’s extended holiday return policy begins November 1, 2025, lengthening the return window for eligible purchases through the end of January. While the change is welcomed by consumers eager for more flexibility, some marketplace sellers are bracing for a potential profit hit from post-holiday return surge.

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Tips and Tricks

An 8-figure Amazon seller says it's never been easier to get started and explains how to launch a brand with $2,000

Dave Dama and his co-founder bootstrapped their e-commerce company in 2010. Dama, an 8-figure seller, believes Amazon is the best place to start a brand on a shoestring budget. His formula for success involves launching as many products as you can sustainably. "The competition and saturation weren't there," Dama told Business Insider. "You could really launch products in any category and see some success if you had an understanding of the platform, without ads, because the secret wasn't out yet."

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Podcasts

Rufus, AI Search, and the New Playbook for Amazon Growth with Noah Wickham

Scott and Noah unpacks agency growth that actually moves the needle for Amazon sellers. They tackle conference takeaways, real playbooks for managing hundreds of brands, and how “unreasonable hospitality” builds sticky B2B relationships. You will hear how top teams stay resilient, communicate proactively, and keep speed and flexibility at the center of every client touchpoint.

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Amazons Big Agentic Bet, China Reaches Global Majority, and more

Mon, 29 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0400

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Amazon's Big Agentic Bet

If agentic is the future of AI-driven commerce, Amazon just took yet more significant strides ahead of its competition. Its newly enhanced Seller Assistant has evolved from a reactive support system to an autonomous business co-pilot, marking Amazon’s most ambitious leap into agentic commerce yet. Amazon’s Seller Assistant – formerly Project Amelia – began as a basic AI support tool for answering seller questions. Now it’s become something fundamentally different. The distinction between Amazon’s generative and agentic AI capabilities matters enormously.

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Amazon releases new profit analytics dashboard for sellers

Amazon released its Profit Analytics dashboard on September 18, 2025, under the seller economics reporting section of its marketplace platform. The new tool enables sellers to analyze fees, costs, and profitability for products in their catalog at the SKU, ASIN, and Parent-ASIN level. According to Amazon's documentation, the dashboard combines sales, returns, fees, advertising data, and seller-provided cost data to deliver comprehensive profitability insights.

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China Reaches Global Majority on Amazon

Chinese sellers now represent 50.03% of Amazon’s global active seller base, marking the first time they’ve crossed the 50% threshold across all of Amazon’s international marketplaces. But while Chinese sellers have won the numbers game, American sellers maintain an edge in revenue generation.

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Good to Know

Amazon introduces agentic AI across the seller experience, transforming how sellers manage their businesses

Independent sellers are crucial partners in the success of the Amazon store. These entrepreneurs—ranging from kitchen table startups to global brands—inspire us every day with their passion for creating amazing products, and drive us to build solutions that accelerate their growth while saving them valuable time and effort. For over 25 years, Amazon has been developing and applying machine learning and AI technologies across nearly every aspect of our business, including tools and features that support our selling partners. Last year, we introduced Seller Assistant, a generative AI—powered expert for sellers, that provided immediate answers to questions and guided sellers to helpful resources.

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Amazon Runs 1st Prime-Exclusive Sale Since Crackdown

Amazon announced the date of its 4th annual Prime Big Deal Days, boasting it would include “millions of early deals exclusively for Prime members” in Monday’s announcement. It’s Amazon’s first sale exclusively for Prime members since restricting how shoppers could share their membership benefits.

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Amazon Battery Recall Lawsuit | 2025 Latest Updates

Amazon is facing increasing legal scrutiny over sales of lithium-ion batteries, battery packs, and portable chargers that allegedly overheat, catch fire, or explode, causing burns, property damage, and even fatal injuries. One major complaint cites Amazon’s role in listing dangerous 18650 lithium-ion batteries and failing to remove unsafe listings or warn consumers properly.

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Amazon Phases Out Commingling to Combat Counterfeits by 2026

Amazon is phasing out its commingling practice, which pooled identical products from multiple sellers, amid criticism for enabling counterfeits and damaging reputations. The gradual change, starting with select categories and completing by mid-2026, addresses seller frustrations and regulatory scrutiny, potentially improving marketplace trust and fairness.

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Amazon brings back fall event Prime Big Deal Days for 2025

Two months after Amazon ran its summer sales event, it has announced the return of its fall event, which it calls Prime Big Deal Days. Its summer Prime Day sales event ran for four days this year, July 8 to July 11. Both the summer and fall promotional periods follow the return in March of Amazon’s Big Spring Sale, the pre-summer equivalent of its Prime Day event.

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Sold on Walmart, sent by Amazon: The weird new world of online retail

In an e-commerce twist almost worthy of The Twilight Zone or Black Mirror, Amazon is now officially supporting orders placed on Walmart.com — allowing sellers to tap into Amazon’s logistics network to fulfill purchases made on the site of its biggest retail rival. The move, announced Thursday at Amazon’s Accelerate seller conference, is part of a broader expansion of its Multichannel Fulfillment (MCF) service.

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CEO Andy Jassy says Amazon’s partnership with independent sellers is the most 'substantial collaboration in the history of retail'

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said consumers and independent sellers are "at the very top" of the list of customers whose lives Amazon tries to make better and easier every day, as he opened the annual Accelerate conference in Seattle this week. He said the company is constantly innovating and inventing to help support the seller community. In a fireside conversation with Dharmesh Mehta, Amazon’s vice president of Worldwide Selling Partner Services, Jassy said he believes that the partnership Amazon and sellers have, and the work they're doing together, is "wildly important and strategic to all of us, and to me."

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After years of backlash, Amazon finally ends a practice that many sellers have long loathed

Amazon made a series of big announcements Wednesday at its annual Accelerate conference for sellers — including new AI tools that could significantly reduce their manual workload. Yet the biggest applause came not for artificial intelligence, but for an old-fashioned logistics change: a promise to end “commingling,” a behind-the-scenes inventory practice that has drawn criticism from brands and sellers for more than a decade.

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Independent sellers move 5 billion products annually through Amazon’s network of global logistics, domestic freight, and bulk warehousing

Every product has a journey. Sometimes it begins in a family-owned factory in rural Georgia, sometimes in a bustling manufacturing hub in an international country, and other times in a design studio in downtown Austin. Wherever production starts, sellers face the same challenge: getting that product from their factory to a customer's doorstep in a fast, reliable, and cost-effective manner across global and domestic logistics, warehousing, distribution, and finally fulfillment.

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Any Amazon Seller Buying Sponsored Product Ads Can Now Use Amazon's Clean Room

The update means that small- and mid-sized brands selling products on Amazon can cross-reference their own shopper data with Amazon’s shopping, browsing, and streaming signals through the platform’s self-service ad console. Previously, advertisers had to go through a registration process with Amazon Ads to use AMC or work with third-party tech partners like Intentwise or Pacvue to get access to similar measurement and analytics.

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Tips and Tricks

Here’s how to start selling your products on Amazon

The countdown to the Amazon Great Indian Festival 2025 has already begun. Each year, Amazon India’s flagship festive event brings in millions of shoppers across categories—apparel, electronics, home décor, kitchenware, beauty, and beyond. Customers wait for months to grab exclusive deals, and sellers, whether small businesses, artisans, or D2C brands, reap the benefits of record-breaking traffic.

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How To Sell on Amazon in 6 Steps (A 2025 Guide for Beginners)

With more than 310 million active customers worldwide and nearly $638 billion in annual gross merchandise sales (GMV), Amazon is the world’s largest online marketplace and a direct line to a global audience. Given its market dominance, understanding how to sell on Amazon is crucial for businesses of all sizes.

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Podcasts

Amazon Conversion Strategies

Anthony Cofrancesco returns with a ton of insights on revolutionizing your e-commerce game. Renowned for his expertise in split testing, Anthony unpacks how this once niche strategy has become a cornerstone of modern marketing for Amazon sellers. He advocates for creating “high-volume variations” of creative assets to push boundaries and outperform competitors. Anthony also sheds light on the role AI plays in making these strategies more accessible and affordable, while addressing the challenges faced by larger sellers who are hesitant to change their successful tactics.

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Amazon Fee Reductions, Supply-Centric AI vs Demand-Centric, and more

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0400

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Amazon's Supply-Centric AI vs Shopify's Demand-Centric

Amazon’s recent earnings report reveals its fundamentally different approach to artificial intelligence compared to Shopify’s platform strategy. Amazon predominantly builds AI to optimize the experience of its core customer – the shopper, whereas Shopify builds AI to maximize performance for its customer – the merchant. Amazon’s AI is supply-centric, focused on operational efficiency and customer satisfaction. In its Q2 earnings report, the company noted it “introduced DeepFleet, an AI model that makes Amazon’s one million+ robots work smarter.”

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Amazon demands proof of authenticity from electronics sellers

Amazon has caused concern among a large number of electronics sellers. The platform now requires extra prove that their branded products come from authorized suppliers. Those who fail to provide this evidence risk having their products removed from the platform starting September 17, 2025. Amazon has asked sellers to submit invoices no older than 180 days that list at least 100 units. In addition, the company wants full supplier details, such as name, address, email and website. Documents must be submitted in PDF, JPG, PNG or GIF.

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Good news for Amazon sellers: Fee reductions ahead of festive rush

Amazon India has announced significant changes aimed at supporting its network of 1.7 million sellers ahead of the 2025 festive shopping season. The company has cut seller fees across multiple product categories and introduced advanced AI-powered tools to help sellers improve efficiency and scale operations during this high-demand period. These initiatives come as festive sales in India are expected to grow by 27 percent this year, reaching an estimated Rs 1.2 lakh crore.

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Amazon Faces Recalls for Hazardous Products Amid Safety Risks

In a series of urgent safety alerts, Amazon has found itself at the center of multiple product recalls affecting consumers nationwide, with authorities instructing buyers to immediately cease using the implicated items. These recalls, spanning everything from household appliances to children’s products, underscore ongoing challenges in the e-commerce giant’s supply chain and third-party seller ecosystem.

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Amazon Experiences Drop In Google Search Visibility

New data from the Audience Key content marketing platform indicates that Amazon’s visibility has suffered a significant drop. The decline follows two changes Amazon made to its presence in Google Shopping, although it is uncertain whether those changes are direct or indirect causes. The first change was the discontinuation of its paid Shopping ads, and the second was the consolidation of its three merchant store names (Amazon, Amazon.com, and Amazon.com – Seller) into a single store identity, “Amazon.” These changes appear to have had a measurable effect on how often Amazon product cards appear in Google’s organic Shopping results.

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Amazon Uses Machine Learning to Tell Sellers if FBA Is a Good Fit

Amazon uses Machine Learning technology to advise sellers which of the products they sell would be a good fit for its fulfillment service through a feature called Amazon FBA Enrollment Opportunities. On Tuesday, it announced it had integrated FBA Enrollment Opportunities directly into Manage All Inventory so that sellers could “identify and act on valuable growth opportunities more efficiently.”

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The Single-Product Millionaire

Over 800 Amazon sellers generate more than $1 million annually while listing just one product – a testament to the platform’s unprecedented scale and the precision required to reach such focus. According to Marketplace Pulse research, 19 of these sellers are generating over $10 million with their single SKU. Amazon’s U.S. marketplace hosts roughly 50,000 million-dollar sellers – the same as all other marketplaces combined – and just 1.6% of these sellers (0.15% of all active sellers in the U.S.) operate with a single product, illustrating how extraordinarily rare this achievement is.

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Long Island man allegedly sold thousands of fake Nintendo products over Amazon for years

Inside a nondescript warehouse on Austin Boulevard in Island Park, police and investigators seized boxes upon boxes of fake Nintendo Switch Docking Stations, Switch Adapters and Pokémon Go accessories. Isaac Lapidus, 34 was arrested and charged Thursday with counterfeiting, which is a Class C felony that carries a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison. “It was actually Amazon that brought him to our attention,” said Nassau County District attorney Anne Donnelly. “They were getting numerous returns and complaints about the product that his company was selling.”

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Temu Opens Online Marketplace to All US Sellers

“Whether small businesses or individual entrepreneurs, [U.S. sellers] can now connect directly with millions of consumers,” a Temu spokesperson told PYMNTS Friday (Nov. 22) in an email. “Temu provides the tools; sellers bring the products. It’s a new way for businesses to grow and for shoppers to discover something fresh.” Sellers can sign up at seller.temu.com, with no invitation needed, and can ship directly from U.S. warehouses to enable the delivery of products in as little as one business day, the spokesperson said.

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Tips and Tricks

10 Helium 10 Alternatives & Competitors (Free & Paid)

Helium 10 is undoubtedly one of the best tools for Amazon FBA sellers. However, it may not be the ideal choice for everyone due to its premium pricing and unfamiliar features for beginners. To find the best possible alternatives to Helium 10, I tested 10 similar tools that can help you achieve your goals effectively, while also saving significantly. From this post, I’ll share my findings to help you select the perfect Helium 10 alternative by comparing their subscription price per month, features, free trial availability, customer support, and ease of use.

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How to avoid legal pitfalls with an Amazon seller lawyer

Florida’s booming economy, international trade hubs, and strong entrepreneurial culture make it a natural fit for e-commerce sellers looking to scale their Amazon businesses. With thousands of Floridians launching online storefronts, the state has quickly become a hotspot for Amazon entrepreneurship. However, the same landscape that offers opportunity also brings legal risk. Sellers must navigate a maze of Amazon policies, intellectual property concerns, tax laws, and product compliance regulations. Missteps in any of these areas can lead to account suspensions or costly disputes. This is where legal support becomes essential.

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A seven-figure Amazon seller shares 3 keys to making money online in 2025

"Being an entrepreneur is great. It's awesome. But the grass is green wherever you water it," consultant-turned-entrepreneur Alex Yale told Business Insider. "It takes a lot of hard work, and it takes a lot of time and energy. You have to have a certain skillset and a certain appetite for risk." He added that success is not guaranteed: "There's a huge graveyard of failed entrepreneurs."

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Amazon Sellers’ Strategies: Building Moats for 2025 Success

In the competitive world of Amazon selling, where millions of third-party merchants vie for consumer attention, selecting the right products can mean the difference between modest earnings and multimillion-dollar revenues. Veteran sellers like Lisa Harrington, who has built a thriving business on the platform, emphasize the importance of establishing a “moat”—a defensible advantage that protects against copycats and market saturation.

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Podcasts

The Maldives Honeymoon Amazon Launch Strategy Version 8.0

Can you imagine launching a product on Amazon and seeing it soar to page one with minimal sales effort? Join Bradley Sutton from the beautiful Milaidhoo Resort in the Maldives as he uncovers the secrets of the Newest version of the Maldives Honeymoon Amazon Launch Strategy for 2025 and 2026. Bradley dives deep into the nuances of keyword research amidst evolving AI search behaviors and how sellers can leverage this to optimize product listings.

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