#92 - Amazon Shipping Rate Hike, Prime Day Tips, and much more
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Amazon Rolls Out USPS Shipping Rate Hike a Week Early
Amazon sellers got a surprise on Friday when they printed USPS Media Mail shipping labels. Instead of costing $3.19, Amazon showed the rate as $3.49.
ecommercebytes.com
Gold Rush To Fund Amazon Aggregators Dries Up
Amazon aggregators have raised just $2.2 billion in the first half of the year after raising $5.1 billion in the first half of 2021. The race to launch and fund new aggregators has ceased.
marketplacepulse.com
Amazon Posts 8 Seller Tips to Get the Most Out of Prime Day
Prime Day 2021 was the biggest two-day period ever for Amazon’s third party sellers, nearly all of which were small and medium-sized businesses, the marketplace said.
ecommercebytes.com
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Sellers Alerted Amazon to Its Postal Holiday Blunder
On June 14, sellers noticed Amazon was expecting them to ship on a postal holiday (June 20) despite the fact the USPS would not be accepting or delivering mail that day.
ecommercebytes.com
Authors Are Railing Against Amazon’s Ridiculous E-Book Return Policy
In a gigantic loophole that certainly damages the pocketbooks of writers, Amazon is under fire for allowing the return of purchased e-books after a week.
insidehook.com
Amazon Prime Switches to 2-Click Cancellation After EU Unsubscribe Complaints
Amazon is making it easier for European Prime members to cancel their subscriptions following complaints from consumer groups. The changes immediately apply to all E.U. Amazon websites accessed through desktop computers, mobile devices and tablets.
sourcingjournal.com
Amazon Turns To Technology To Help Small Business Deal With Intellectual Property Challenges
There are rules and regulations for different types of products, designs, and trade secrets differing by country and region. It takes years to develop unique products and bring solutions to market to consumers, with a tremendous amount of IP involved.
forbes.com
Bay Area Man Can't Stop Unwanted Amazon Packages from Coming in 'Brushing Scam'
"What they'll do is they'll send people very cheap products that only cost a few cents... They'll then ship that product to somebody and then create a review for a different product, more expensive product," said one expert.
abc7news.com
Now Alerts Amazon About Deceptive Certificates of Analysis Used by Seller on its Site
Now has notified Amazon about a brand posting Certificates of Analysis from a third-party testing lab on their website which confirm the fill weight of its products, but not the identity, potency, or purity.
nutritionaloutlook.com
Second N.J. Judge Finds Amazon can be Sued as 'Seller' of Third-Party Product
Internet commerce giant Amazon.com Inc can be sued under New Jersey law for defective products sold by third parties through its online marketplace, a second federal judge in the state has ruled.
reuters.com
Walmart.com Has Less Competing Sellers than Amazon.com And Is Now more Profitable
What isn’t so well known, is that Walmart.com has almost 50% of the online traffic that Amazon.com has, whilst having only 3% of the number of sellers.
einnews.com
Adore Me’s Uphill Battle Against Fakes on Amazon
“Amazon is a very competitive arena, using both what we might call white-hat and black-hat tactics. This is clearly on the more black-hat side of things,” Rick Watson, founder and CEO of RMW Commerce Consulting said.
retaildive.com
Amazon Tells Sellers to Ditch their Mylar Stash Bags
“Due to regulatory requirements, all Mylar bags that are not clear or single-colored must be removed from the Amazon store by August 5, 2022.”
ecommercebytes.com
Amazon Investigated by UK Antitrust Watchdog Over its Marketplace Practices
The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority said it is probing Amazon over practices affecting sellers on its domestic marketplace that “may be anti-competitive and could result in a worse deal for customers.”
cnbc.com
I Have a Side Hustle – Here’s How I Make Millions on Amazon – And You Can, Too
In the age of side hustles, Amazon may seem like an unlikely place to start, but you can make just as much selling on Amazon as you usually spend. Lauren Stark is the head of business strategy for mDesign, one of the largest home storage brands on Amazon.
the-sun.com
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Tips and Tricks
Amazon FBA vs. Dropshipping in 2022 – Which Is Better?
Dropshipping is a unique business model because you never take ownership of a product; you simply list the product for sale, wait for it to sell, and send the order to your supplier. As a result, it requires only a minimal upfront investment.
junglescout.com
Amazon Briefing: Some third-party sellers are rethinking their Prime Day discounting strategy
In less than two weeks, Amazon will launch Prime Day, a massive summer shopping event that was once known for its hefty discounts. However, given the current difficult macroeconomic climate and limited inventory, some brands might not offer as deep of discounts as they normally have.
modernretail.co
6 Subscription Ideas to Stabilize Revenue
Plenty of online stores offer flash sales and steep discounts to keep product moving out the door. Both provide quick sales. The downside, however, is lower profit.
practicalecommerce.com
Podcasts
How We Plan to Make $5 Million on Amazon in a Recession
Just like every other Amazon seller, we are navigating these choppy waters. We're thinking about what type of hard decisions we need to make over the next 6 to 12 months—to make sure we are mitigating the down risk and maximizing our upside.
podcasts.apple.com
Amazon Marketing, Community Building, And The Art Of ”Social Listening” With Steven Black
In this episode, Kevin welcomes an Amazon marketing expert to talk about how content, community, and social listening can level up your business.
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The 3 Types Of Emails That Generate More Sales Every ECOM Seller MUST Send (The Trifecta Method)
Here we will be discussing three types of emails you must send to your email list. Now I've been talking to a lot of e-commerce sellers lately. We've been doing these game plan calls where we're allowing people to hop on a call with us and dig into their business. We're seeing if there are some holes that we can find.
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