#101 - US Taxation for Chinese Amazon Sellers, Ad Business, and much more
Hot News
Chinese E-Commerce Sales Should Be Subject to Taxation in the US
The US shouldn’t shy away from protecting Americans from unfair trade practices. A tax on Chinese e-commerce sellers in the US would be a reputational cost of doing business with years of protection failures, says the Coalition for a Prosperous America’s David Morse.
bloombergtax.com
Amazon Launches Lending to Keep Sellers On Board
The vendor financing business just got a bit more competitive as eCommerce leader Amazon announced that it is launching a new merchant cash advance option it says is simple and flexible with repayment options that are tailored to the ebb and flow of sales.
pymnts.com
Chinese Sellers Didn’t Quit Amazon
Chinese sellers have recouped the market share they lost on Amazon over the past two years. It looked like they were abandoning Amazon for a while, but that has since turned out false.
marketplacepulse.com
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Good to Know
Amazon Ad Business Growing Faster Than Google, Facebook
Amazon’s ad business outpaced Google’s and Facebook’s growth every quarter for the past three years. It’s still smaller, but Amazon is not competing with retailers for advertising dollars - it is going after Google and Facebook.
marketplacepulse.com
Amazon Adds Venmo to Its Checkout Page
Amazon.com Inc. now allows some shoppers to use Venmo to pay at checkout. And starting on Black Friday, all Amazon shoppers will be able to use the option at checkout, “in time for peak holiday shopping,” said Venmo owner PayPal Holdings Inc. CEO Daniel Schulman.
digitalcommerce360.com
These 2 Segments Could Become Amazon's Next Big Thing
Amazon's marketplace helps sell more products from its third-party partners than the company itself. Advertising demand is weakening across the economy, but it remains a bright spot for the company.
fool.com
Three Notable Antitrust & Tech Updates That May Have Flown Under Your Radar
Here are a few recent developments with notable implications that may have flown under the radar: 1) renewed focus on gig economy issues; 2) potential enforcement efforts regarding director overlaps; and 3) challenges to MFN pricing.
jdsupra.com
Amazon Buy Box Unpacked as £900 Million Claim to be Brought Against It
The European Commission has preliminarily found that Amazon's rules and criteria for its Buy Box unduly favour its own retail business alongside those that use Amazon's logistics and delivery services.
osborneclarke.com
A New Report Shows How Amazon is Powering the Growth of Small Businesses and Brands
A new report shows how Amazon is providing opportunity, tools, and services to help nearly 500,000 selling partners in the U.S. reach hundreds of millions of customers around the world.
aboutamazon.com
A Better Way to Calculate Seller Feedback?
A seller recently noticed Amazon was showing seller feedback inconsistently - most offers on a product detail page showed the number of feedback the seller had received in the past year, but one seller had their lifetime feedback count showing.
ecommercebytes.com
Half of Amazon EMEA Vendors Likely to Switch Selling Models in 2023
Profitability challenges, complex logistics, and difficulty forecasting sales are major pain points for consumer brands that sell via Amazon in Europe and the Middle East — according to new research from Pattern, the category leader for global ecommerce acceleration.
businesswire.com
Federal Court Dismisses California Sales Tax Suit
Similar to other federal courts ruling on the same issue, the Court determined that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction to hear the case under the Tax Injunction Act (TIA) because a remedy is available to the taxpayers in California state court.
grantthornton.com
Amazon announced the identification and disruption of three counterfeiting operations in China thanks to local Public Security Bureaus (PSB) and intel provided by Amazon’s Counterfeit Crimes Unit (CCU).
aboutamazon.com
Basically Everything on Amazon Has Become an Ad
Type any random product into Amazon’s search bar and look closely at the results. If you don’t scroll, every listing in front of you will most likely be an ad, signaled by a small label with the word “Sponsored.”
vox.com
“Store Brands” in the Internet Age: What Amazon’s Private Label Brand Means for Third-Party Sellers
Since the launch of its AmazonBasics brand in 2009, Amazon has been growing its private label business from common staple goods like discount batteries to a full-fledged suite of more than 100 private label brands.
jdsupra.com
Amazon to Delist Top Seller Appario on India Marketplace Amid Regulatory Heat
Amazon plans to delist large seller Appario Retail, in which it maintains a stake, from the marketplace, a year after ending ties for another large seller following allegations from retailers that some sellers received preferential treatment.
techcrunch.com
Amazon to Deliver Third-Party Ecomm Orders; ETSA Winners to Receive Awards on Nov 19
In late April we reported that Flipkart was opening up its logistics arm Ekart to other ecommerce companies. Now Amazon India is following suit with a new vertical called Amazon Shipping.
indiatimes.com
Preparing for Amazon’s Arrival in SA … and What it Means for Advertising
Rumours that Amazon will be making an entry into South Africa next year have retailers eager to take advantage of the world’s biggest marketplace.
themediaonline.co.za
Amazon Global Selling Offers Thai SMEs New Expansion Opportunities
With the pandemic changing consumer behaviour and expanding the e-commerce industry, Amazon Global Selling has created new tools and resources to help Thai businesses cross borders.
nationmultimedia.com
Tips and Tricks
How to Register Your Brand on Amazon Brand Registry
This article takes a deep dive into Amazon Brand Registry’s features and benefits, how to get started, and how trademarking and other tactics can help you protect your Amazon business.
junglescout.com
Raunak Nirmal has spent his entire retail career in the Amazon ecosystem. Now, he’s building a portfolio of e-commerce brands to bring to the shelves of major retailers around the world.
forbes.com
How to Find a Supplier to Source Your Product
In this article, we’ll go over Jungle Scout’s Supplier Database tool, how to use it, and how it’ll take your supplier research to the next level.
junglescout.com
Raikenprofit_official's TikTok is filled with advice on the ins and outs of buying and re-selling second-hand products for a profit on Amazon and he explained how it changed his life.
the-sun.com
How to Sell & Ship Your Own Products with Amazon FBM
We’ll tell you what you need to know about getting started selling on Amazon and how to fulfill products via FBM.
junglescout.com
Podcasts
#395 - How To Build An Amazon Business Ready For Exit
In this episode, we speak with Scott and Danielle of Northbound about Amazon exits, the blueprint for a successful premium brand exit, and how you can learn all these inside Helium 10’s new series.
podbean.com