#169 - Prime Day Lifts All of E-Commerce, Amazon Recall Update, Starfish project and more
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Prime Day Now Lifts All of E-Commerce
Amazon’s Prime Day is a rising tide that is beginning to lift all boats. This year’s event was a catalyst behind 30% growth across all U.S. e-commerce, yet Amazon itself remained conspicuously quiet about its own specific growth figures. The four-day event generated $24.1 billion in industry-wide online spending, according to Adobe, but Momentum Commerce’s analysis of $750 million in Amazon transactions revealed just 4.9% growth for the platform itself.
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The company is already the largest e-commerce platform in the Western world, selling millions of products itself and supporting millions of third-party merchants who offer even more items through the platform and its warehouse and logistics network. That's not enough for Amazon, though. Recently, the company has been expanding its marketplace in new ways.
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Amazon Recall Update: Warning Over Multiple Products Sold Nationwide
Amazon and several third-party vendors issued nationwide recalls for various children's products, including safety gates, crib bumpers, dressers and play yard mattresses. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reported that the products, sold exclusively online on Amazon.com, posed hazards such as suffocation, entrapment and tip-over injuries. Each recall notice urged consumers to stop using the affected items immediately and offered refunds for products that are destroyed and documented with photos.
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Good to Know
Hundreds of Amazon packages mistakenly shipped to woman's home for over a year: 'It's been hell'
It's an Amazon nightmare. Imagine hundreds of oversized packages appear on your doorstep -- and you have no clue why. You never ordered them. Yet, the shipping spree to your street continues for more than a year. That's what happened to a San Jose woman. Her frustrating scenario is linked to an overseas online seller who appears to be violating Amazon's return policy. "Kay" (not her real name) is utterly confused as to why scores of these large boxes filled with car seat covers keep appearing at her doorstep. She says it's non-stop.
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What it takes to be a thriving Amazon seller making seven figures
Many fathers told us they're feeling burned out trying to excel at work and be fully present at home. I get it. As a dad of two young kids, I do my best to be an active, present, and equal parenting partner. But I also see, every day, just how much of the heavy lifting my wife does.
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Amazon's Seller Pricing Limits Face Canadian Review
Canada’s competition watchdog secured a court order to help its investigation into whether Amazon.com Inc. is abusing its dominant retail position in the market. The order requires Amazon to produce records relevant to the watchdog’s probe, which started in 2020 and concerns Amazon’s Marketplace fair pricing policy. The Competition Bureau is investigating whether the policy discourages third-party sellers from offering products at a lower price on other sites — therefore lessening price competition among online marketplaces, according to a statement.
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How 3 Farm Daughters used Amazon’s resources to scale their pasta business across North America
When the sisters behind 3 Farm Daughters were growing up in Grand Forks, North Dakota, a region known for its nutrient-rich black soil and robust agricultural community, it wasn’t unusual for Annie Gorder, Grace Lunski, and Mollie Ficocello (nées Sproule) to help out their parents by bringing out food to the fields or accompanying them on equipment ride-alongs. While they all left their hometown to pursue higher education, the passion for entrepreneurship eventually brought them back to start a business that sells pasta with the high-quality wheat flour and semolina that their family has long cultivated on Sproule Farms.
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U.S. Tariffs Are Not Driving International Expansion
Despite widespread predictions that escalating U.S. tariffs would prompt American sellers to expand internationally as a risk mitigation strategy, Marketplace Pulse data reveals this anticipated pivot has not materialized. Four months ago, Marketplace Pulse analysis revealed that 69.36% of Amazon sellers operate in just one international marketplace.
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SMEs selling on Amazon from six key EU countries shared their views on reforming the Single Market during a breakfast event in the European Parliament. They discussed the findings from a report by Implement Consulting revealing that regulatory barriers limit up to €15 billion in cross-border trade.
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The Million Dollar Sellers: A Peek Inside Amazon's Most Exclusive Community
Anyone with a valid ID and the correct tax documents can sell products on Amazon. But becoming a successful seller, one who's making seven figures or more a year on the platform, isn't quite that easy. Just ask the Million Dollar Sellers. One of the most exclusive communities tied to the e-commerce platform, the Million Dollar Sellers has over 700 members, all of whom have managed to hit that benchmark.
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Scammers target Amazon shoppers with fake refund texts
The 8 On Your Side team has said this many times: Scammers watch the news and try to take advantage of current events. Last week, Amazon held its annual Prime Day, and this week, scammers are looking to take advantage of millions of people waiting for shipments. During its four-day Prime Day sales event last week, Amazon claims it had record sales of an estimated $24 billion in the United States alone.
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Tips and Tricks
How To Promote Products on Amazon To Boost Visibility (2025)
As the internet’s most popular shopping destination, it makes sense for your ecommerce business to appear on Amazon. But how do you stand out and attract customers on competitive Amazon results pages when opportunities for promotion are limited? Here are nine ways to promote your store and increase Amazon product sales.
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How to Get Started with SAP S/4HANA and Amazon Seller Central Integration
Integrating Amazon Seller Central with SAP S/4HANA can sound like a complex project. But if you’re an Amazon merchant already using SAP, connecting the two can significantly boost your operations. In this article, we’ll cover everything you need to know before jumping in—from Amazon’s merchant models and APIs to setting up your SAP system and choosing the right integration method.
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How Much Does It Really Cost to Start Amazon FBA in 2025?
Amazon FBA (Fulfillment by Amazon) has become one of the most popular ways to start an online business. It allows sellers to send their products to Amazon warehouses, and Amazon takes care of the storage, packing, shipping, and even customer service. But before diving in, many people ask: How much does it actually cost to start Amazon FBA? Let’s break down the real costs involved in launching your first product using Amazon FBA in 2025.
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It was exciting, deserving of two exclamation points. We'd spent nearly two years brainstorming product ideas — we settled on pickleball paddles — and bringing the product to life. Many steps happened between the ideation phase and our first inventory order, which ran us a little more than $11,000 for 500 paddles. Half of them were sent to Amazon warehouses. The other 250, divided between five large boxes, are stacked to the ceiling of my studio apartment.
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How to Succeed with Amazon FBA in 2025
Selling on Amazon continues to be one of the most powerful ways to build a profitable e-commerce business. With over 300 million active users and the backing of Amazon’s logistics network, the opportunity to scale is immense. But standing out in a competitive marketplace requires more than just having a great product. From optimized listings to marketing strategy, success on Amazon in 2025 demands a complete approach.
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Top 10 Amazon scams in 2025 and how to avoid them
Scams are a ubiquitous problem across online marketplaces, including Amazon. Amazon is especially popular with scammers because it has so many users, and people tend to trust the platform with their money and personal information. Most scams begin with the victim receiving a spam call or text or phishing email. The content of the message depends on the nature of the scam being run, but it’ll almost always involve a supposed issue (like an expensive recent purchase) or an opportunity (like a lucrative job offer).
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How to Spot Fake Reviews on Amazon
As the leading online retailer in the US and the UK, Amazon sells just about everything. (Like the logo says, from A to Z.) Whether you are shopping online for a cheap portable charger, eco-friendly cleaning supplies, or headphones for your kids, Amazon is likely your first stop. And when it’s time to choose between similar-looking products, most folks rely on user reviews.
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Podcasts
Prime Day 2025 Results, ChatGPT Ecommerce Future, Bulk Upload Updates for Amazon Sellers
We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Principal Brand Evangelist, Carrie Miller. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.
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