The third-party (3P) marketplace on Amazon has been a competitive place for sellers since it opened. New strategies have emerged that make the competition on Amazon even more ruthless. These strategies combined with Amazon’s strict policy enforcement and difficult-to-navigate customer support create a high stakes atmosphere that can cost businesses their livelihood. Amazon has …
As of writing this article, Amazon is selling its own products in 8 categories with 135 private label brands and 322 exclusive brands. In December, Amazon Basics launched their first private label toys for children. In July of 2018, Amazon Basics started selling motor oil. Most drivers don’t care about the brand of motor …
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Amazon announced on Tuesday the 27th that Cyber Monday and Black Friday broke past records as the biggest shopping day in the 24-year history of the company. According to CEO of Amazon Worldwide Consumer, Jeff Wilke: “Black Friday and Cyber Monday continue to break records on Amazon year-over-year, which tells us that customers love shopping …
After a 14-month search, and more than 230 cities vying for Amazon offices, offering everything from tax incentives to naming rights, the company has zeroed in in two locations for new offices: Long Island City, Queens NY and Crystal City, Virginia. Splitting the company’s original 50,000 employee strong headquarters into two satellite offices, each with …
While some political and business leaders celebrated the news of Amazon’s new office locations in Virginia and New York, backlash mounted among community groups and locals fearing a misappropriation of resources and accelerated gentrification. In a joint statement released just before Amazon’s official announcement, NY City Council member Jimmy Van Bramer and Virginia State Senator …
On Black Friday more than 2,400 Amazon Fulfillment center employees across Germany, Italy, Spain and the U.K went on strike. According to British trade union GMB, hundreds of employees in the UK across 5 different FC locations are holding protests. GMB Secretary general Time Roache was quoted as saying “The conditions our members at Amazon …
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There’s a new charge-back under PO On-Time Accuracy called Down-Confirmed. The charge-back is 3% of the cost of the product for the difference in confirmed units if that number is reduced 5 days after the start of the ship/delivery window. For example, if you confirmed 15 units but reduced that to 10 units after 5 …
Amazon is moving from managing lead time at a warehouse-level to managing it at an ASIN-level Faster lead times typically result in higher conversion rates It is now important to be monitoring lead time at an ASIN-level Until October 23, 2018 drop-ship lead times were assigned based on the aggregate warehouse level performance and shipping …
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Arcadia Group will be manufacturing a line of healthcare devices for Amazon The healthcare brand is called Choice and includes blood sugar and heart health products Amazon has insider information when it comes to private label products. Amazon has over 20 years of market data, product pricing and customer behavior. Now Amazon is creating healthcare …
The UK will impose a 2% tax on online companies This Digital Services Tax will start in 2020 The tax will raise an estimated £400 million ($500 million) per year The U.K. has been pushing for online tax reform and is moving forward with a tax that will start in 2020. The government in Spain …
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Wal-Mart announced plans for a 32,000 sq ft cashier-less “Sam’s Club Now” store Target and Wal-Mart will offer free shipping November 1 – December 22 Wal-Mart will accept returns from third party merchants at physical locations Amazon’s competition is innovating and making news too. For example, Wal-Mart announced that they will be opening their first …
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Amazon set their minimum wage to $15 / hour starting Nov. 1, 2018 The Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) program will be phased out for order fulfillment and customer service employees Amazon recently announced that they will be raising their minimum wage to $15 / hour. In the same blog post they said that they will …
Amazon launched a new physical store on September 27th called Amazon 4-Star. The stores sell products from Amazon.com that are either best sellers, ranked 4 stars or higher, or new and trending. This is more incentive to make sure that you are monitoring reviews, have the best browse nodes possible and have a launch strategy …
Amazon Media Group (AMG), Amazon Marketing Services (AMS), and Amazon Advertising Platform (AAP) have merged to become one single brand called Amazon Advertising. Legacy brand names (AMG, AMS, AAP) will be phased out over the next several months. Although the features will remain the same, there will be slight changes, such as Headline Search Ads …
Amazon’s business to business (B2B) platform has been rapidly growing since it was launched in 2015. The B2B site has millions of active business customers and is on pace to surpass $10 billion in sales. The largest industrial distributer, WW. Grainger Inc., is expected to bring in $11.3 Billion in sales this year. About 1/5 …
Amazon is thriving in the financial sector with their Prime Visa, corporate credit lines, reloadable cash cards, gift cards and revolving credit lines. Now, Amazon is talking with JP Morgan about creating an Amazon checking account too. With Amazon’s focus on customer experience, they have created a massive loyal customer base and are increasingly looking …
For Third Party (3P) sellers, Amazon is currently waiving the long-term storage fees for any ASINs setup before December 5, 2018. Amazon said: “When we receive your new-to-Amazon ASINs in qualifying categories by December 5th, we’ll reimburse you for any long-term storage fees on those ASINs for up to six months.” With this incentive, Amazon …
On September 13, 2018, Wal-Mart relaunched Jet.com with a localized brand strategy and a 3-hour delivery service. In this article and the graphic below, Business Insider notes that while Wal-Marts ecommerce sales have been consistently growing at a healthy rate, ecommerce sales growth has increased recently. This past year Wal-Mart rolled out the updates …
By the end of the year Amazon will release 8 new Alexa powered devices including a microwave, amplifier, receiver, subwoofer, and an in-car gadget. With Alexa-powered devices, Amazon is entering more and more customers lives and maintaining a persistent presence to the detriment of its competitors. Through the mobile app, Prime video, and smart home …
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Have you loaded new product data and never received an ASIN from Amazon? Have you been waiting for weeks for Amazon to order your products? The ASIN Lifecycle infographic outlines the life of an ASIN in Amazon’s catalog from initial submission to the end of a product’s life. And yes, surprisingly, there is an afterlife …