https://www.ecommercebytes.com/tag/amazon/ Ecommerce Industry News Sun, 12 May 2024 20:31:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/EB_site_icon-150x150.gif https://www.ecommercebytes.com/tag/amazon/ 32 32 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/05/12/senator-compares-amazon-dynamic-pricing-algorithms-to-price-gouging/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/05/12/senator-compares-amazon-dynamic-pricing-algorithms-to-price-gouging/#respond Sun, 12 May 2024 20:15:42 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=230771 Amazon and Walmart’s dynamic pricing algorithms were compared to price gouging during a Senate Committee hearing on May 2nd, “Higher Prices: How Shrinkflation and Technology Can Impact Consumers’ Finances.” One week later, the chairperson of the committee Senator Brown sent Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/05/12/senator-compares-amazon-dynamic-pricing-algorithms-to-price-gouging/feed/ 0 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/05/02/amazon-changes-its-new-low-inventory-fee-in-may-1st-announcement/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/05/02/amazon-changes-its-new-low-inventory-fee-in-may-1st-announcement/#respond Thu, 02 May 2024 15:46:25 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=230747 Amazon announced changes to the new Low Inventory fee that it is instituting this month for sellers who use its FBA fulfillment service. A reader told us, “The biggest (and best) thing here is not charging the fee on items Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/05/02/amazon-changes-its-new-low-inventory-fee-in-may-1st-announcement/feed/ 0 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/05/01/amazon-grew-us-sales-12-percent-in-1st-quarter-2024/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/05/01/amazon-grew-us-sales-12-percent-in-1st-quarter-2024/#comments Wed, 01 May 2024 13:32:44 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=230739 Amazon grew North American sales 12% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2024 and grew international sales by 10% (or by 11% excluding changes in foreign exchange rates). North America comprised 60% of the net sales mix, and International 22%. Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/05/01/amazon-grew-us-sales-12-percent-in-1st-quarter-2024/feed/ 1 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/04/29/amazon-delivered-billions-of-items-within-a-day-in-q1-2024/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/04/29/amazon-delivered-billions-of-items-within-a-day-in-q1-2024/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2024 16:07:26 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=230737 The head of Amazon Stores Worldwide went on camera to deliver good news about Prime order delivery speed and selection. In a blog post, Doug Herrington said Amazon sent over 2 billion items in Q1 (the first three months of Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/04/29/amazon-delivered-billions-of-items-within-a-day-in-q1-2024/feed/ 1 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/04/26/amazon-confirms-it-will-hold-its-10th-prime-day-sale-in-july/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/04/26/amazon-confirms-it-will-hold-its-10th-prime-day-sale-in-july/#respond Fri, 26 Apr 2024 14:53:54 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=230730 Amazon confirmed it will hold its annual Prime Day sale in July this year, although it did not provide the actual dates of the shopping extravaganza in Friday’s announcement. It also began promoting the event on social media today. As Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/04/26/amazon-confirms-it-will-hold-its-10th-prime-day-sale-in-july/feed/ 0 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/04/20/should-ebay-amazon-and-etsy-sellers-be-running-scared-from-temu/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/04/20/should-ebay-amazon-and-etsy-sellers-be-running-scared-from-temu/#comments Sat, 20 Apr 2024 18:25:04 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=230702 Temu is the dollar store of online platforms, and it has marketplaces like eBay, Amazon, and Etsy on the run. That means sellers should also be paying attention to the platform, because it could have a direct impact on their Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/04/20/should-ebay-amazon-and-etsy-sellers-be-running-scared-from-temu/feed/ 11 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/04/11/amazon-makes-it-easier-to-search-products-and-add-offers-in-bulk/ Fri, 12 Apr 2024 01:38:37 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=230632 Amazon is making it easier for sellers to search its catalog in bulk and add up to 500 offers, with minimal details required, it announced on Thursday. Previously, you could only use the Add Products tool to search for a Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/04/11/health-and-beauty-won-the-amazon-big-spring-sale-in-march/ Thu, 11 Apr 2024 20:29:03 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=230630 Amazon held its first Big Spring Sale from March 20 through March 25, 2024, and data suggests the category winner was Health and Beauty. Pymnts Intelligence said its data indicates the sale was “a bit underwhelming,” but by no means Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/04/10/amazon-recommends-using-awd-for-prime-day-optimization/ Wed, 10 Apr 2024 15:44:44 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=230623 How do sellers know how much inventory to send to Amazon in advance of Prime Day? If they send too much, they’ll be charged storage fees, if they send too little, they will lose out on the opportunity to generate Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/04/08/amazon-offers-brands-more-options-to-target-shoppers-with-coupons/ Tue, 09 Apr 2024 01:24:08 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=230617 Amazon is offering brands more options for creating targeted coupons, allowing them to offer either percentage-off or flat-rate discounts to tailored audiences on a subset of products. This allows brands to create tailored coupons to engage with their loyal customers; Read more]]>