https://www.ecommercebytes.com/tag/amazon-shipping/ Ecommerce Industry News Thu, 14 Sep 2023 13:40:20 +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-shipping/ 32 32 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/09/13/amazon-expands-ground-shipping-service-to-sellers-in-15-markets/ Thu, 14 Sep 2023 01:18:16 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=229828 When Amazon announced a new shipping service for independent sellers on Wednesday, which it said expanded access to Amazon’s delivery network at competitive rates across the contiguous US, it sounded revolutionary. Small sellers looking for a competitor to USPS, UPS, Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2022/09/15/amazon-announces-faster-payouts-discounted-shipping-and-more/ Thu, 15 Sep 2022 20:51:57 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=228119 If yesterday’s news from Amazon’s seller conference seemed all about brands, regular sellers got some good news on day-two of Amazon Accelerate – including faster payouts and free access to multichannel shipping software from a service that previously cost $450/month. Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2022/02/21/amazon-offers-sellers-new-discounts-on-shipping/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2022/02/21/amazon-offers-sellers-new-discounts-on-shipping/#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2022 22:04:38 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=227152 Amazon is offering new discounts on shipping for sellers who purchase shipping labels through its Buy Shipping program. The company announced the program today (Monday), and sellers are attempting to learn more about when the new discount applies. Amazon wrote, Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2022/02/21/amazon-offers-sellers-new-discounts-on-shipping/feed/ 1 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/12/19/amazon-shipping-can-handle-last-minute-christmas-sales/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/12/19/amazon-shipping-can-handle-last-minute-christmas-sales/#comments Sun, 19 Dec 2021 21:05:32 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=226814 Amazon shipping can handle last-minute sales for all those Christmas procrastinators, according to a post the company published on Thursday. And it means last minute! The door has already closed for sellers who rely on standard shipping services, but Amazon Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/12/19/amazon-shipping-can-handle-last-minute-christmas-sales/feed/ 1 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/05/27/amazon-lets-sellers-speed-estimated-delivery-time/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/05/27/amazon-lets-sellers-speed-estimated-delivery-time/#comments Thu, 27 May 2021 19:27:32 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=18237 Products on Amazon that feature faster estimated delivery times have a major advantage, since they are more likely to be the featured offer on product detail pages. Amazon is now letting sellers set a faster default handling time, which theoretically Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/05/27/amazon-lets-sellers-speed-estimated-delivery-time/feed/ 1 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/02/28/amazon-tells-stranger-to-keep-20-found-packages/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/02/28/amazon-tells-stranger-to-keep-20-found-packages/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2021 16:47:40 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=17781 A New York man found about 20 Amazon packages on the side of the road, and the Internet was abuzz about how Amazon handled it when he notified them. The man initially took the packages to the police who told Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/02/28/amazon-tells-stranger-to-keep-20-found-packages/feed/ 2 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/02/15/amazon-adds-requirement-to-tracking-information/ Mon, 15 Feb 2021 19:39:27 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=17733 Amazon requires sellers to add the shipping-carrier name when confirming shipment through the Manage Orders page on Seller Central. Soon, it will require the same when sellers confirm shipments via bulk feeds, APIs, or integrators. In addition, Amazon will begin Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2020/09/21/amazon-warns-of-higher-shipping-costs-during-holidays/ Tue, 22 Sep 2020 02:52:28 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=16666 Amazon warned sellers about higher shipping costs during the holidays, pointing to the USPS temporary rate hike that takes effect in October, and sellers responded with their reactions. “Amazon must increase the 3.99 per item or 6.99 to whatever new Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2020/08/21/is-amazon-weaning-itself-off-last-mile-postal-dependence/ Fri, 21 Aug 2020 20:49:17 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=16485 Like major shipping carriers, Amazon has relied a great deal on the USPS for “last mile” delivery of packages to shoppers’ homes. This week it announced an expansion of its fulfillment capacity in Arizona that could signal a determination to Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2020/06/15/amazon-becomes-a-shipping-carrier-in-the-uk/ Mon, 15 Jun 2020 14:14:17 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=16204 Amazon is advertising shipping services to sellers in the UK, offering premium shipping services at competitive prices. “Amazon Shipping will pick up your parcels 7 days a week, and deliver them to your customers,” it states on its UK Amazon Read more]]>