Over 60% of sales on Amazon were from independent sellers in 2022, and independent sellers in the US sold over 4.1 billion products and exported over 260 million products, Amazon revealed in a new report on Tuesday. To get a Read more
Amazon is testing a new program to vet new sellers, according to Geekwire, which broke the news on Sunday. Amazon told the publication it began the pilot program early this year that initially included in-person appointments with prospective sellers, but Read more
Amazon released earnings on Thursday, and there were some takeaways about third-party merchant sales, changes in seller fees, Amazon delivery, advertising, and upcoming investment in fulfillment center capacity. Amazon grew 2018 fourth quarter sales 20% to $72.4 billion. Sales for Read more
Amazon said over 300,000 US-based small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) joined its Marketplace in 2017, and it said those businesses sold “billions” of items to Amazon customers around the world. Amazon previously reported that third-party sellers sold over a billion Read more
As we blogged earlier today, Amazon Marketplace is now live in Australia – and now it’s official with a press release from Amazon. Customers can start shopping on Amazon.com.au for millions of items across more than 20 categories including Books, Read more
Amazon is holding a Marketplace Seller Summit in Australia next month, which is particularly noteworthy since it currently sells only digital goods in the country. It has been gearing up for a launch for some time, and in August, announced Read more
Amazon issued a press release on Tuesday touting new services it introduced for sellers in the last year. It started off by citing some impressive numbers about the contribution sellers made to sales on Amazon, opening with the revelation that Read more
For many years, third-party merchants on Amazon accounted for about 30% of the units sold. Now that figure is approaching 50%, but paradoxically, many sellers are more dependent on Amazon than ever. Amazon is famous for being tight-lipped, but it Read more
Amazon sent an email to third-party merchants informing them of new policies going into effect next month in an email titled, “Upcoming Changes to Shipping Options on Amazon.” The new policies appear to be part of a proactive attempt to Read more
On September 22, Amazon changed the way it calculates sellers’ Late Shipment Rate (LSR), a metric factored in to their Order Defect Rate performance standings. But some sellers were unaware of the policy change until they received an email recently Read more
