Hot News Donald Trump’s Tariffs Will Force Amazon To Choose Between Low Prices Or U.S. Sellers Amazon is facing an unprecedented balancing act - trying to compete with Chinese marketplaces on price while simultaneously keeping its marketplace an attractive place to do business for its U.S. suppliers. Now, Donald Trump's proposed tariffs of up to 60% on Chinese imports threaten to make this juggling act impossible. The retail giant's recent moves reflect this tension. Earlier this month, Amazon launched "Haul," a new shopping experience targeting price-conscious consumers with items under $20 ..read more

Hot News Amazon Haul, Delivered a Little More Slowl Years ago, Jeff Bezos couldn’t imagine a customer saying, “I love Amazon, but if only they could deliver my products a little more slowly.” Today, it launched a Shein and Temu competitor called Amazon Haul, which does precisely that. In October 2007, Harvard Business Review published an interview with Jeff Bezos. In the interview, Jeff Bezos said he often gets asked, “What’s going to change in the next five to ten years?” But he rarely gets asked, “What’s not going to change in the next five to ten years?” marketplacepulse.com Amazon: Fact ..read more

Hot News Amazon Seller Insights 2024: Trends, Revenue Analysis, And Report Amazon remains a powerhouse in the e-commerce landscape, hosting approximately 9.7 million sellers who are eager to enhance their sales and profits. But what does it take for new sellers to succeed on this platform? With nearly 60% of all Amazon sales attributed to third-party sellers, there is substantial opportunity for emerging entrepreneurs. However, competition is intense, as only about 10% of these sellers earn over $100,000 annually. techbusinessnews.com ‘I started losing money left and right’: Former Amazon s ..read more

Hot News Amazon Laid the Brandless Foundation for Temu Amazon taught shoppers to look past brand names, laying the foundation for the rapid growth of Temu. It made buying no-name products the norm, and Temu is now selling them for less. Amazon is a brandless retailer. Most shoppers do not include a brand name in their searches (they look for “running shoes” rather than “Nike running shoes”), and most products carry a brand name shoppers have never seen before. But it all works because they trust Amazon and pick products based on product reviews and ratings. marketplacepulse.com Google Merch ..read more

Hot News Amazon Launches Project Amelia, an AI Assistant For Third-Party Sellers Amazon launched a new AI-powered personal assistant for third-party vendors Thursday, one of many new features the company rolled out for its independent sellers this week. The assistant, internally called Project Amelia, answers questions for sellers, offers advice and, down the line, will diagnose problems and take action. Amazon has already integrated generative artificial intelligence into some services for sellers, like the ability to use AI to write suggested product listings, and has launched other AI-powe ..read more

Hot News Amazon Is Shipping 70% More Off-Amazon Orders Amazon’s 3PL business has shipped 70% more orders for sales channels like TikTok so far this year. Its business shipping goods for off-Amazon orders is growing faster than on-Amazon sales. Sellers who outsource fulfillment to Amazon using the FBA service can also use that inventory to fulfill orders in other sales channels, including marketplaces like Walmart, social commerce apps like TikTok, and direct-to-consumer websites. That’s called Multi-Channel Fulfillment (MCF). marketplacepulse.com ‘Project Amelia’: Amazon’s new AI assistant ..read more

Hot News 66% of Walmart Sellers Use Its Fulfillment Service Two-thirds of top Walmart marketplace sellers use WFS, a fulfillment service Walmart launched less than five years ago. Practically everything on Walmart.com ships from Walmart warehouses, whether it’s an item sold directly by the retailer or by one of its 140,000 active third-party sellers. Jaré Buckley-Cox, Vice President of Walmart Fulfillment Services, confirmed the two-thirds metric during the Walmart Marketplace Seller Summit in San Francisco. marketplacepulse.com Temu vs Amazon: Which Online Marketplace is Better? The growth ..read more

Hot News Amazon Didn’t Pay Tax Then, Temu Doesn’t Now Amazon took advantage of tax laws that allowed online retailers to avoid collecting sales tax to create a pricing advantage. Now, Temu has a pricing advantage created by not paying customs duties and/or taxes. Amazon didn’t have to collect sales tax because it sold in most states without physical presence, also known as “nexus.” Any retailer was obliged to collect from shoppers only if it had a substantial physical presence in their state. marketplacepulse.com Amazon: Facts and Statistics Amazon is a more complex phenomenon than a highly ..read more

Hot News Federal Regulator Says Amazon Can Be Held Responsible for Faulty Goods Sold on its Marketplace In a landmark order, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said the agency unanimously agreed Amazon “fits squarely” within the definition of a distributor of goods and bears responsibility for the recall of faulty products. The decision addresses a thorny issue faced by Amazon for years, with the company arguing it’s merely a conduit between third-party sellers and shoppers. A judge said Amazon’s fulfillment program for sellers give it “far-reaching control” over the products sold on ..read more

Hot News 1% of U.S. Amazon Sellers Sell Outside the Continent Most American Amazon sellers stick to selling in the U.S. Despite Amazon’s attempts to foster cross-border e-commerce, less than 1% sell outside the continent. According to Marketplace Pulse research, 12% of U.S. sellers sell on Amazon Canada, and 5% sell on Amazon Mexico. Many use the Remote Fulfillment with FBA service, which lets sellers sell to customers in Canada, Mexico, and Brazil without sending inventory to those countries. Due to its proximity to the U.S., Canada has more successful sellers from the U.S. than Canada. mark ..read more