Amazon shareholders got a treat on Halloween Thursday with Q3 2024 earnings that exceeded expectations thanks to soaring revenue from advertising. In other words, sellers were the ones who got the tricks as they paid a lot more in fees last quarter than the year prior.  What was the impact to the bottom line in … <p>The post Amazon Q3 2024 Earnings – Advertising Revenue Soars 19% first appeared on EcomCrew.</p> ..read more

As some in British Columbia are aware, British Columbia passed marketplace facilitator legislation that made many Amazon services, including advertising, taxable for PST. The Province's argument has been that many of these services are software. The Province has been on a crusade in recent years and taking a similar tack with a number of tech … <p>The post B.C. Changes Software Law Retroactive 10 Years to Make More Things Taxable first appeared on EcomCrew.</p> ..read more

Amazon “generic keywords” sometimes known as “backend keywords” are one of the key aspects of Amazon listing optimization (I'll refrain from the word ‘important' as that is up for debate). In this article I'll discuss how to properly optimize your generic keywords.  How Do You Edit Generic Keywords Simple – click “edit” on your listing … <p>The post How to Really Optimize the Amazon Generic Keywords Field first appeared on EcomCrew.</p> ..read more

If you're an Amazon seller you're probably familiar with Amazon Seller Central. Seller Central is the platform most sellers use if they want to sell on Amazon. But aside from Seller Central there is one main other portal for sellers to sell through: Vendor Central. If you're reading this article, you may have even just … <p>The post What is Amazon Vendor Central and is it Right for You? first appeared on EcomCrew.</p> ..read more

Amazon has started to terminate the Vendor Central accounts for many sellers. Many sellers have reported receiving messages from Amazon notifying them that as of November 9, 2024, they will stop purchasing products from them. What is Vendor Central? Vendor Central is Amazon's 1P (1st-Party) platform where they purchase products from brands and sellers and … <p>The post Amazon Mass-Terminates Vendor Central Agreements first appeared on EcomCrew.</p> ..read more

“Shop like a billionaire.” That’s the Temu tagline, and it’s not hard for its customers to do that because the e-commerce platform offers such low prices. But how is Temu able to offer lower prices compared to sites like Amazon and even eBay? It has something to do with its business model and the fact … <p>The post How Are Temu Prices So Much Lower Than Amazon? first appeared on EcomCrew.</p> ..read more

Amazon introduced quite a few significant changes to its seller fees in 2024, making it even more expensive to sell on Amazon. One of these new fees is the Inventory Placement Fee (or IPF) that took effect on March 1, 2024. The amount of increase varies, depending on the product, warehouse location, and other factors. … <p>The post How to Minimize Inbound Amazon Shipping Fees in an Inventory Placement World first appeared on EcomCrew.</p> ..read more

Can you have more than one Amazon Seller account? The short answer is yes, but you need to have a legitimate business need (according to Amazon). In this article, I'll talk about what qualifies as a legitimate business need and what you'll need to do to open up a second Seller Central account. I'll also … <p>The post How to Open Multiple Amazon Seller Accounts in 2024– Black Hat & White Hat Strategies first appeared on EcomCrew.</p> ..read more

If you ever wondered how many private label products Amazon has, it’s almost certainly more than you think. In this article, we’ll analyze in-depth some of the private-label brands offered by Amazon. We’ve found conclusive evidence that each of the brands exposed in this article is an Amazon Private Label brand and we also broke … <p>The post In-Depth Study of All 92 Amazon Private Label Brands first appeared on EcomCrew.</p> ..read more

What’s the use of having a groundbreaking product with optimized images if it doesn’t fall on page 1 of a product search on Amazon? Everyone knows the importance of advertising in any business, yet some are hesitant to spend money on it. Among the different types of ad campaigns you can run on Amazon, one … <p>The post Guide to Using Catch-All Campaigns to Maximize Exposure on Amazon first appeared on EcomCrew.</p> ..read more