Amazon Seller Central: Fees
Amazon Seller Central is a platform that allows businesses to sell their products on Amazon. It provides a wide range of services, including product listings, order fulfillment, and customer service. However, using Amazon Seller Central comes with fees that businesses should be aware of. In this blog post, we'll outline the different types of fees that Amazon charges through its Seller Central platform.
ACTION REQUIRED: INFORM Consumers Act for Amazon Sellers
The Inform Consumers Act has garnered attention as it aims to establish stricter regulations for online marketplaces to enhance consumer protection and combat the sale of counterfeit goods. This proposed legislation has significant implications for e-commerce platforms and sellers. In this blog post, we will summarize the key points of the Inform Consumers Act, including which sellers it applies to and the proposed timeline for compliance.
Amazon: The King of Search
According to a recent survey by PowerReviews, 50% of product searches start on Amazon, while only 31.5% start on Google. That means that Amazon is the dominant platform for product discovery, and if you are not selling there, you are missing out on a huge opportunity. Retail or brands websites accounted for 14% of product searches as Reviews websites and social media accounted for 2% respectively.
Client Letters: Q1 23 Retail Earnings Reports & Census Spend Growth
A number of retailers have provided earnings this week. There were some notable comments giving us a bit of insight on the consumer and impact of inflation.
Walmart Marketplace BETA: Getting to Know Your “Daily Report Card”
We have worked with Walmart to re-engineer the Walmart Marketplace email to provide a more comprehensive overview of your Walmart Marketplace account. If you are interested in the BETA, please let us know with a simple reply to this email.
Client Letters: Prime Day Specifics For Vendor Central
Prime Day has officially been announced for Vendor Central
Client Letters: Amazon Q4 Earnings
Q1 2023 guidance was +4-8% in revenue growth which implies continued weakness in product sales and a further slowing in AWS.
Client Letters: Amazon Seller Central vs Walmart Seller Center 2023 Marketplace Fees
Amazon just posted that Amazon Seller Fulfilled Prime program is going to be reopened for existing accounts in 2023. This would allow sellers to make their FBM listings Prime eligible. The program has been running since 2015 but new applications for accounts stopped in 2019.
ALERT: Amazon FBA Capacity Limits
Starting March 1, 2023, Amazon will be simplifying their capacity limits by replacing the weekly restock limit and quarterly storage limit with a single monthly capacity limit per storage type.
Client Letters: 2023 Amazon Costs & Linkfest
Cost increases are difficult to swallow but Amazon still remains quite competitive relative to other 3PLs when accounting for pick, pack, ship, storage and freight. Amazon is clearly flexing its muscle and realize they provide the most compelled customer and have very little marketplace competition. We recommend building these into your pricing in 2023.
Client Letters: Amazon Earnings and Linkfest
The return to double-digit growth is encouraging. However, the continued weakness in international, overstocked position and weak forecast leads us to remain cautious in Q4. We do believe Amazon will position for a “clean” Q1 in inventory through aggressive markdowns as they prepare for further slowing in AWS.
Client Letters: Walmart Top Seller Summit & Shopify Love Affair
A group of third-party sellers for our first-ever summit dedicated to Walmart Marketplace, our endless aisle where sellers of all sizes can offer customers the items they need and love.
Client Letters: Amazon Earnings
As Q1 earnings reports wrap up from the major eCommerce players and economic data is released, we are seeing several key trends across our nearly 200 accounts
Client Letters: Pre Prime Day Findings, What To Expect + News Bites
Prime Day has officially been announced, latest findings on eCommerce online price increases and a peek into antitrust in the EU.
Client Letters: Prime Day + eCommerce Price Increases + Antitrust
Prime Day has officially been announced, latest findings on eCommerce online price increases and a peek into antitrust in the EU.
June Update: Amazon Vendor Central Reporting & 3PL Services
We are pleased to announce one new feature for your Amazon Vendor Central business and additional services for your 3PL needs
Client Letters: Brick & Mortar Retail Q1 2022 Takeaways
As Q1 earnings reports wrap up from the major eCommerce players and economic data is released, we are seeing several key trends across our nearly 200 accounts