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Amazon and Temu Copy Each Other in Battle for Sellers
eCommerce // October 06, 2024

Temu’s attempt to attract Amazon’s merchants has transformed the way both companies do business. That’s according to a report Sunday (Oct. 6) by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), which said Amazon has developed a new storefront that showcases the sort of lower-priced products found on...

Amazon Launches 50 New Tools To Help SMBs Grow
Amazon // April 09, 2019

Small to medium-size businesses (SMBs) drive the sales of more than half of all units sold on Amazon, and today (April 9), the eCommerce giant announced that it has launched 50 new tools and services since the start of the year to help more of...

Amazon India Claims Fairness In Seller Relationships
Amazon // October 09, 2018

Amazon India has denied favoring select Amazon merchants and brands after a complaint was issued against the eCommerce company by an Indian lobby group. The All India Online Vendors Association (AIOVA), which represents more than 3,500 online sellers, filed an antitrust complaint last week with the...

Amazon Reveals Interest In Bringing SMB Lending To China
B2B Payments // June 29, 2018

As Amazon presses further into China to compete with rivals like Alibaba, a job posting on the Amazon website may have just revealed plans for the eCommerce conglomerate to extend its small business lending program into the country. Reports in CNBC this week said Amazon...

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Amazon Has No Plans to Hike Fulfillment and Referral Fees in 2025

November 19, 2024
Amazon says it doesn’t intend to raise its merchant fulfillment and referral fees next year. In a message to its sellers published Tuesday (Nov. 19), the eCommerce giant said that — despite inflation and greater investment in employee pay and benefits — it had managed to reduce costs through innovation, greater efficiency and reducing defects. […]

Amazon and Temu Copy Each Other in Battle for Sellers

October 06, 2024
Temu’s attempt to attract Amazon’s merchants has transformed the way both companies do business. That’s according to a report Sunday (Oct. 6) by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), which said...

Amazon Launches 50 New Tools To Help SMBs Grow

April 09, 2019
Small to medium-size businesses (SMBs) drive the sales of more than half of all units sold on Amazon, and today (April 9), the eCommerce giant announced that it has launched...

Amazon India Claims Fairness In Seller Relationships

October 09, 2018
Amazon India has denied favoring select Amazon merchants and brands after a complaint was issued against the eCommerce company by an Indian lobby group. The All India Online Vendors Association...