Category: Amazon

  • Amazon Pay Adds Flexible Payment Options

    Amazon first incorporated Affirm in 2021. Now, they’ve expanded the buy-now-pay-later service to all eligible U.S. retailers using Amazon Pay. This service, known as Adaptive Checkout, provides customers with the flexibility to make biweekly or monthly payments for purchases over $50, with annual percentage rates starting at zero.

  • Amazon’s Brand Story Feature: A Powerful Tool for Your Business

    Amazon recently reminded sellers of its ‘Brand Story’ feature, which allows sellers to add information about their business directly on their product detail pages. Sellers can share their brand story, highlight product lines, and link to their Amazon brand store or product detail pages (for example, Walker Edison Store’s products). This tool complements A+ Content,…

  • Amazon’s AI Initiative for Quality Control

    Amazon is raising the bar in e-commerce operations by leveraging the power of artificial intelligence (AI). The company has rolled out AI systems across a dozen fulfillment centers to identify and remove damaged goods, significantly enhancing its quality control process.

  • New US Law Requires Enhanced Seller Verification on Amazon

    Starting June 27, 2023, a new law called the INFORM Consumers Act requires Amazon to collect, verify, and disclose information about high-volume third-party sellers. Sellers must provide details such as their name, government ID, business address, bank account info, and more. Failure to comply may result in temporary account deactivation.

  • Amazon’s New Listing Requirements for Specific Product Types Starting in June

    mazon has announced that starting from June 6, 2023, new product listings for certain product types must include three new attributes: color name, size name, or product description attributes. These attributes are required for specific product types such as backpacks, underpants, bra, apron, keychain, costume outfit, leotard, scarf, sunglasses, light fixture, art supplies, hardware handle,…

  • Pinterest partners with Amazon to bring third-party ads to the platform

    Pinterest is partnering with Amazon to bring third-party ads to the platform, enabling more brands and products to be featured and offering a seamless buying experience for users. The partnership will start rolling out later in 2023 and does not replace Pinterest’s existing advertising program.

  • Invitation to a Buy with Prime webinar (Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at 11 AM PT)

    Get an inside look at a new way to convert shoppers with real-world examples. You’re invited! Attend a Buy with Prime hosted webinar where they’ll introduce you to Buy with Prime and explore how to optimize the shopper journey on your ecommerce site.

  • Amazon’s New Delivery Window Requirement for FBA Shipments

    Amazon has announced a new requirement for third-party selling partners who use non-partnered carriers for small parcels or less-than-truckload (LTL) shipments. Starting on April 24, 2023, sellers must provide a delivery window when creating a shipment using Send to Amazon. This delivery window is an estimated date range of when the seller expects their shipment…

  • Amazon Implements $1 Fee for UPS Drop-Offs: The Beginning of the End for Free Returns?

    Amazon has implemented a $1 fee for return drop-offs to UPS stores, but only if there is a free alternative location, such as Whole Foods or Amazon Fresh, within the same distance. The move has led some industry experts to speculate that this is the start of the end for free returns.

  • Webinar: Boost shopper conversion with Buy with Prime

    You can now attract and convert shoppers with the trust of Prime, offering (on your own website) fast, free delivery and a checkout experience that shoppers know with Buy with Prime. Get an inside look at a new way to convert shoppers with real-world examples. Join one of the upcoming webinars.