Key Takeaways Switching from polybags to shrink wrap keeps Amazon from measuring phantom dimensions, stopping the per-unit fee leak that compounds into real money at 8-figure volume. Running a steady weekly replenishment cadence and splitting shipments to...
Key Takeaways The Supreme Court’s ruling that IEEPA tariffs were unlawful has delivered large refunds to enterprise brands like Apple, Nike and FedEx, strengthening their earnings and pricing flexibility. Smaller and mid-size e-commerce sellers still carry the...
Key Takeaways AdLabs’ RPC bidding engine sets bids based on what a click is actually worth, giving advertisers full transparency into every decision instead of a black box. The company’s MCP server connects Amazon accounts directly to AI assistants like...
The marketplace industry has changed. Brands selling across Amazon, Walmart and other channels are getting larger and more sophisticated. Technology is moving fast, AI is reshaping everything from product discovery to daily operations and businesses want partners who...
Walmart is widening its retail media ambitions beyond its own buying tools, betting that advertisers want its shopper data and sales measurement inside the platforms they already use. Walmart Connect earlier this year declared it is expanding access to its first-party...
TikTok is testing a paid U.S. membership program called TikTok Shop Plus, a move that positions the social commerce platform more directly against Amazon Prime as it looks to turn product discovery into repeat purchasing. First reported by Business Insider, the...
The looming 75-character product title deadline from Amazon has received push back from sellers due to the impact it will have on their business. Starting July 27, 2026, product titles in every category except media will need to be 75 characters or less, including...
The engine that has historically driven online retail sales is changing. Google Search, long the default engine for product discovery, is losing its grip on the top of the sales funnel as AI tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity and even Google’s Gemini, are sending shoppers...
How brands show up and sell to shoppers in China is increasingly contested, and two recent moves show why. SmartScout founder Scott Needham warned that Chinese sellers are skirting the platform’s enforcement, questioning whether Amazon is unable or unwilling to...
Amazon FBA built your business. Now it’s squeezing your margins. With Sponsored Products costs trending up and fees eating into every sale, a growing number of established Amazon operators are making a calculated move: building direct-to-consumer (DTC) channels...
How to Build an Email List as an Amazon Seller Without Getting Banned Amazon owns the buyer relationship on its marketplace. So if your brand leans entirely on Amazon traffic, reviews and ad performance, you’re building on rented land. As ad costs climb and...
How to Negotiate Payment Terms and Defect Rates With Overseas Manufacturers Every dollar locked in a 30/70 payment structure is a dollar you can’t put to work. You can’t use it to launch a new SKU, fund an ad campaign or ride out a slow quarter. For...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A few weeks ago, I spent three days in Washington, D.C., meeting with congressional staffers and policymakers through Amazon’s Sellers in Your Community program. Amazon arranged the meetings, but it did not hand us talking points or ask us to...
NEW YORK – Riskified, an e-commerce fraud detection and risk intelligence company, recently released “Rewriting the Rules on Returns”. The study explores how consumer attitudes around e-commerce returns are evolving in the age of artificial intelligence (AI)....
