Sep 17, 2025 | Marketplace News
SEATTLE – The heat of the all-important fourth quarter got turned up a notch with Amazon’s announcement this week that Prime Big Deal Days will return October 7-8, kicking off the holiday shopping season with deals and deep discounts. Starting October 7 at 12:01 a.m....
Sep 17, 2025 | Marketplace News
LAS VEGAS – Back in March 2025 at Prosper in Las Vegas, Michelle Barnum Smith of Prosper exhibitor TikTok Shop Sellers confidently declared: “TikTok is not going away. People need to lean in and get their money.” At the time it seemed unlikely, considering that...
Sep 12, 2025 | Marketplace News
SEATTLE – Changes are coming later this month with Amazon officials transitioning to a Voice of the Customer (VOC) section on Seller Central. The updates integrate more data, leveraging AI for analysis, and phasing out the older Customer Reviews dashboard. The full...
Sep 12, 2025 | Marketplace News
SEATTLE – The Prime Invitee program, which enrolled new members from 2009 to 2015, has allowed those members to share free shipping with friends and family. As reported by the New York Times and elsewhere, Amazon plans to end the program on Oct. 1, right before the...
Sep 12, 2025 | Marketplace News
News outlets are confirming what many experts have predicted; namely that the Trump administration’s tariffs are squeezing the flow of products into the United States. The New York Times reports that through August, China exported $141 billion in goods to Africa,...
