ICYMI Amazon Seller News May 25-31, 2019

Smallish 1P Vendor? The Purge/Forced Move to 3P Might Actually Be On!

• Amazon Is Poised to Unleash a Long-Feared Purge of Small Suppliers
• Amazon Expanding Online Marketplace as It Purges Wholesale Suppliers, Sources Say
• Amazon Is Forcing Wholesalers to Become Marketplace Sellers

Reviews News

• Woman Leaves 1-Star Review for Nail Powder Received from Chinese Company, They Try to Harass Her Into Changing It.
• What Do Amazon’s Star Ratings Really Mean?

Amazon Advertising

• Amazon Is Sending Waves Through the Advertising Industry with Plans to Take on Google and Facebook’s Dominance.
• Amazon’s Pitch to Win Digital Video Ad Dollars

If Amazon Is Not a Retailer or Seller, What Is It Then?

• More Than Ever, Amazon Seems to Be Saying It Is No Longer a Retailer
• Seller? Who Me? Not Me: Courts Tackle the Amazon Dilemma

Another Growing Business for Amazon

• ‘Merch by Amazon’ T-Shirt Business Increasing Orders from Disney to Dr. Seuss

Openness and Transparency

• Amazon Fulfillment Center Tours Available
• Amazon Brand Registry Now Offers an Item-Level Authentication Service to Help Protect Brands and Customers from Counterfeit

Amazon Seller News and News for and About Sellers

• Required Removals for Stranded Inventory Start June 10, 2019
• New Amazon Selling Plan Available: Reach Customers in 10 Countries for $39.99/Month
• New Shipment Requirements for Amazon Marketplace Web Service
• FBA Storage Fee Discounts for Amazon Sellers: Why? Because Amazon Wants More On-Hand Inventory for One-Day Shipping.
  • New Sellers Now Eligible to Get Monthly Storage and Removal Fees Waived
  • And we already covered
    • A similar incentive for existing sellers providing Amazon with new ASINs
    • Another similar incentive for sellers who supply Amazon with Amazon-determined optimal inventory levels

Upcoming Webinars

• Don’t Let the Bad Guys In or Let Them Win! (How Amazon Sellers Can Survive — and Thrive — in a World of Black-Hat Tactics) hosted by Jeff Cohen and Davide Nicolucci on THIS Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at 2:00 PM EDT. Register and learn how to protect yourself profitably.
• Prime Day Push: Advertising Must Do’s to Increase Sales on Prime Day | June 19, 2019, 2:00 PM EDT

The Week’s Seller Labs Articles and Amazon Seller News

• Amazon Prime Seller Tactics: Continue the Momentum After Prime Day
• Amazon Logistics Update: Storage Fees Slashed for 1-Day Prime Shipping Rollout
• Going for the Amazon Storage Fees Discount? How Quantify Reports Can Help Keep Your Sanity

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