Amazon appears to be on the right track in its attempts to appease EU antitrust authorities with regard to two probes opened by the European Commission (EC). The first investigation relates to Amazon’s use of non-public seller data. The second has to do with the...
Amazon has announced Thursday (Sept. 15) a number of new features at its annual Accelerate seller conference, including better ways for sellers to fulfill orders, build data and analyze their businesses. One of the features is the acquisition of multichannel shipping software Veeqo, which will...
One-day payouts were introduced at Amazon Accelerate 2022, an in-person and online conference for established sellers and those interested in selling to learn about the latest innovations, expand their knowledge base, and network with others. The newly launched Express Payout moves money from Amazon to...
Targeted marketing emails, pages that direct shoppers to off-site sellers and Alexa artificial intelligence tools are three new marketing solutions Amazon is piloting to help direct-to-consumer (DTC) eCommerce merchants reach Amazon shoppers and direct them to their own site. The marketing solutions, which are part...
California has sued Amazon as of Wednesday over allegations of violating antitrust and unfair competition laws, The Wall Street Journal wrote. The state is saying the eCommerce titan’s contracts with third party sellers and wholesalers make prices higher, shut down competition and violate the aforementioned...
The annual Amazon Accelerate event for independent sellers on the platform taking place in Seattle Wednesday (Sept. 14) and Thursday (Sept. 15) is turning into something of a love fest as the eCommerce titan encourages embracing the months-old “Buy With Prime” pilot while taking wraps...
Operating over half a million robotic drive units and more than a dozen other robotic systems in its facilities around the world, Amazon’s eCommerce business is deeply invested in robotics technology. Related: Amazon Launches $1B Robotics, Logistics Fund But building out that robot empire has...
Amazon has announced two new value-added services to add benefits for delivery service partners (DSPs), a press release said. One of them is Next Mile, an academic program letting drivers access various schooling and study courses. And the other is a 401(k) program, allowing small...
Amazon’s proposal to halt some online sales and marketing practices to head off big antitrust fines from European Union regulators is inadequate and “full of loopholes,” a group of 11 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) argue in a filing to the European Commission. The organizations submitted the filing...
