Serious Sellers Weekly Buzz Recap
Amazon Prime Day returns this summer as a 48‑hour, tens‑of‑millions‑shoppers event. Sellers must ship inventory at least three weeks ahead and boost Sponsored...
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Amazon Prime Day returns this summer as a 48‑hour, tens‑of‑millions‑shoppers event. Sellers must ship inventory at least three weeks ahead and boost Sponsored...
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In early 2024 Amazon launched EPR Reports for France and Germany inside Seller Central. The tool delivers SKU‑level CSVs with sales broken down by each EPR...
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Amazon introduced a mandatory “Compliance Review” step for all listings on its 16 international marketplaces. Sellers must attach CE or UKCA certificates,...
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Post‑CNY ocean capacity has slipped to 60‑70% fill, spot rates on the Shanghai‑Los Angeles lane are now $3,500‑$4,200 for a 20‑ft container, and sailing...
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Amazon has launched an EPR Compliance portal in Seller Central (Compliance > “EPR Compliance – France”) allowing French‑market sellers to upload Unique...
Seller Central News
Amazon has launched an EPR compliance portal in Seller Central for France, requiring sellers to submit Unique Identification Numbers or face automatic fee...
Seller Central News
Amazon mandates that all partners using the Selling Partner API remediate Log4j 2 vulnerabilities (CVE‑2021‑44228, CVE‑2021‑45046, CVE‑2021‑4104) by upgrading...
SP-API Changelog
Phase 3 of Amazon’s structured‑data rollout is live across all marketplaces, adding 12 new product types and versioned XSD files such as pet_supplies_v3.xsd....
SP-API Changelog
Amazon launched four new Seller University video modules this week covering invoice and image standards for gated‑category approvals. Invoices must be dated...
Seller Central News
Gabriel details six core metrics that drive first‑page rank on Amazon: 30‑50 daily units sold (e.g., 42 units secured #1), conversion ≥15% (1,200 views → 180...
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Amazon added a new "Pricing Status" column to the Manage Inventory page that shows a green, yellow or red indicator for each SKU based on three benchmarks –...
Seller Central News
Amazon requires main images to fill ≥85% of a 2,500 × 2,500 px white‑background frame; images ≥1,000 px enable zoom, lifting conversion up to 30%. Adding...
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Amazon requires sellers to set the Product Expiration Type (PET) – "Expiration Date" or "Manufacturing Date" – before creating an inbound shipment. Missing PET...
Seller Central News
On 20 January 2022 Amazon’s SP‑API double‑escaped quotation marks and backslashes, turning "sample" into \"sample\" and breaking core endpoints such as Orders,...
SP-API Changelog
On January 19 2022 Helium 10 launched the “Call Me Now” live‑support feature, and Amazon began requiring a scannable “Shipment ID” label on every inbound case...
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On Jan 12 2022 Helium 10 announced a scheduled Amazon‑partnered carrier shipping rate increase that adds a percentage uplift to freight and parcel fees,...
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Effective 1 January 2025 Spain imposes a statutory three‑year guarantee on all physical goods and a two‑year guarantee on digital content sold to Spanish...
Seller Central News
Effective Jan 1 2022 Spain mandates a statutory three‑year guarantee for all physical goods sold on Amazon, extending the previous two‑year floor. Sellers must...
Seller Central News
On Jan 5 2022 Helium 10 announced Amazon’s new Restock Limits that cap inbound units per fulfillment center (e.g., a 250‑unit/week bestseller may get a...
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Effective Dec 1 2021 Amazon’s Terms of Service require sellers of branded items to attach batch invoices within a 30‑day window or face suspension. Walmart...
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