Which would you rather sell, time-sensitive or heat-sensitive products?
Amazon asked this question in a Seller Central post, to which one replied the pros and cons of selling both. We’d love to hear your thoughts about this, so feel free to share them by replying to this email—but not before you read the weekender news we prepared for you today.
BLACK MARKET
Amazon’s Automated Handling Time is designed to streamline order processing by automatically setting handling times for you. Unfortunately, this supposed-to-be efficiency tool is causing some issues for sellers with specific shipping schedules.
🚫 In a report by ChannelX, several sellers reported that Amazon changed the Automated Handling Time for their accounts without notifying them!
🔍 Why is this an issue?
What should you do when this happens to you?
Most importantly, don’t let this automated change catch you off guard. Always be alert and watch out for similar issues our team will share with you as early as we can. 🍽️
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BITES OF THE WEEK
ECOMMERCE NEWS
In a very ambitious move, TikTok Shop bravely competed with Amazon’s Prime Day with a sales event of its own—Deals For You Day. The sales event ran from July 9–17.
According to Modern Retail, the “David vs. Goliath battle” ended with the former being the clear winner. 🏆
How did the TikTok Shop’s event go?
Salesforce analysts have the same insight: TikTok Shop faced some challenges.
✨ Not a complete loss, though
There were still some TikTok sellers who said it was their “best week ever”. But one fact remains: TikTok Shop has a long way to go before it can go toe to toe with Prime Day.