Is Amazon a friend or a foe of small businesses?HOT TOPIC According to recent statistics, Amazon accounts for nearly 38% of U.S. ecommerce sales. Hence, saying it's thriving is an understatement—it's dominating and reshaping the retail scene. For big brands, selling on Amazon is a[...]
Step up your fulfillment game in 2024 with Seller Fulfilled PrimeBIG IDEA When Amazon relaunched Seller Fulfilled Prime (SFP) earlier this year, sellers aired mixed feelings. Sure, SFP lets you take control of your order fulfillment while enjoying Prime-level speed and benefits—but is the added stress[...]
Amazon launches bid recommendations for video adsTECH MARKETING Sponsored Display just got a much-needed update, as revealed by a recent Amazon announcement. Bid recommendations, which were previously limited to static ad creatives, are now extended to video creatives! With this,[...]
Amazon’s top competitors in 2023If the competition within Amazon is tough, the one outside Amazon is tougher. We’re talking about our favorite ecommerce frontrunner going against other multi-million retailers! 🥊 And because that’s a story worth telling, today’s[...]
How the retail industry will look in 2024ECOMMERCE NEWS Trends can come and go in the blink of an eye. This is especially true for the retail sector, which has seen a lot of changes and comebacks this year. Speaking of comebacks, eCommerce Fastlane reported that brick-and-mortar[...]
Amazon rolls out changes to listing requirements—see what's newAMAZON NEWS Starting today, December 11, Amazon will implement changes to the requirements for creating product listings in its worldwide stores. As per the announcement on Seller Central, 1750 product types will be affected, except for[...]
Desktop shopping is out, mobile shopping is in59% of online sales from U.S. shoppers are from mobile purchases last BFCM 2023.
From this, it’s a strong indicator that shopping activities done through mobile will surpass desktop.
🔮 Based on this, Practical Ecommerce predicts[...]
ICYMI: 3 innovative breakthroughs Amazon made in 2023Earlier this year, Amazon faced its biggest antitrust lawsuit yet. But guess what—instead of hitting the brakes, it's revving things up to become an even bigger deal in the industry.
DTC dug into all the changes going on with the[...]
Cyber Week ended strong this year—will you?Here's a good surprise: Cyber Week 2023 was a big hit! Contrary to the anticipated "chill" Cyber Week, shoppers went all out this year and spent $38 billion—a 7.8% increase from last year!
MarTech said Cyber Monday was the star of the[...]
Amazon’s record-shattering Black Friday and Cyber Monday salesHas the Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales buzz worn off for you yet? It's totally fine to still be riding the sales event high—Amazon itself hasn't come down from it either!
Following its record-breaking BFCM sales, the retailer[...]
How to leverage AI for your businessTechnology, especially AI, has made filling the gap between in-store and online selling easier. For starters, there's the perk of streamlined selling workflows and automated customer service that simplify sellers' lives.
Forbes gives a[...]
5 ways to guarantee your holiday grand finaleThe holiday shopping season is already at everyone's doorstep. It's actually been there since Halloween and has just become hotter through Thanksgiving last week.
🎄 Now, Christmas and New Year are in the pipeline, getting people[...]