Marketing
Don’t Copy Big Brands to Increase Your Sales on Amazon — Do This Instead
I'm an Amazon Consultant, and if you want explosive growth, don't look to the big brands' listings for answers. Here's what you need to do instead.
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Business News
Amazon Just Invested in the $2.65 Billion Merger of 2 Luxury Retail Giants — But There’s a Huge Potential Challenge Ahead
Department stores are on the decline, but the acquisition could restore some control.
By Amanda Breen
Business News
Amazon Is Thinking About Charging Extra for AI Alexa
"Hey Alexa, how much are you going to cost?"
By Sherin Shibu
Business News
Amazon Is Making a Major Change to Its Packaging: ‘Easier to Work With’
Opening an Amazon box is about to look a lot different.
By Sherin Shibu
Business News
Here’s What Companies Are Open and Closed on Juneteenth 2024
Since it became a holiday in 2021, Juneteenth has been recognized by some major corporations as a paid day off.
Business News
Amazon Has a Blank Book Problem: Buyers Report Receiving Fakes of Bestselling UFO Book
The book looked fine on the outside, but the inside was out-of-this-world.
By Sherin Shibu
Business News
Inside Amazon’s Struggle to Crack Nvidia’s AI-Chip Dominance
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is not counting Amazon out, though, noting his customer will soon become his competitor: "They are about to design a chip to replace ours."
By Eugene Kim
Business News
Waymo Is the Second Automated Driving Company in 2 Days to Face an Investigation
This week, Waymo announced it makes 50,000 paid robotaxi rides weekly.
By Sherin Shibu
Building a Business
The Top 2 Reasons Amazon Sellers Fail
Starting an Amazon business? This is how to avoid the two mistakes I commonly see as an Amazon consultant and what to do instead.
Entrepreneurs
Amazon, Apple Employees Share a Surging Workplace Complaint That Can Overshadow Even the Biggest Salaries
A new analysis gives insight into the employee experience at some of the largest companies in the U.S.
By Amanda Breen
Business News
Jeff Bezos and Amazon Execs Used An Encrypted Messaging App to Talk About ‘Sensitive Business Matters,’ FTC Alleges
The FTC's filing claims Bezos and other execs used a disappearing message feature even after Amazon knew it was being investigated.
By Sherin Shibu
Business News
Ring Camera Owners Will Receive $5.6 Million in Payments After FTC-Amazon Settlement. Here’s How Many Customers Are Eligible — And How They’ll Get the Cash.
The payouts are a result of a June 2023 settlement with Amazon over privacy violation allegations against the camera company.
By Emily Rella
Business News
Amazon Is Offering a New Grocery Delivery Subscription Service — Here’s How It Works
Groceries from Whole Foods and local shops will arrive in an hour, and the new delivery subscription is discounted for customers with EBT cards.
By Sherin Shibu
Business News
Yes, You Can Buy a Foldable Tiny Home on Amazon — And Now It’s Selling for Less Than $12,000
The waterproof and flameproof house was listed around $35,000 a few months ago.
By Sherin Shibu
Business News
Amazon’s Free Credits for Startups Now Cover the Use of AI Models, Even From Competitors Like Meta
The company says it has offered startups more than $6 billion in credits over the past 10 years.
By Sherin Shibu
Business News
Amazon’s share shuffle: Bezos’s billion-dollar stock sale
Jeff Bezos announces plans to sell Amazon shares while relocating to Miami for potential tax benefits but, so far, it is having no effect on AMZN stock
Business News
Jeff Bezos Still Uses One of the Famous Amazon ‘Door Desks’ From the ’90s — Here’s Why
Lauren Sánchez posted then-and-now photos of her fiancé hard at work.
By Emily Rella
Business News
In a Leaked Recording, Amazon’s Audible CEO Dishes on Rivalry with Spotify’s New Audiobook Business. ‘It’s Hard to Ignore.’
"To say that that is not something that we should be paying close attention to would be business irresponsibility."
By Eugene Kim
Business News
Selling on Amazon? Take These 5 Steps to Knock Your Sales Out of the Park
Set to become the largest retailer in 2024, Amazon is the go-to destination for ecommerce sellers. But don't fall prey to common mistakes — take these five steps to succeed instead.
By Bryan Fowler
Business News
‘Free Returns’ Policies Are Coming to an End — Replaced By This Other Approach That Could Divide Consumers
Major retailers are getting creative to mitigate profit losses.
By Amanda Breen
Marketing
How to Successfully Launch a Product on Amazon — A Simple, Step-by-Step Guide
Successfully launch your product on Amazon with easy-to-follow, proven tactics and avoid common mistakes that cost you time and money.
Business News
Jeff Bezos Describes His Perfect Meeting
Your PowerPoint skills won't impress him much.
By Jordan Hart
Business News
Amazon Is Offering Students $25 Flights Home for the Holidays
Amazon partnered with StudentUniverse to sell thousands of $25 tickets for Prime Student members.
Business News
Amazon Inks Deal With Elon Musk’s SpaceX — But Rival Jeff Bezos Still Wants Blue Origin to Take the Company He Founded to Space
The billionaire space race continues.
By Amanda Breen
Building a Business
If You Give People This ‘Discovery’ — They’ll Buy From You Instead of Amazon
Creating a unique retail experience doesn't have to be a big flashy production. We're all just looking for a story that makes us feel good about ourselves.
Business News
Report: Amazon Imposes a Harsh New Penalty for Workers Who Don’t Return to the Office
New internal documents viewed by multiple outlets shed light on the strict new policy.
By Emily Rella
Business News
You Could Buy Your Next Car on Amazon, Seriously — But There’s a Not-So-Convenient Catch
The list of items available for purchase on the massive ecommerce platform keeps growing.
By Amanda Breen