Archive for May 2008

Amazon UK advises on fraudulent emails

May 8th, 2008 | By Max Leisten | Category: Amazon Announcements, Amazon International

The Amazon UK team issued a warning yesterday that online retailers selling on its platform in the UK may receive fraudulent A-Z claim notifications.



Is Amazon a more profitable channel then eBay?

May 7th, 2008 | By Max Leisten | Category: Amazon 101, Amazon Events, Random Stuff, Seller Insight, Selling Strategies

Just like the eternal epic struggle of “boxers vs. briefs”, the comparisons between eBay and Amazon will never cease among online retailers. At least as long as both command a significant share of traffic and online sales in the U.S..
To fuel the fire, I am focusing for this week’s e-commerce celebrity death match between eBay [...]



Amazon jewelry category continues to grow rapidly

May 7th, 2008 | By Max Leisten | Category: Amazon Announcements

Amazon announced yesterday that its retail diamond sales grew over 100% in the first quarter of 2008, following a so-so quarter by Blue Nile and a strong indicator that Amazon is gaining significant share in this category. Valuable to read to get an update on the top sellers:



Learn how Amazon.com processes orders

May 5th, 2008 | By Max Leisten | Category: Amazon 101

Amazon has published a new interactive tutorial on the order process from the time the consumers buys the product until it is received. You may need to have an active US Seller Central account to view the tutorial (click the images for a larger version) but each of the order statuses comes with an overview [...]