Amazon released a new version of its WebStore service (version 4.9.4) that now permits online retailers to launch an Amazon-hosted e-commerce store in six new, previously unavailable categories: Jewelry, Watches, Apparel, Gourmet, Personal Computers and Industrial & Scientific.
Previously merchants that were not authorized to sell in any of these categories on Amazon, but that desired [...]

As promised but long delayed, here’s the second part of my ChannelAdvisor Catalyst US thoughts and observations.
Amazon Enterprise

Before WebStore there was Amazon’s enterprise platform, essentially managing a retailer’s e-commerce business and the foundation on which WebStore was built. Not all that well known since this is really only an option for a very small number [...]

Several merchants report that Amazon has begun offering free conversions of eCommerce sites to its Amazon Webstore product for qualified online retailers. The email (below) states $400,000 in annual sales as criteria but nothing specific about traffic goals.

Randy Smythe over at Blog Utopia has a good review of Amazon’s eCommerce product Amazon Webstore and how it stacks up against eBay’s and Yahoo!’s products. Highly recommended if you want to understand its current capabilities as well as what may be missing from an online retailer’s point-of-view.