Posts by Andy Geldman
The Web Retailer News Digest for February 26th, 2021
Walmart staff have been contacting Amazon sellers to try and recruit them to sell on the Walmart Marketplace. What goes around comes around.
The Web Retailer News Digest for February 19th, 2021
Amazon sellers are still buying reviews, and the sites they use to do it are out in the open. Will this be enough to spur Amazon’s legal team into action?
The Web Retailer News Digest for February 12th, 2021
With two new lawsuits in two days, it looks like Amazon is ramping up its efforts against counterfeiters. Will it be enough to relieve brands’ concerns?
The Web Retailer News Digest for February 5th, 2021
Amazon reports its 2020 results, with sales up 38% to $386 billion. At the same time, Jeff Bezos steps down as CEO. How’s that for going out on a high?
The World’s Top Amazon Marketplace Sellers 2021
The top 1,000 Amazon sellers worldwide updated for 2021, including country lists for every Amazon marketplace from the US to Australia.
The Web Retailer News Digest for January 29th, 2021
Amazon gave us a tiny insight into how they police their marketplace, and it reveals a lot more about their product management philosophy than intended.
The Web Retailer News Digest for January 22nd, 2021
The avalanche of Chinese factories selling on Amazon has more than doubled in the last two years. China-based sellers now account for 39% of third-party sales.
Online Marketplaces in India: Amazon and Walmart Evenly Matched
The biggest players in India’s ecommerce industry are Amazon and Walmart-owned Flipkart. Unlike the US, Amazon’s advantage here is slim.
The Web Retailer News Digest for January 15th, 2021
Right on time for the new year returns boom, we learn more about Amazon and Walmart’s “just keep it” policy, and discover that 7.5% of returns are fraudulent.
The Web Retailer News Digest for January 8th, 2021
Amazon has some good news for sellers, eBay is selling off one of its country marketplaces, and delivery drones get a step closer to deployment in US cities.