Amazon Sellers news and trends

Amazon Tightens Grip on Seller Cash With Card Payment Overhaul

April 30, 2026
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Amazon Sellers Gain Sales and Cut Costs With AI Tools
Retail // April 30, 2026

Independent sellers in Amazon’s store saved time and money by adopting artificial intelligence (AI) tools in 2025, the company said in a report released Thursday (April 30). Amazon outlined this and other trends among sellers in a press release outlining findings from its latest annual...

Amazon Sellers Hike Prices Over Returns Fees and Fraud
Retail // June 22, 2025

Amazon’s returns policy has reportedly become a sore point for some of the company’s sellers. Some of these merchants have pulled back from the Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) program, while others say they want to simply leave the platform, CNBC reported Saturday (June 21). According...

Amazon Debuts AI-Powered ‘Enhance My Listing’ for Sellers
Retail // May 08, 2025

Amazon has introduced a way to help sellers maintain and optimize product listings. “Enhance My Listing” is an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tool designed to let merchants keep their product information current, the eCommerce giant said in a Thursday (May 8) press release provided to PYMNTS. “Selling...

Amazon Sellers Reportedly Skipping Prime Day Due to Tariffs
Retail // April 28, 2025

For years, Amazon’s Prime Day has been a prime opportunity for the company’s third-party merchants. But amid an ongoing trade war between the U.S. and China sparked by President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Chinese goods, some sellers are sitting out this year’s shopping event or scaling back...

Interviews & Exclusives
Amazon Tightens Grip on Seller Cash With Card Payment Overhaul

April 30, 2026
Marketplace owners write the rules. Amazon’s sellers are finding that out firsthand, as new policies ban advertisers from charging ad costs to credit cards as a primary payment mechanism. Instead, Amazon will automatically pull those costs from sellers’ sales proceeds. Credit or debit cards will be used only as a backup if seller proceeds fall […]

Amazon Sellers Go All In on Logistics and GenAI

September 20, 2024
If you were looking for a pulse check on the state of small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) post-interest rate cuts, you could do worse than Seattle this week. Amazon gathered...

Quick Reads
Amazon Sellers Gain Sales and Cut Costs With AI Tools

April 30, 2026
Independent sellers in Amazon’s store saved time and money by adopting artificial intelligence (AI) tools in 2025, the company said in a report released Thursday (April 30). Amazon outlined this and other trends among sellers in a press release outlining findings from its latest annual Small Business Empowerment Report. “Amazon has long invested in helping […]

Amazon Sellers Hike Prices Over Returns Fees and Fraud

June 22, 2025
Amazon’s returns policy has reportedly become a sore point for some of the company’s sellers. Some of these merchants have pulled back from the Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) program, while...

Amazon Debuts AI-Powered ‘Enhance My Listing’ for Sellers

May 08, 2025
Amazon has introduced a way to help sellers maintain and optimize product listings. “Enhance My Listing” is an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tool designed to let merchants keep their product information current,...

Amazon Sellers Reportedly Skipping Prime Day Due to Tariffs

April 28, 2025
For years, Amazon’s Prime Day has been a prime opportunity for the company’s third-party merchants. But amid an ongoing trade war between the U.S. and China sparked by President Donald Trump’s tariffs...