October 11th and 12th Are Marked as Prime Day 2.0 or Amazon’s Prime Early Access Sale
- Amazon has released the dates of October 11th and 12th of this year will be Amazon’s Prime’s Early Access Sale. Amazon will be pushing deals and driving a massive amount of traffic to the platform before the Turkey 5 stretch. Sellers should have inventory in place, and marketing strategies rolled out.
Track Your Brand Referral Bonus With a New Report
- Updated Brand Referral Bonus report helps you track all the bonus details in one location. Like details on what influenced your bonus earnings and how it was used is available when you download your Brand Referral Bonus report, including Bonus earned in the trailing 365 days, Bonus amount paid each month, transactions of how your bonus was used to credit referral fees in the previous 90 days.
Walmart: Important Update: Product Restrictions Removed in Select Categories (From Email)
- Walmart Marketplace will start removing regional product restrictions in select categories. In those categories, sellers will be able to designate specific states where their items will be available for sale (transactable). Sellers in these categories must provide accurate geo-restriction information during item setup and identify any states where their items are not legally allowed for sale.
- The following items and product categories can now be listed on Walmart Marketplace
- Adult Products
- Air/BB/Pellet Gun
- Automotive tuners
- Catalytic Converters
- Cocktail Bitters
- Electric air Cleaners – Ozone Purifiers/Air Purifiers/Infrared
- Heaters
- Firefighting foam
- Furniture Standards
- General Service Lamps/Bulbs (GSL)
- Hunting Baits
- Hunting feed and feeders
- Leaded Crystal
- Pepper Spray
- Perchloroethylene and Trichloroethylene
- Pesticides
- Piercing kits
- Pistol Crossbows
- Portable unvented heaters
- Powered Ride-Ons – Gas & Electric
- Radar Detectors
- Refrigerant
- Shower Heads
- Simichrome Polish
- Slingshots
- Styrofoam Products
- Sunscreen w/Prohibited Ingredients in HI
- Tear Gas
- Whipped Cream chargers
- Windshield de-icer
- Wine coolers
Walmart: Item Spec With Attributes for Shipping Restrictions (From Email)
- Walmart has updated their item specs template to include commercial and legal shipping restrictions to the additional categories listed below:
- Animal Other
- Beauty, Personal Care & Hygiene
- Garden & Patio
- Home Decor, Kitchen & Other
- Land Vehicles
- Sports & Recreation Other
- Vehicle Other
- Vehicle Parts & Accessories
Education by Amazon or Walmart for sellers:
Learn About Marketplace Product Guidance in Seller University’s Latest Webinar
- Learn about the Marketplace Product Guidance tool, which provides both ASIN-level recommendations and store-level analysis to help your business succeed on Amazon.
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- Receive practical guidance on the basics of brand building and marketing funnel, and understand how to reach and engage customers throughout their shopping journey.
Amazon Ads: Learn to Advertise With New Ads Videos
- Learn how to create engaging product detail pages, set up your advertising account and payment method, launch a Sponsored Products campaign, and choose keywords, bids, and budgets that will help you meet your goals.
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