Blog tagged as Amazon seller updates

Walmart accelerates retail media growth, TikTok strengthens demand for Amazon, ChatGPT tests AI-powered advertising, and tariff disputes add uncertainty for importers. Issue #47 explores how traffic sources, margins, and strategic risks are shifting across the e-commerce ecosystem.

Amazon and Shopify now account for nearly half of U.S. e-commerce. Amazon tightens AI regulation and streamlines brand content tools, while Walmart attracts higher-income shoppers and expands its advertising business, strengthening its role as an additional sales channel.

Top sellers capture a growing share of Amazon’s revenue as the marketplace matures. OTDR penalties now focus on problematic FBM listings. Brand+ expands through Amazon DSP with AI automation. Sell Globally and Supply Chain by Amazon push sellers deeper into Amazon’s logistics network

Amazon closed Q4 2025 with +14% revenue growth as same-day delivery and AI assistant Rufus drove sales. Sellers now generate most GMV, while Amazon pushes price and speed. Walmart opens WFS exports to Canada and Mexico, and Brand Registry adds mandatory co-brand license verification.

A practical 2026 guide to US trademarks and Amazon Brand Registry. Learn who needs a trademark, how USPTO registration works for residents and non-residents, and how Brand Registry protects listings, boosts sales, and increases brand value.

Global e-commerce surpasses $10 trillion as Amazon enters a mature phase. Multichannel brands outperform Amazon-only sellers, FBA removal and disposal fees move to per-unit billing, and Amazon Ads replaces Product Collections with AI-driven Sponsored Brands Collections starting in 2026.

Amazon’s CEO confirms tariffs are pushing prices higher, ChatGPT introduces 4% checkout for Shopify sellers, Amazon halves the SAFE-T claim window to 30 days, and launches automatic FBA virtual multipacks to boost AOV—forcing sellers to rethink pricing, risk, and margins in 2026.

Amazon sees the fewest new sellers in 10 years, rolls out AI assistant Amelia in Seller Central, Helium 10 breaks down real selling costs across platforms, and supplement brands must fix inflated ingredient claims by March 31 to avoid deactivation.

Amazon overhauls review logic by separating ratings per variation, analytics tools redefine value in 2026, TikTok Shop emerges as a key sales channel, and Amazon reveals an AI-driven ecosystem spanning devices, content, and commerce.

Amazon draws criticism for AI-created product pages, experts question the future of AI checkout, Amazon Canada enforces stricter KYC, and mass UPC misuse highlights weaknesses in Brand Registry protections.