EcomCrew - Amazon Squeezes Sellers on Fees (Again)


 

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After announcing there wouldn't be any increase in FBA fees for 2025, Amazon has found another insidious way to squeeze sellers while trying to maintain the optical illusion of not increasing fees. On Wednesday, Amazon announced that they would now only compensate for lost units based on the manufacturing cost.  You're wondering, does this include costs to land the item like shipping costs and tariffs? LOL. You must be new to Amazon.

It's just one more way Amazon is finding ways to increase selling costs. Bonus - check out the 5+ ways Amazon loses your inventory.

The Latest in eCommerce & Amazon

🚘 You Can Now Buy A Hyundai On Amazon. Amazon is trying to get a piece of the auto market which sees 16million cars sold annually. In select U.S. cities, it's now possible to buy a new Hyundai. There's a bunch of caveats that you can read about here but it may be a sign of the traditional car-dealership model being disrupted.  

📈 Rate Cuts...But Don't Hold Your Breath For More. The Fed announced rate cuts this week but gave some bad news - they're expected to lower rates less than expected in 2025. This means if you're borrowing money to pay for those CNY purchases, don't expect to get a huge break on the cost of lending next year. 

🪧 Teamsters Launch Largest Ever Strike Against Amazon. Thousands of Amazon employees went on Strike on Thursday. Teamsters General President said,  "If your package is delayed during the holidays, you can blame Amazon’s insatiable greed. We gave Amazon a clear deadline to come to the table and do right by our members. They ignored it.". Spicy words.

 


 

Amazon Seller Spotlight: iHealthLabs

iHealthLabs is one of the major medical device providers on Amazon and they're the #114 largest seller overall. Their products include blood pressure monitors, blood glucose monitors, body analysis scales, pulse oximeters, and activity and sleep trackers, all of which sync directly with a free mobile app for comprehensive health data management.

This Blood Pressure Monitor they offer has sold 90,000 units this month for revenue of more than $3million

You can check out the other top third party sellers here.

 


 

Amazon Tactics - Should Multiple Brands Have One Company or Multiple Companies?

Do you run multiple brands? Should these brands each have their own LLC or should they all be under the same company? In this article, Should I Separate Multiple Brands Into Multiple Companies we'll look at what the best way is and how to execute it.


 

From the YouTube Channel

Speaking of rising fees, this week’s featured video looks at how Amazon Fees are up over 40% since 2021. We'll take a look quarterly stock filing data to show the true magnitude of Amazon's fee increases. 




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