Customer satisfaction with Amazon marketplace sellers has plummeted globally since 2020. Starting August 4, Amazon will exacerbate the issue by allowing customers to leave seller feedback with just star ratings – no written explanations required.
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Amazon sellers generating million-dollar revenues have nearly doubled to over 100,000 globally, defying marketplace maturation predictions and confirming that reduced competition has created greater opportunities for those who remain active.
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Amazon's Prime Day is a rising tide that is beginning to lift all boats. This year's event was a catalyst behind 30% growth across all U.S. e-commerce, yet Amazon itself remained conspicuously quiet about its own specific growth figures.
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Despite widespread predictions that escalating U.S. tariffs would prompt American sellers to expand internationally as a risk mitigation strategy, Marketplace Pulse data reveals this anticipated pivot has not materialized.
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The summer sales calendar now revolves around Amazon's anchor, with most major U.S. retailers scheduling competing events within days of Prime Day's expanded four-day window.
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Shopping platform Whatnot's rapid growth to multi-billion dollar GMV proves live streaming commerce works when built for entertainment first and conversion second.
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The newly extended Prime Day 2025 will determine whether Amazon's AI shopping features can solve the fundamental problem that has plagued the event for years: helping shoppers discover what they actually want among millions of deals.
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Walmart's marketplace has crossed 200,000 active sellers for the first time, driven by the fastest seller acquisition rate in the platform's history.
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Hailey Bieber's sale of Rhode to e.l.f. Cosmetics for $1 billion this week adds to a growing list of creator-founded brands leveraging attention as their primary asset.
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Amazon's U.S. marketplace continues to be the most conducive environment for new sellers to achieve their first sales, with over 73% of sellers who registered in the past 12 months going on to make sales.
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