Helium 10 Buzz 4/12/23: Amazon Deleting Brand Names | New Walmart Initiative | Send To Amazon Goes Live

We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Chief Brand Evangelist, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, interview someone you need to hear from, and provide a training tip for the week.
 
Amazon, charging for some UPS returns, encourages other drop-off points.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/retail/2023/04/11/amazon-fee-some-returns-ups-stores/11643341002/
 
Walmart commits to a new customer service for which Amazon does not yet have an answer.
https://www.thestreet.com/retailers/walmart-plans-to-install-ev-chargers-at-its-stores
 
Sellers who use FBA Donations now have access to donation certificates.
https://sell.amazon.com/blog/announcements/fba-donation-certificate
 
Ecommerce Inflation Easing, But Shoppers Still Shifting Spending Due To Prices
https://www.forbes.com/sites/joanverdon/2023/04/10/ecommerce-inflation-easing-but-shoppers-still-shifting-spending-due-to-prices/
 
As resale competition intensifies, Etsy adds bidding option. 
https://www.glossy.co/fashion/as-resale-competition-intensifies-etsy-adds-bidding-option/
 
Our episode continues with a clip from last week’s TACoS Tuesday, where Vince discusses the importance of why you should run video ads on Amazon. Bradley concludes this episode with our training tip of the week on how to use the Insights Dashboard alerts.

In this episode of the Weekly Buzz, Bradley talks about:  

• 01:13 – New Amazon Return Fees
• 02:19 – Walmart Annoucement
• 03:51 – FBA Donations
• 04:42 – Send To Amazon Goes Live
• 05:55 – Ecommerce Inflation
• 07:00- Subscribe And Save Update
• 07:49 – Amazon Deleting Brands in Titles?
• 09:54 – Brand Registry Dashboard
• 10:29 – Etsy Bidding
• 11:37 – Check out our Partner Hub
• 13:22 – Why Is It Important To Run Video Ads On Amazon?
• 18:23 – Pro Training Tip: Insights Dashboard Alerts

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