“Change to returnless refund Amazon for international seller-fulfilled orders” (Source: Amazon News)
Effective May 25, 2021, if you fulfill customer orders in the US from a country outside of the US, you must provide a valid US return address (for items under $25).
Amazon will use this address to generate prepaid return labels for customers on eligible return requests.
If a US return address is not provided, Amazon will issue the customer a refund for eligible returns under $25, without requiring the item to be returned (Returnless Refund Amazon).
Next steps: If you do not have a local return address, an international returns provider on the Solution Provider Network may be able to help.
Effective April 22, 2021, FBA products are no longer subject to ASIN-level quantity limits.
Instead, restock limits will be set at the storage-type level, offering you more flexibility in managing your shipments.
While in some cases this is great news, there are some sellers for whom this is actually a net negative move, due to the new restock limitations that are now in place.
In a nutshell, your restock limits are at the account level now, not ASIN level, and they are by “storage type,” at the account level.
Sellers will have to customize their plan to navigate these inventory restock limits.
From April 26, 2021, you must provide standardized apparel size attributes when you create new listings, and update existing listings.
This includes for the product types: pants, shorts, overalls, swimwear, bra, corset, undergarment_slip, shirt, skirt, and hat.
Use of standardized apparel sizes will improve the customer shopping experience by providing consistent size values for apparel products across the store.
Instead of using free-form text for apparel sizing information, you must select values from a standardized list for size attributes.
“Extend your small business reach with Amazon Explore” (Source: Amazon News)
Amazon Explore is a new service that lets you bring customers to your physical store, virtually with one-to-one, personalized experiences.
You can sell products that a customer sees during the experience without setting up an online catalog.
You can also take a picture, add your product information at the point of sale, and Amazon will process the transaction.
And, you can easily schedule appointments with customers through an online portal. With full control over setting your availability.
Amazon is offering a free trial for existing sellers, and a promotional discount until July 1, 2021, to help reduce the cost of your phone and other gear.
This is a limited-time offer and limited to one set of gear (gimbal, phone, and headphones) per seller account.
Send an email to explore-shopping@amazon.com if you’re interested in this new service.
