Browsing: Sellers

It’s hard to overstate the ecommerce opportunity in India. The country’s population is now the world’s largest at 1.46 billion in 2025, per the United Nations, compared to 1.4 billion in China and 347 million in the U.S.

Half of Amazon sellers cite platform fees as a top-2 cost pressure, yet less than a quarter are actively reducing their Amazon dependence. According to Marketplace Pulse’s 2026 Seller Index, 49% of sellers active on Amazon identified marketplace fees as their primary margin concern, nearly matched by the 46% citing advertising spend. Together, these two…

Amazon Haul, Amazon’s direct-from-China section for items under $20, has reached over 3,000 sellers since launching in November 2024, establishing itself as a credible competitor to Temu and Shein, though still smaller in scale. The milestone validates Amazon’s commitment to the “low and slow” direct-from-China marketplace model despite ongoing tariff volatility and confusion around imminent…

The recently introduced Online Sellers’ Bill of Rights Act of 2026 (H.R. 9799) sounds like legislation small businesses should welcome. Its stated goal is to protect independent sellers from unfair treatment by large online marketplaces. But good intentions do not necessarily produce good policy. In the case of H.R. 9799, the legislation would interfere with…