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Content preview: In this edition - Amazon Sellers Have Record-breaking Holiday Season <#record> - New Features Help Grow Your Global Business <#grow> - Move Your Aging Inventory <#move> - Tips for Replenishment <#tips> - Selling on Amazon Holiday Fun Facts <#fun> [...] Content analysis details: (1.5 points, 5.0 required) pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -0.0 SPF_PASS SPF: sender matches SPF record 1.6 REMOVE_BEFORE_LINK BODY: Removal phrase right before a link 0.0 HTML_MESSAGE BODY: HTML included in message 0.0 MIME_QP_LONG_LINE RAW: Quoted-printable line longer than 76 chars -0.1 DKIM_VALID_AU Message has a valid DKIM or DK signature from author's domain 0.1 DKIM_SIGNED Message has a DKIM or DK signature, not necessarily valid -0.1 DKIM_VALID Message has at least one valid DKIM or DK signature ------=_NextPart_001_AEA6_74B0DC51.19495CFF Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline In this edition - Amazon Sellers Have Record-breaking Holiday Season <#record> - New Features Help Grow Your Global Business <#grow> - Move Your Aging Inventory <#move> - Tips for Replenishment <#tips> - Selling on Amazon Holiday Fun Facts <#fun> January 2013 Newsletter Hello from Fulfillment by Amazon It's a new year and we are celebrating with a new look for our monthly newsle= tter. We have a lot to be excited about for 2013=E2=80=94like the launch of F= BA in Spain, where FBA is now available to help sellers reach millions of cus= tomers. In this edition, we will celebrate your successes in 2012, and look f= orward to offering you opportunities to grow in 2013=E2=80=94whether you're s= elling at home or abroad. Here=E2=80=99s to a great 2013! And now for the News Amazon Sellers Have Record-breaking Holiday Season Q4 2012 was a record-breaking holiday season for businesses selling on Amazon= . The more than 2 million sellers worldwide on Amazon experienced record holi= day growth. For the year, sellers on Amazon sold hundreds of millions of unit= s worth tens of billions of dollars worldwide. Sellers around the world also continued the rapid adoption of Amazon Services= , such as Fulfillment by Amazon, Amazon Webstore, and Checkout by Amazon. Bus= inesses using these connected Amazon offerings set records in sales volume, t= raffic, and services performance. Read Selling on Amazon Holiday Fun Facts <#fun> in the sidebar. New Features Help Grow Your Global Business If you have ever thought about expanding your business into other countries, = Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) can help. This month we are celebrating the launc= h of Amazon Prime in Canada, the new Amazon Currency Converter for Sellers to= receive U.S. funds when you sell in Canada, FBA launching in Spain, lower fu= lfillment fees in Italy, and a new "language switcher" to make it easier to s= ell in Japan. Amazon Prime is now available to Amazon.ca customers. This means that as with= Amazon.com, Canadian FBA listings are now eligible for Prime=E2=80=94at no a= dditional cost to sellers. FBA listings get the same visibility to Prime Memb= ers in Canada that they get on Amazon.com. To see all the member benefits of = Amazon Prime in Canada, visit: www.amazon.ca/prime Another win for U.S. sellers in Canada is the launch of the Amazon Currency C= onverter for Sellers (ACCS). This new feature enables world-wide sellers to r= eceive disbursements in U.S. dollars into their U.S. bank accounts from produ= cts sold on Amazon.ca. There's no need to register for a Canadian bank accoun= t in order to receive payment. With ACCS, you can add your U.S. bank account = information to your Canadian Seller Central account and Amazon will disburse = all proceeds in U.S. dollars. Learn more about selling in Canada by visiting = http://www.amazon.ca/fulfillment-by-amazon . =20 It just became molto bene to sell your products through FBA in Italy. Fulfill= ment fees in Italy will drop for some products effective March 4, 2013, but s= ellers in Italy will benefit immediately until that date with a reduction of = 1.60 =E2=82=AC on Standard-Size Non-Media fees and 2.00 =E2=82=AC on Oversize= fees. Adding to a suite of European countries where you can sell, FBA is now availa= ble to sellers in Spain. Now is a great time to think about setting up a Unif= ied European account to sell in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, and now Spain= . If you have ever wanted to sell your products in Japan, but language was too = much of a barrier, now you can. Amazon has created a new "language switcher" = for Amazon.co.jp. This new feature enables you to easily switch to an English= version of Seller Central to manage your FBA business in Japan. In addition = to English versions of Japanese help content, reports, and inventory manageme= nt, English e-mail correspondence and Seller Support are also provided. Inter= ested in selling in Japan? Visit: http://www.amazonservices.jp/contactus/cont= act-us-eng.html Move your aging inventory The holiday selling season is in the rear view and 2013 is officially upon us= . Now is the perfect time to develop strategic sales initiatives to clear out= your 2012 holiday inventory and inventory that could be subject to the Long-= Term Storage fee on February 15. Price: Evaluate your pricing on older inventory. Will lowering the price be l= ess costly than having the inventory returned or paying for Long-Term Storage= ? Lower pricing with FREE Super Saver Shipping and Prime eligibility could ti= p the balance on customer purchasing decisions. Sponsored Products: One way to move products is to participate in the Amazon = Sponsored Products service. Sponsored Products is an advertising program that helps you driv= e more traffic to your product listings on Amazon using keyword-targeted ads.= When shoppers search for keywords you bid on, your products could be shown o= n the first page of search results raising the visibility of your products. Automated Removals: You can also leverage Automated Long-Term Storage Removal= s to keep your inventory available for sale as long as possi= ble without the risk of incurring Long-Term Storage fees on February 15. Not sure if your inventory has been in Amazon fulfillment centers for more th= an 365 days? You can find out by going to the Long-Term Storage Fee Charges <= https://sellercentral.amazon.com/gp/ssof/reports/search.html/ref=3Dag_fbafulr= pts_cont_fbareports?ie=3DUTF8&recordType=3DLONGTERM_STORAGE_FEE_CHARGES> repo= rt. Tips for Replenishment To aid in your replenishment decisions and help you avoid running out of stoc= k at the fulfillment centers, Fulfillment by Amazon would like to share new e= ight-week inbound quantity recommendations for some of your FBA products. To do this, we take historical sales data to develop an inbound quantity reco= mmendation that you can use to make smart replenishment decisions. We have al= so taken into account your current fulfillable and inbound quantities to make= this inbound recommendation. Note: These are recommendations and there are several factors that may affect= your future sales, including but not limited to changes in customer demand a= nd competitive offerings. To proactively manage your inventory levels and to help avoid running out of = stock, we recommend visiting the Recommended FBA Inbound Quantities report. Selling on Amazon Holiday Fun Facts Sellers on Amazon.com shipped products from around the globe to customers in = all 50 U.S. states and countries worldwide from Aruba to Zambia. Amazon sellers sold enough Santa hats for Santa to be able to wear a new hat = every day for the next 137 years. Amazon sellers sold enough smartphone and tablet screen protectors to cover t= he field of every NFL stadium, four times over. Amazon sellers sold enough guitar picks to give one to every attendee of Wood= stock. Amazon sellers sold enough mustache pacifiers to give one to every baby born = in Washington State next month. 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In this edition

Amazon Sellers Have Record-breaking Hol= iday Season

New Features Help Grow Your Global Busine= ss

Move Your Aging Inventory

Tips for Replenishment

Selling on Amazon Holiday Fun Facts

Fee Change Reminder

FBA has announced a change in the U.S. fee structure that w= ill go into effect on February 18, 2013. FBA remains committed to providing t= he high level of service and the fast, free shipping our customers expect. As= the costs for fulfillment and transportation continue to increase, we are ad= justing our fees to better reflect costs.

See the FBA Fee Changes to review a full rate card, comparisons to current fees,= definitions, and examples.

New, Improved FBA Manual

Check out the renovations we've made to the FBA Manual in S= eller Central Help. We have reorganized the content into five main sections:<= /p>

  • Policies and Requirements
  • Features and Fees
  • Managing FBA Inventory
  • Business Analytics
  • Resources

At the top of each page you will find tabs that link to the= main page of each of the sections above. We have also added a summary for ea= ch page to help you quickly determine if the page you are on has the informat= ion you are looking for. We encourage you to visit help and get familiar with= the new format and provide feedback through the Was this page helpfu= l? tool.

Get started by visiting the FBA Overview.

Happy New Year

Chinese New Year is just around the corner on Sunday, Febru= ary 10, 2013. If you're doing business with suppliers or customers in China, = make sure you’re accounting for the holiday when replenishing your inve= ntory.

APIs Integrate with FBA in Spain

The Amazon Marketplace Web Service (Amazon MWS) team announ= ced the release of APIs for FBA in Spain. The Amazon MWS Fulfillment API sect= ions—Fulfillment Inbound Shipment, Fulfillment Inventory, and Fulfillme= nt Outbound Shipment—enable sellers to use Amazon MWS to handle FBA inv= entory and fulfillment tasks.

You can find links to the client libraries and documentatio= n for the Amazon MWS Fulfillment API sections on the Amazon MWS portal for Spain.

Videos Demonstrate Proper Prep and Packing

Some products require additional prep prior to shipping to = Amazon fulfillment centers. We have created a new set of videos that demonstr= ate everything from how to prep baby products to how to build a pallet for an= LTL shipment.

Bookmark these links for easy reference for when you prepar= e your next shipment:

FBA Prep Examples

FBA Labeling Examples

FBA Packing Examples

Hazmat Status Change Report Now Available in Seller Central

Now you have a new way to keep tabs on your hazmat items: t= he Hazmat Status Change Report, which can be found under "Inventory" on the A= mazon Fulfillment Reports page in Seller Central.

This report provides you with the hazmat status details of = your products. Using this report, you can easily determine which of your prod= ucts have been classified as hazmat, are under review, or have recently had t= heir statuses changed.

Learn more about the Hazmat Status Change report.

Calculate your fulfillment fees

Compare your costs for fulfilling inventory with FBA's pric= ing. How much does it cost to pack, prep, and ship your orders to customers? = How much do you pay for packing materials and storage? Enter your expenses in= to the FBA Revenue Calculator for any product in the Amazon.com catalog and c= ompare your costs side by side with FBA's pricing.

Go to the FBA Revenue Calculator

FBA Updates

You can read recent issues of FBA Updates in Seller Central= Help.

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Global Selling

Global Selling with Amazon manual (pdf)

Global Selling with Amazon manual (Kindle)

Social Media

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January 2013 Newsletter

Hello from Fulfillment by Amazon

It's a new year and we are celebrating with a new look for our monthly new= sletter. We have a lot to be excited about for 2013—like the launch of = FBA in Spain, where FBA is now available to help sellers reach millions of cu= stomers. In this edition, we will celebrate your successes in 2012, and look = forward to offering you opportunities to grow in 2013—whether you're se= lling at home or abroad. Here’s to a great 2013!

And now for the Ne= ws

Amazon Sellers Have Record-breaking = Holiday Season

Q4 2012 was a record-breaking holiday season for businesses selling on Ama= zon. The more than 2 million sellers worldwide on Amazon experienced record h= oliday growth. For the year, sellers on Amazon sold hundreds of millions of u= nits worth tens of billions of dollars worldwide.

Sellers around the world also continued the rapid adoption of Amazon Servi= ces, such as Fulfillment by Amazon, Amazon Webstore, and Checkout by Amazon. = Businesses using these connected Amazon offerings set records in sales volume= , traffic, and services performance.

Read Selling on Amazon Holiday Fun Facts in the sideb= ar.

New Features Help Grow Your Global Busin= ess

3D"Global"If you have ever thought about expanding your business into = other countries, Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) can help. This month we are cele= brating the launch of Amazon Prime in Canada, the new Amazon Currency Convert= er for Sellers to receive U.S. funds when you sell in Canada, FBA launching i= n Spain, lower fulfillment fees in Italy, and a new "language switcher" to ma= ke it easier to sell in Japan.

Amazon Prime is now available to Amazon.ca customers. This means that as w= ith Amazon.com, Canadian FBA listings are now eligible for Prime—at no = additional cost to sellers. FBA listings get the same visibility to Prime Mem= bers in Canada that they get on Amazon.com. To see all the member benefits of= Amazon Prime in Canada, visit: www.amazon.ca/prime

Another win for U.S. sellers in Canada is the launch of the Amazon Currenc= y Converter for Sellers (ACCS). This new feature enables world-wide sellers t= o receive disbursements in U.S. dollars into their U.S. bank accounts from pr= oducts sold on Amazon.ca. There's no need to register for a Canadian bank acc= ount in order to receive payment. With ACCS, you can add your U.S. bank accou= nt information to your Canadian Seller Central account and Amazon will disbur= se all proceeds in U.S. dollars. Learn more about selling in Canada by visiti= ng http://www.amazon.ca/fulfillment-by-amazon.  

It just became molto bene to sell your products through FBA in It= aly. Fulfillment fees in Italy will drop for some products effective March 4,= 2013, but sellers in Italy will benefit immediately until that date with a r= eduction of 1.60 € on Standard-Size Non-Media fees and 2.00 € on Ov= ersize fees.

Adding to a suite of European countries where you can sell, FBA is now ava= ilable to sellers in Spain. Now is a great time to think about setting up a U= nified European account to sell in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, and now Sp= ain.

If you have ever wanted to sell your products in Japan, but language was t= oo much of a barrier, now you can. Amazon has created a new "language switche= r" for Amazon.co.jp. This new feature enables you to easily switch to an Engl= ish version of Seller Central to manage your FBA business in Japan. In additi= on to English versions of Japanese help content, reports, and inventory manag= ement, English e-mail correspondence and Seller Support are also provided. In= terested in selling in Japan? Visit: http://www.amazonservices.jp/contactus/contact-us-eng.html

Move your aging inventory

The holiday selling season is in the rear view and 2013 is officially upon= us. Now is the perfect time to develop strategic sales initiatives to clear = out your 2012 holiday inventory and inventory that could be subject to the Lo= ng-Term Storage fee on February 15.

Price: Evaluate your pricing on older inventory. Will low= ering the price be less costly than having the inventory returned or paying f= or Long-Term Storage? Lower pricing with FREE Super Saver Shipping and Prime = eligibility could tip the balance on customer purchasing decisions.

Sponsored Products: One way to move products is to partic= ipate in the Amazon Sponsored Products service. Sponsored Products is an advertising program= that helps you drive more traffic to your product listings on Amazon using k= eyword-targeted ads. When shoppers search for keywords you bid on, your produ= cts could be shown on the first page of search results raising the visibility= of your products.

Automated Removals: You can also leverage Automated Long-Term Storage Removals to keep your inventory available fo= r sale as long as possible without the risk of incurring Long-Term Storage fe= es on February 15.

Not sure if your inventory has been in Amazon fulfillment centers for more= than 365 days? You can find out by going to the Long-Term Storage Fee Charges report.

Tips for Replenishment

To aid in your replenishment decisions and help you avoid running out of s= tock at the fulfillment centers, Fulfillment by Amazon would like to share ne= w eight-week inbound quantity recommendations for some of your FBA products.<= /p>

To do this, we take historical sales data to develop an inbound quantity r= ecommendation that you can use to make smart replenishment decisions. We have= also taken into account your current fulfillable and inbound quantities to m= ake this inbound recommendation.

Note: These are recommendations and there are several fac= tors that may affect your future sales, including but not limited to changes = in customer demand and competitive offerings.

To proactively manage your inventory levels and to help avoid running out = of stock, we recommend visiting the Recommended FBA Inbound Quantities report.

Selling on Amazon Holiday Fun Facts

Sellers on Amazon.com shipped products from around the globe to customers = in all 50 U.S. states and countries worldwide from Aruba to Zambia.

Amazon sellers sold enough Santa hats for Santa to be able to wear a new h= at every day for the next 137 years.

Amazon sellers sold enough smartphone and tablet screen protectors to cove= r the field of every NFL stadium, four times over.

Amazon sellers sold enough guitar picks to give one to every attendee of W= oodstock.

Amazon sellers sold enough mustache pacifiers to give one to every baby bo= rn in Washington State next month.

Amazon sellers sold enough tea lights to keep a votive illuminated continu= ously for over 200 years.

 

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