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We are excited to report that in the Q2 2013 survey, 93% of sell= ers who responded found that their sales increased after joining FBA. Selle= rs also indicated that the top three reasons they choose to use FBA are to = increase sales on Amazon.com, gain access to Prime customers and to save ti= me. We are delighted with the positive feedback as well as the many suggest= ions you made on how we can improve the service to continue to help you gro= w your business. Now for some updates FBA launching new Seller Central prep resources in US and CA To help FBA sellers improve their inbound shipments, the FBA team began sur= facing more inbound problem types to sellers within Seller Central. Several new prep resources are being surfaced to you within Seller Central= . If your products are received at Amazon fulfillment centers with certain = types of insufficient prep, you will now see one of the following problem t= ypes: - Poly bagging required - Bubble wrap required - Opaque poly bagging required - Suffocation warning label required - Taping required The message will state the prep problem and provide guidance on how to avoi= d this issue in the future. As part of this effort, the Merchant Inbound Coaching tools are being rena= med: - Merchant Inbound Coaching is now Inbound Performance Feedback. - The Inbound Compliance Summary is now the Inbound Performance Summary. - The Inbound Compliance Report is now the Inbound Performance Report. For more information, please visit the Inbound Performance Feedback help page. New video shows how to fulfill non-Amazon orders using your FBA inventory With Multi-Channel Fulfillment, you can use your single pool of FBA invent= ory to fulfill all your customer orders. Watch the video tutorial that show= s the easy step-by-step process to create fulfillment orders for your custo= mers from sales channels other than Amazon. Discover How to Submit Orders for Multi-Channel Fulfillment . Have you tried the new shipment creation workflow? You asked us to improve the process for creating shipments. We delivered. T= he new shipment creation workflow has a ton of new features and a great new= look. It's also designed to smooth out the inbound process, make your prod= ucts available on Amazon.com quicker, and reduce defects, which saves you t= ime and money. Check out some of the exciting new features this new workflow has to offer: - Brand New Look: The shipping workflow has been completely re-designed wit= h an updated look and feel that is cleaner and easier to navigate. - Improved Visibility into Prep Requirements: With increased access to FBA= 's packaging and prep requirements, you will be able to quickly find easy-t= o-understand resources designed to improve your inbound experience. - Shipment Plan: The Plan Page acts as a virtual cart where you can add, r= emove, and update information for the products you want to send to Amazon f= ulfillment centers before you create your shipments. - New Prep Services: As part of the new workflow, we are introducing sever= al new prep-related services. For select product types, you can now easily = choose to have Amazon perform the product prep for a per-unit fee. You will= also have increased visibility into FBA's packaging and prep requirements. Try the new shipment creation workflow now and give us your feedback so we = can ensure it works for you. To access the new shipment creation workflow, = click the "Try it now" button on the floating banner in your Seller Account= , which is located on the Inventory Amazon Fulfills page. Your participatio= n is optional. If you want to transition back to the current experience, si= mply select the "Exit Beta" button. Information for selling internationally is at your fingertips Amazon Services has launched a new section on services.amazon.com dedicated= to Amazon Global Selling. This section will provide information on which g= lobal selling option is right for you and help you make decisions that coul= d connect your business with millions of customers worldwide. Whether you s= imply enable FBA Export to extend your eligible offers to international cus= tomers shopping on Amazon.com or set up FBA Accounts in other marketplaces,= Amazon can help you grow your business on a global scale. No matter the size of your business Amazon Global Selling can help you achi= eve your international business goals. Visit: Amazon Global Selling for mor= e information. Help boost revenue and ROI with Amazon Sponsored Products How can you get your products noticed when selling on Amazon? ThinkFastToy= s leveraged the Amazon Sponsored Products cost-per-click ad program to pr= ominently position its products in customer search results on Amazon.com, = generating close to $175,000 in sales, with a 30 to 1 return on spend. Rea= d the full story here . Want to learn more about Amazon Sponsored Products? Go to the new Adverti= sing tab in Seller Central or visit http://sp.amazon.co= m . For assistance, please contact Seller Support . 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In this edition

FBA launching new Seller Central prep resources in US and CA

New video shows how to fulfill non-Amazon orders using your FBA inventory

Have you tried the new shipment creation workflow?

Information for selling internationally is at your fingertips

Help boost revenue and ROI with Amazon Sponsored Products

Reminder: FBA launches unplanned services option on May 21

Beginning May 21, 2013, units requiring labels that are received with barcode labels missing will be charged the Unplanned Service Fee if you have chosen not to use the FBA Label Service. To help improve your inbound shipments, we are surfacing more inbound problem types to sellers within Seller Central. Currently, the Unplanned Service Fee will only be charged for problem type barcode labels missing.

Learn more about Unplanned Service Fee.

Tower Paddle Boards rides the wave to success

Tower Paddle Boads VideoFBA seller, Stephan Aarstol, shares the secret to his success using FBA to power his online retail business, Tower Paddle Boards.

Watch his story on Small Business Transformations with FBA.

Magnetized materials and other products now eligible for Fulfillment by Amazon

Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) has changed its shipping policies to now allow automotive shocks and struts, refrigerators, teeth whitening strips and certain products with magnetized materials, including many speakers and subwoofers. Sellers with offers for these products will now have access to Amazon's world-class fulfillment network and free two-day shipping to Amazon Prime customers.

Please note, however, that any products you send to FBA must comply with the FBA Service Terms, including policies regarding Hazardous Materials, Dangerous Units, and FBA Prohibited Products and all applicable laws. For more information, see the FBA Prohibited Products help page.

If you are unsure of the hazmat status of any of your products, you can visit the Hazmat Status Change Report.

 

 

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May 2013 Newsletter

Greetings from Fulfillment by Amazon

Welcome to the May 2013 edition of the FBA Newsletter!

Twice a year, the FBA team reaches out to many of our Sellers with a survey to gauge satisfaction and get input to inform future development of the FBA service. We are excited to report that in the Q2 2013 survey, 93% of sellers who responded found that their sales increased after joining FBA. Sellers also indicated that the top three reasons they choose to use FBA are to increase sales on Amazon.com, gain access to Prime customers and to save time. We are delighted with the positive feedback as well as the many suggestions you made on how we can improve the service to continue to help you grow your business.

Now for some updates

FBA launching new Seller Central prep resources in US and CA

To help FBA sellers improve their inbound shipments, the FBA team began surfacing more inbound problem types to sellers within Seller Central.

Several new prep resources are being surfaced to you within Seller Central. If your products are received at Amazon fulfillment centers with certain types of insufficient prep, you will now see one of the following problem types:

  • Poly bagging required
  • Bubble wrap required
  • Opaque poly bagging required
  • Suffocation warning label required
  • Taping required

The message will state the prep problem and provide guidance on how to avoid this issue in the future.

As part of this effort, the Merchant Inbound Coaching tools are being renamed:

  • Merchant Inbound Coaching is now Inbound Performance Feedback.
  • The Inbound Compliance Summary is now the Inbound Performance Summary.
  • The Inbound Compliance Report is now the Inbound Performance Report.

For more information, please visit the Inbound Performance Feedback help page.

New video shows how to fulfill non-Amazon orders using your FBA inventory

Multi-Channel Fulfillment VideoWith Multi-Channel Fulfillment, you can use your single pool of FBA inventory to fulfill all your customer orders. Watch the video tutorial that shows the easy step-by-step process to create fulfillment orders for your customers from sales channels other than Amazon.

Discover How to Submit Orders for Multi-Channel Fulfillment.

Have you tried the new shipment creation workflow?

You asked us to improve the process for creating shipments. We delivered. The new shipment creation workflow has a ton of new features and a great new look. It's also designed to smooth out the inbound process, make your products available on Amazon.com quicker, and reduce defects, which saves you time and money.

Check out some of the exciting new features this new workflow has to offer:

  • Brand New Look: The shipping workflow has been completely re-designed with an updated look and feel that is cleaner and easier to navigate.
  • Improved Visibility into Prep Requirements: With increased access to FBA's packaging and prep requirements, you will be able to quickly find easy-to-understand resources designed to improve your inbound experience.
  • Shipment Plan: The Plan Page acts as a virtual cart where you can add, remove, and update information for the products you want to send to Amazon fulfillment centers before you create your shipments.
  • New Prep Services: As part of the new workflow, we are introducing several new prep-related services. For select product types, you can now easily choose to have Amazon perform the product prep for a per-unit fee. You will also have increased visibility into FBA's packaging and prep requirements.

Try the new shipment creation workflow now and give us your feedback so we can ensure it works for you. To access the new shipment creation workflow, click the "Try it now" button on the floating banner in your Seller Account, which is located on the Inventory Amazon Fulfills page. Your participation is optional. If you want to transition back to the current experience, simply select the "Exit Beta" button.

Try it now

Information for selling internationally is at your fingertips

Amazon Services has launched a new section on services.amazon.com dedicated to Amazon Global Selling. This section will provide information on which global selling option is right for you and help you make decisions that could connect your business with millions of customers worldwide. Whether you simply enable FBA Export to extend your eligible offers to international customers shopping on Amazon.com or set up FBA Accounts in other marketplaces, Amazon can help you grow your business on a global scale.

No matter the size of your business Amazon Global Selling can help you achieve your international business goals. Visit: Amazon Global Selling for more information.

Amazon Global Selling

Help boost revenue and ROI with Amazon Sponsored Products

How can you get your products noticed when selling on Amazon? ThinkFastToys leveraged the Amazon Sponsored Products cost-per-click ad program to prominently position its products in customer search results on Amazon.com, generating close to $175,000 in sales, with a 30 to 1 return on spend. Read the full story here.

Want to learn more about Amazon Sponsored Products? Go to the new Advertising tab in Seller Central or visit http://sp.amazon.com.

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