How Funding, Inventory, and Logistics Work Together to Drive E-Commerce Growth
Every successful e-commerce brand eventually faces the same challenge: you can’t grow without cash, and you can’t keep cash flowing without inventory that moves efficiently through your supply chain. Funding, inventory, and logistics aren’t separate problems. They are interconnected pillars of profitability. When one weakens, the others strain. When all three align, sellers scale smoothly, […]
Amazon’s West Coast Fee Hikes and How to Plan for AWD Peak Season Congestion
Peak season is here, and the new year will bring higher costs for anyone storing inventory in Amazon’s West Coast AWD network. Beginning January 15, 2026, Amazon Warehousing & Distribution (AWD) will raise West Coast storage fees from $0.48 to $0.57 per cubic foot per month. Amazon claims this change will help “reduce congestion,” but […]
What the AWS Outage Reveals About Overreliance on Amazon
When Amazon Web Services (AWS) went down on October 20, 2025, millions of businesses were reminded of a truth they’d rather ignore: the internet, and much of global commerce, now runs primarily through one behemoth company. The outage, which lasted roughly fifteen hours, originated in AWS’s US-EAST-1 data center in Virginia and quickly spread worldwide. […]
Amazon Announces AWD, MCF & Buy with Prime Fee Increases for 2026
Published: October 17, 2025 Amazon to Raise AWD, MCF, and Buy with Prime Fees in 2026 Beginning January 15, 2026, Amazon will implement new pricing and fee increases across Amazon Warehousing & Distribution (AWD), Multi-Channel Fulfillment (MCF), and Buy with Prime. The changes take effect immediately after the 2025 holiday peak period (October 15, 2025 […]
3PL vs. Amazon FBA vs. Warehouse: Choosing the Best Ecommerce Fulfillment Model
Why Choosing the Right Fulfillment Strategy Matters Fulfillment defines how efficiently a brand moves from order to delivery. It affects costs, delivery speed, and customer satisfaction. Most ecommerce sellers eventually face the same question: Should fulfillment stay in-house, be outsourced to a 3PL, or run through Amazon FBA or MCF? Each path can work well […]
GPT Shopping Is Redefining E-Commerce While Amazon Looks On
ChatGPT Launches Instant E-Commerce Checkout for AI-Powered Shopping Updated: October 16, 2025 New: Walmart Brings ChatGPT Shopping to Millions of Shoppers Walmart announced a major partnership with OpenAI that will let customers and Sam’s Club members browse and buy Walmart products directly inside ChatGPT using Instant Checkout. Shoppers can ask for what they need, get […]
Amazon Supply Chain Updates: What’s New and How Sellers Should Respond
If Amazon Accelerate 2025 made one thing clear, it’s that Amazon wants to be more than a marketplace. From Global Warehousing and Distribution (GWD) to Multi-Channel Fulfillment (MCF), Amazon is consolidating logistics services into a seamless, AI-powered platform that they are hoping will serve as infrastructure for global commerce. For sellers, this raises a fundamental […]
Amazon Accelerate 2025 Recap: “It’s All For You” – But Is It?
Amazon Accelerate 2025: Recap of Amazon’s Flagship Event Every September, Amazon takes the stage to tell its seller community how it plans to “make selling easier.” This year’s Accelerate conference in Seattle was no exception. From AI-powered assistants to global logistics, the message was clear: everything Amazon builds is for the benefit of sellers. And […]
Understanding Product Landed Cost in 2025: What It Is and How It’s Changing
When you’re importing products, the product landed cost is the number that really matters. It’s the total cost of getting your product from the supplier’s door to your customer’s hands—or into Amazon’s fulfillment network. Landed cost isn’t just the invoice price of your goods. It includes freight, duties, tariffs, insurance, customs clearance, and handling fees. […]
De Minimis Ends, Tariffs Surge: Implications for E-Commerce and Retail
Key Takeaways The de minimis exemption ($800 duty-free threshold) ended on August 29, 2025. All imports, no matter the value, now face tariffs, duties, and full customs paperwork. Tariffs remain volatile: 10–50% on most goods, up to 100% on targeted categories, pending a Supreme Court review. Fast-fashion giants like Temu and Shein lose their edge […]