MARKETPLACE MONTHLY: Your E-Commerce Updates for May
Shopify Flow
Shopify has a new feature that makes automation flows a lot smoother, without needing to use a third party app!
Everyone with a Shopify Plus or Advanced plan can now access Shopify Flow, which converts manual tasks into automatic workflows that perform without all the complicated coding or extra software.
You can hide products once they sell out, reorder supplies when low in stock, tag certain customers or orders, and so much more! They have thought of everything, including integrating with the services you already use to supplement your website, so you don't have to worry about switching around your current apps.
They have even built out templates for the most common tasks that you might want to offload from your plate!
Walmart FS Intro Offer
If you’re a Walmart Seller and haven’t taken advantage of Walmart Fulfillment Services, you still have a chance to snag their Intro Offer!
If you enroll in WFS and send at least one item in to their Fulfillment Centers before 6/30, you can receive free storage on up to 10,000 units, along with 10% off of fulfillment fees for your first 90 days with the program.
Check out more about this limited-time offer by clicking here!
Walmart is making it even easier to add your products, without going through the headache of searching through the different fields needed when adding a new product! They’ve introduced the new beta version of their Single Item Setup in Seller Center.
You can now search through Walmart’s catalog to find your item by product identification number (GTIN, UPC, ISBN, EAN, Item ID). After that, all you have to do is input the other remaining details and your fulfillment method. That’s it!
Another new tool brought to the scene is the Repricer, which is a free feature for Sellers that help to keep your prices competitive. You can save time on researching what your prices should be, and have more time to do the things you love! As the page says, “Getting started is easy: just define your strategy, set pricing thresholds for the items of your choosing, and let the Repricer manage select listings automatically.” It can’t get easier than that!
Amazon FBA Shipments
Of course, we can’t have a marketplace update without Amazon! This week is about shipments, and how to make your life easier while selling with FBA.
Amazon’s Shipment Performance dashboard gives you access to different tools that aid in resolving shipment issues. You can also compare your key performance indicators to performance targets, so you can meet your goals quicker. You can now conveniently find this dashboard in your Shipping Queue!
As of April 18th, Amazon has welcomed another storage type to accompany the oversize range. This is extra-large, giving more flexibility to limitations on your inventory!
Listed here are the differences between what used to be grouped into the oversize category, and what is now being divided into its own area.
You can check your maximum inventory levels in your Inventory Performance Dashboard in Seller Central, along with your current usage! These have been dictated by your past selling patterns, and trends for future patterns.
If you have products in the oversize category that now would classify as extra-large, don’t worry! Your products have been re-classified by Amazon, and there are no changes you need to make.
If there are any other updates you think would be useful for Sellers like yourself, no matter the marketplace, leave them in a comment below and share the knowledge!
