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• Same ad, different outcomes? 🤔 

• Selling on Amazon isn’t expensive when you have this 🤑

• People are boycotting Amazon 🤯 

• Meet the lower-cost option, Amazon Bazaar 👋 

BITES OF THE WEEK

• TikTok Takeover Trouble: The platform’s U.S. buyout raises fresh concerns over data control, political influence, and free expression.

• Walmart Image Refresh: The retailer updates its logo and aligns naming to reflect a more modern, digital-first brand.

• Last-Mile Costs Spike: Maersk reports soaring delivery expenses and surcharges as parcel demand strains U.S. logistics networks.

• AI Traffic Divide:ChatGPT drives major referrals to Walmart, while Amazon blocks scraping to protect its massive ad business.

TACTIC TALKS

How much PPC does it take to reach page one?

One seller recently asked the million-dollar question: How much PPC does it take to reach page one?

Turns out, there’s no cheat code, just a lot of nuance and a little pain. 

After burning so much money in ad budget, the OP found something weird.

Some page-one products were moving 50 units a month, others 1,000. Same placement, totally different performance. 

But why?

Ideally, it should just move the same amount of units, given it’s the same ad. Let’s break it down:

🍪 Quick bits

• The two launch paths. Burn bright for 30 days and pray for velocity, or stretch spend over 90 and keep the lights on longer.

• Visibility ≠ sales. Ads buy impressions; your listing earns the clicks and conversions.

• Conversion is king. Your CVR, not your wallet, dictates how long you stay on page one.

• Aggressive launches aren’t required. Only go all-in if your listing and product are airtight.

• Data beats ego. Use auto campaigns to map real keyword behavior, block irrelevant terms, and scale when conversion proves you’re ready.

💬 SellerBites’ take

Amazon’s first page isn’t pay-to-play; it’s pay-to-test.

You can’t outspend a bad offer, but you can out-discipline your competition.

Budget buys visibility, but performance earns ranking. The sellers winning page one aren’t throwing money—they’re throwing data.

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But if it’s not translating to sales—something’s missing.

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HOT TOPIC

Why some are boycotting Amazon this holiday season

Holiday cheer?

Not so fast.

Several groups are calling for shoppers to boycott Amazon, Target, and Home Depot this season after what they call a “retreat” from diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) commitments.

The campaign, fittingly named “We Ain’t Buying It”, aims to show that walking back social pledges has a price tag.

💸 The season of spending… or not

While major retailers are counting on early Black Friday doorbusters to boost slowing sales, activists are urging consumers to skip big-box stores altogether and shop with conscience instead.

Here’s the tension:

• Retailer risk. There’s a forecasted 5% drop in holiday spending, the first decline since 2020.

• Culture war fatigue. Brands like Target and Bud Light have already felt the sting of public boycotts from both sides of the aisle. It seems like it’s the same for e-commerce too, with Amazon, Temu, Shein and Walmart battling each other. 

• Mixed loyalty: Many shoppers say they’re torn; eager for deals but wary of where their dollars go. 💸

👀 So, with this looming, what can you do as a seller?

• Monitor brand perception. Consumer activism can sway marketplace performance overnight.

• Diversify channels. Don’t let one retailer’s PR battle drag down your Q4 revenue. 🤑

• Stay authentic. Shoppers are savvy, and performative gestures won’t cut it anymore.

🧨 The boycott heard around the mall

Retailers are playing tug-of-war with America’s conscience, and sellers are caught in the middle. Whether or not this boycott dents Amazon’s bottom line, it’s another reminder that values now share the same shelf space as value.

AMAZON NEWS

Amazon Bazaar undercuts fast-fashion rivals

Amazon just went global with its bargain-bin alter ego.

The company is rolling out Amazon Bazaar, a low-cost shopping platform expanding to 14 new markets, including Hong Kong, the Philippines, Nigeria, and Taiwan. 

With $2 to $10 products shipping straight from Amazon’s network, this is a direct shot at Shein and Temu’s territory.

🍪 Quick bits

• Global discount play. Bazaar, originally “Amazon Haul” in the U.S. and Mexico, sells ultra-cheap accessories, gadgets, and apparel designed for price-sensitive shoppers.

• Perfect timing. With Trump’s tariff hikes shrinking access to low-cost imports, Amazon is looking overseas to keep budget-friendly goods flowing.

• Shein and Temu, meet competition. Temu ships to 70 countries, Shein to 160, but Amazon’s logistics and brand trust give Bazaar a real shot at cutting in.

• The long game. Amazon says new markets take time to turn profitable, yet international sales still hit $40.9B last quarter—up 10% YoY.

💬 SellerBites’ take

Bazaar isn’t just Amazon chasing cheap thrills; it’s a global customer funnel in disguise. A standalone app lets Amazon woo younger, price-obsessed shoppers without cluttering the main marketplace.

And if anyone can make $7 sunglasses feel legit, it’s the company that made two-day delivery the default.

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