Daily intel for cross-border sellers — products, policy, platforms, and the moves that work.
Marketplace Pulse: Amazon Haul has crossed 3,000 sellers since its November 2024 launch. 97.5% of sellers averaging under $10/item are based in China or Hong Kong. CEO Andy Jassy elevated Haul to a top-tier priority in March, and the program now reaches an extended global footpri…
At least 30 staff in revenue operations and customer support were let go in April per The Logic, with revenue and support teams now consolidated under newly promoted VP Joe Strolz. Lauren Nemeth, formerly CRO at New Relic, joins as VP of global enterprise. This stacks on January'…
Walmart Marketplace's new Exports program lets eligible WFS sellers ship US-stored inventory to Canadian and Mexican shoppers automatically, with no separate program fee — Walmart's logistics partners handle international fulfillment, and customers pay duties, taxes, and internat…
Marketplace Pulse Seller Index 2026 (181 sellers, $2B+ combined revenue surveyed): fewer than 8,000 sellers now generate half of Amazon's estimated $300B US third-party GMV — down from ~15,000 in 2023. Just 23% of surveyed sellers are simultaneously growing revenue and improving…
Revenue $631M (beat), GMS $2.5B (+5.5% YoY), 5.6M active sellers (+3.3% YoY) — the first year-on-year seller-count growth since Etsy introduced the seller setup fee. Mobile-app GMS +11.2%; app share now ~47% of GMS. The $1.2B Depop sale to eBay (announced February) is still on tr…
