Amazon
Summary
One of the largest online shopping websites in the world. The site is widely known for its wide selection of books, although the site has expanded to sell electronics, music, furniture, and apparel. Similar to eBay, users can also purchase and sell items using Amazon's online marketplace system.
Availability
15 different countries
- Australia
- Brazil
- Canada
- China
- France
- Germany
- India
- Italy
- Japan
- Mexico
- Netherlands
- Spain
- Turkey
- UK
- US
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Marketplace
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Marketplace Id
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| Canada | A2EUQ1WTGCTBG2 | CA |
| US | ATVPDKIKX0DER | US |
| Mexico | A1AM78C64UM0Y8 | MX |
| Australia | A39IBJ37TRP1C6 | AU |
Account setup
Before you register
With two selling plans available, Amazon offers the flexibility to sell one, or one thousand products. The Professional plan has the opportunity to sell an unlimited number of products and pay a $39.99 monthly subscription fee. Individuals pay no monthly fees, but instead pay $0.99 per item sold. Both Professionals and Individuals pay other selling fees when an item sells. Learn more about plans and pricing ›
Registration
More than 20 product categories are open to all sellers, and at least 10 more are available only to Professional Sellers. Learn more about product categories ›
Create an account on Seller Central, the Web interface where selling accounts are managed. .
To sign up:
- Go to Services.amazon.com, then click on either the “Selling on Amazon” link or “Sell on Amazon” box,
- Go to Sellercentral.amazon.com, then click in the bottom left on “Selling on Amazon”,
- Go to the “Sell” button at the top of the Amazon.com home page.
Integration
Available features
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Features
| Sync | Description |
| Purchase Orders | Receiving Amazon orders via API to convert into a required OMS format. |
| Order Acknowledgement | Sending an order acknowledgement to Amazon automatically upon retrieving an order via API. |
| Shipment | Once an order has been processed and shipped with the OMS, CrescoData receives this update and sends a shipment update to Amazon detailing the items shipped, carrier and tracking number. This allows for partial and split shipments to be sent, meaning multiple shipments for the same order. |
| Inventory | Syncing of inventory from the source of truth to Amazon. |
Not supported
| Sync | Description |
| Shipping Labels | Requesting and retrieving shipping labels from Amazon are to be done in bulk via the Amazon Vendor portal. |
| Packing Slips | Retrieving packing slips from Amazon are to be done in bulk via the Amazon Vendor portal. |
| Customer Invoices | Retrieving invoices from Amazon are to be done in bulk via the Amazon Vendor portal. |
Authentication
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CrescoData needs to be added as a developer on the appropriate seller central account.
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To do this, login to the Seller Central account and go to "User Permissions" from Menu on the top right corner.
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Click on "Visit Manage Your Apps" and "Authorise a new developer"
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Enter
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"Developer Name" - CrescoData
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"Developer ID" - To get CrescoData's developer account number, please request this via Support or your Account Manager.
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- This will provide you with the below details to authenticate:
- Seller ID
- MWS Auth Token
Rate limits and update frequency
AWS limits steady-state request rates to 1000 requests per second (RPS) and allows bursts of up to 2000 RPS across all APIs, stages, and methods within an AWS account. Updating of content is done every 15 minutes.
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Taxonomy
Categories
| Type | Channel own taxonomy |
| Cresco update frequency | 24 hours |
| Channel update frequency | Irregular |
Category attributes
| Type | Category specific attributes |
| Cresco update frequency | 24 hours |
| Channel update frequency | Irregular |
| Cresco feature support | Auto-populateDirect match |
Images
- Images should be at least 1000 pixels in either width or height. Amazon recommends 2560 pixels wide.
- Image frame: The product should fill 85% of the frame.
- Background colour: ALL product photos should have a pure white background.
- File format: You can upload JPEG, PNG, GIF or TIFF files.
- Colour mode: Both sRGB and CMYK are accepted
- Have a pure white background
- Have at least 1,000 dpi, so that it won’t turn fuzzy when customers zoom in on your image
- Show the entire product, and have the product occupy at least 80 percent of the image area
Custom features
- Videos on product pages even outside Vendor Central.
- Brands on Seller Central will now be able to add video to the product photos on listings, which means you can finally make use of those pricey promo videos you’ve used for ads on social media. Videos will also be part of the new enhanced content.
- Better brand visibility
- For brands Amazon will begin offering Brand URL, so that your brand name will be front and center when you share on social media
- Large online presence
- Approx 185 million visitors monthly
History
Known issues
- Co-mingled SKU
- Stickerless SKU tend to get mixed with inventory of other FBA seller of the same SKU. Cost of each sticker provided by amazon is $0.20
- Duplicate listings
- Top listings may lead to a fall in sales and numbers as competitors post duplicate listings leading in diversion of customers
- Tax deduction: Amazons default when setting up new listings is to designate each SKU as having a no tax label