Amazon freezes 2026 holiday seller fees, cuts inbound windows shorter
Inbound deadlines shift earlier for every shipment type as the $100 upfront fee holds and peak rates add $0.32 per unit. Late stock loses Prime eligibility.
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The latest news about retail ads. Retail media ads are digital ads that are placed on retailer websites and apps. They are typically displayed on search results pages, product detail pages, and category pages. Retail media ads can be used to promote products and services from both the retailer itself and other brands.
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Amazon DSP now names the specific retailers its ads drive sales to
Exposure-based rollout uses the Amazon Shopper Panel and extends the April 2026 category breakouts to named stores, but stays limited to the United States.
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Amazon young adults gain 5% cash back on dorm gear as rewards hit $225M
New home, kitchen and office categories run July 20 to September 15, joining beauty and electronics as Amazon courts Gen Z during its costliest shopping season.
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Amazon says it saved shoppers $50bn on deals and coupons in 2025
Prime hit its 20th US year as the retailer claimed the lowest online prices for a ninth straight year, 14% under rivals. What the numbers leave out matters.
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Amazon Business gains 1.8 million organizations as sales double to $60bn
Sales roughly doubled from the $35bn recorded in December, and 97 of the Fortune 100 now buy through the platform. Where does Amazon Business grow from here?
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IAS study finds MFA traffic rises 5% on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
Impressions surge 280% during peak shopping weeks, yet made-for-advertising traffic expands 5% over Christmas, pressuring where marketers place holiday budgets.
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Google gains 14 Shopping ad markets but bans medicine ads across all 14
Bulgaria, Serbia, Malta and 11 more markets open to merchants, while OTC and prescription drug listings stay blocked across all 14 new territories added now.
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Google forces local inventory ads on all Shopping campaigns August 31
Retailers lose the enable_local opt-out from August 31, and v25.1 code that sets the field to false will trigger an OPERATION_NOT_PERMITTED error at runtime.
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Google merges two Shopping policy sets but adds zero merchant restrictions
Merchant Center sellers worldwide see Shopping rules combined in September 2026, though Google says enforcement holds steady. What really changes for feeds?
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EU fines AliExpress 550 million euros over unsafe product failures
Counterfeit clothing, unsafe toys and dangerous cosmetics stayed online for weeks, the Commission found. AliExpress has until October 20 to file a remedy plan.
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Kargo gains programmatic control of HP Spotlight desktop ad format
The format was previously sold only through direct insertion orders, so opening a programmatic path changes how buyers plan and access this desktop inventory.
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Google loses 950 million pounds as court finds Shopping abuse never stopped
Sweden's Patent and Market Court held Google's 2017 fixes never ended Shopping abuse. Klarna sought four times more; interest lifts the bill past 1.26 billion.
