Issue 131: Shipping Tips and Recall Solutions with Christine Warren.
Hello, MyFBAPrep Sellers!
This week, we’re covering essential topics from handling product recalls on Walmart and Amazon to expert shipping strategies with Christine Warren. Plus, get the scoop on Amazon Brand Gating and an upcoming webinar on global manufacturing!
Shipping Strategies and RFPs: A Logistics Chat With Christine Warren
Christine Warren is an executive leader in logistics operations, account management, and client success. Tune into this MyFBAPrep interview to learn key shipping strategies, how to think about logistics, 3PL mistakes to avoid, what to ask before choosing a fulfillment partner, and much more.
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Don’t miss this opportunity to gain expert insights for your business.
How to Handle a Product Recall on Walmart Marketplace
In this detailed guide, you’ll learn how to handle product recalls on Walmart Marketplace effectively, from notifying customers to working with Walmart’s compliance team.
We also cover the platform’s strict product policies and offer tips on avoiding future recalls, helping you maintain trust and keep your business running smoothly.
How to Handle a Product Recall on Amazon
Product recalls on Amazon can be a major headache for sellers, but knowing how to handle them effectively is crucial for minimizing damage and protecting your brand.
In this blog, we’ll walk you through the steps to take when faced with a recall and how to navigate the process to safeguard your business and customer trust.
Amazon Brand Gating: A Seller’s Guide to Protecting Your Brand and Getting Ungated
Amazon brand gating is a crucial tool for protecting your products from unauthorized sellers and counterfeit goods.
Amazon restricts or “gates” certain product categories to support product quality, safety, and compliance with legal regulations.
Gated categories on Amazon:
- Grocery and gourmet food
- Health and personal care products
- Beauty products
- Baby products
- Jewelry
- Watches
- Automotive and Powersports products
- Collectible coins
- Entertainment collectibles
- DVD and Blu-ray
In this guide, we’ll walk you through how gating works, why it’s essential for your brand’s success, and how to get ungated in restricted categories to grow your Amazon business.
Learn How to Protect Your Brand on Amazon
Top Industry News
Inc. 5000 Regionals: Southeast (Inc. Magazine)
MyFBAPrep landed #123 on the Inc. 5000 Regionals: Southeast list for the third-consecutive year. The Inc. Regionals honor the fastest-growing private companies by region in the U.S. over a two-year period. These companies are driving real impacts in their home regions, contributing thousands of jobs and bringing in millions in revenue. They are dynamic growth engines on an upward trajectory – and nothing is as compelling as a success story.
69% of Amazon Sellers Sell in Just One Marketplace (Marketplace Pulse)
According to Marketplace Pulse research, 69% of Amazon sellers operate in a single marketplace, while less than 1% are truly global – selling in 11 or more countries. Even among the more ambitious sellers, only 6% have expanded to six or more marketplaces.
Amazon is Making Prime Day a Four-Day Event in 2025 (Modern Retail)
Amazon is extending its marquee summer sales event to four days this year, marking the longest Prime Day in company history, according to an internal memo to third-party sellers obtained by Modern Retail. The move follows Amazon’s record-breaking Prime Day in 2024, when U.S. shoppers spent $14.2 billion online during the 48-hour sales bonanza, according to Adobe Analytics. Amazon also described last year’s Prime Day as the “biggest Prime Day shopping event ever” in a press release at the time.
BigCommerce launches B2B upgrades to Boost Sales and Efficiency (Digital Commerce 360)
BigCommerce’s move reflects a broader trend in ecommerce: building flexibility and scalability into platforms to support enterprise growth. As B2B sellers face increasingly complex digital needs, solutions that reduce manual effort and support dynamic customer structures are becoming essential.
72 Million Europeans Gain Access to TikTok Shop (eCommerce News)
TikTok has allowed merchants to register for selling through TikTok Shop in Germany, France, and Italy since late February. As of today, March 31, the shopping functionality is officially available in these countries, following its launch in the United Kingdom, Spain, and Ireland. This brings the number of European countries to six, including the five largest ecommerce markets in Europe.
How Brands and Retailers are Tackling the Pain Points of eCommerce (Glossy)
According to a recently-conducted 2025 Scayle survey, 87% of U.S. shoppers have abandoned a brand in the last twelve months — citing product quality issues, slow delivery times and poor online shopping experiences as the top causes. Cart abandonment rates are sky-high, too — reaching a shocking 70% across the board. The shoppers who make it through checkout are unfortunately sending goods back at an alarming rate: Returns have doubled since 2019, significantly impacting retailers’ bottom lines.
5 Trends Influencing the Future of Ecommerce (Entrepreneur)
The ecommerce landscape never ceases to amaze, with new trends changing the way businesses build their strategies. With over 2.77 billion people shopping online worldwide and ecommerce sales projected to surpass $6.8 trillion in 2025, the online retail market is more competitive than ever. Moreover, this year, online purchases are expected to account for 21% of the market, reaching 22.6% by 2027.
Social And E-Commerce Now Drive More Than 50% Of Beauty Sales Globally (Forbes)
The beauty industry is enjoying consistent growth, with a global value increase of+7% in the past year. But this surge isn’t just about rising demand or market premiumization, it is also fueled by substantial shifts that are reshaping the future of beauty retail. Leading consumer and retail data firm NielsenIQ released a few weeks ago a report confirming just how pivotal e-commerce and social commerce have become for the beauty and personal care sector.
Retail Sales Show Dining Out Declines and eCommerce Gains Ground as Consumers Pull Back (PYMNTS)
The latest data on retail sales show that in February, per the initial reading from the Census Bureau indicate that retail sales were up a muted 0.2% as measured from January — but the latter’s decline was steeper than had been estimated, at 1.2%, where early computations had it at 0.9%. The February data was lower than consensus estimates calling for a 0.6% increase. The report on Monday (March 17) would have been worse had it not been for online spending, as non-store retailers (a category that includes eCommerce activity) showed sales gains of 2.4%.
Ecommerce Logistics Surge Sparks a Distribution Center Boom (Digital Commerce 360)
In 2024, U.S. ecommerce accounted for 56% of total retail sales growth. It climbed 8% year over year compared to just 1.8% for in-store sales, the report says. Ecommerce has accounted for at least a fifth of U.S. retail sales every year since 2020, Digital Commerce 360 analysis shows. More than $500 billion of 2024’s U.S. ecommerce sales came from the two largest online retailers in North America. Those two retailers also have largest ecommerce logistics networks.
Swap Raises $40 Million for eCommerce Logistics Network (Finovate)
Ecommerce inventory management platform Swap received a $40 million investment this week. The Series B round was led by ICONIQ Growth and saw participation from previous investors Cherry Ventures, QED Investors, and 9900 Capital. The investment brings Swap’s total funding to $49 million since it was founded in 2021.
Until next time,
Katherine Schneider
Marketing, MyFBAPrep