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Amazon cut fewer than 1,000 jobs in its Stores division on 8 October, in three countries, while its Prime Big Deal Days sale was running.

IFH Köln and General Evidence published the study on 7 October. It also finds that 97% of German online shoppers buy on Amazon.

Since 1 October Austria charges online sellers with over €100 million in local sales €2 per parcel. Several retailers want the courts to stop it.

Germany's highest civil court ruled on 1 October that Amazon's 2022 Prime price increase rested on an invalid clause. Amazon disagrees, but is moving long-time members back to the old price for now.

Amazon Ads replaced its console and its buying platform with one tool called Amazon Ads Agent on 29 September. Inside it sits DVA+, a four-step builder for display, video and audio.

Amazon said on 24 September that US shops using its Multichannel Fulfillment service can offer Prime delivery on their own websites at no extra fee.

Amazon will let sellers manage Walmart, eBay, Shopify and TikTok orders inside Seller Central, free of charge, starting in the United States.

The retailer opened Best Buy CTV on 24 September 2026, matching shop purchases against advertising slots on television sets at home.

Every Shopify store is now listed in Meta's Muse by default, with payment handled by Shop Pay.

Netflix, Amazon and YouTube launched the Streaming Access and Choice Alliance on 14 September. It will argue that leagues should be free to sell games to streamers.

The US regulator and 22 states say Amazon put a hidden floor price into auctions it sold as second-price auctions. For people who buy ads on online shops, a question about price is now a question about trust.