#536 - Q4 Holiday Deadlines Are Here! New Buy Box Changes & Ways to Cut Return and Storage Costs | Weekly Buzz 7/9/26

Amazon announces Q4 holiday deal and inventory deadlines, new changes to the featured offer or buy box eligibility, and new ways to reduce return and storage costs.

We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Manager of Education and Strategy, Carrie Miller. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, TikTok Shop, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Amazon Seller Central: Holiday 2026: Same fees, same eligibility, earlier deadlines https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHU1g0VUNBUjQ3N1RSR0VZ New Claude Skill for Listing and PPC Optimization https://pages.helium10.com/amazonlisting-skill-opt?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=listing_skill Amazon Seller Central: Updates to Featured Offer eligibility requirements https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHR0ZTV0tCQlNSSkRSQzg2 Amazon Seller Central: Reduce return costs with returnless resolutions https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHTTRWUllGS1JKNkxQNTRR Amazon Seller Central: Send to Global Warehousing and Distribution and get 30 days of free storage https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHMllVUUI2MjZXRzY2NEdE

In episode 536 of the AM/PM Podcast and Weekly Buzz, Carrie talks about:

• 00:00 -  Introduction
• 00:43 - Holiday 2026 Deal and Inventory Deadlines
• 04:07 - New Claude Skill for Listing and PPC Optimization
• 10:14 - Updates to Amazon Featured Offer or Buy Box
• 11:32 - How to Track Top Clicked Amazon Products Over Time 
• 14:38 - Returnless Option to Reduce Return Costs
• 16:24 - 30 Days Free Global Warehousing and Distribution