Amazon shipping prices to increase by 300%, unenroll in automated AI changes to your listings,

and a plethora of new AI-powered integrations. This and more on this week's episode of the

weekly buzz. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think.

Hello, everyone, and welcome to another episode of the serious sellers podcast by Helium 10.

I'm your host, Shavali Patel, and this is the show that is our Helium 10 weekly buzz,

where we give you all the latest news in the Amazon, Walmart, and e-commerce space.

And we also provide you with a training tip of the week

that will give you insight into serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce

world. Let's see what's buzzing this week. First up, let's jump to shipping and logistics. I'm currently

on CNBC, and as you can see, the latest news is global shipping rates are set to experience a steep rise

in order to divert ships from the Red Sea, where there has been a surge of ships being attacked

with drones and missile strikes by the Houthi rebels in Yemen. New routes are being taken,

extra fees are being imposed, and as a seller, you should expect

longer transit times. Analysts are actually warning the chaos could bring about a second wave

of inflation, as many container companies are electing to reroute the vessels through routes

sailing around Africa's Cape of Good Hope, making the journey longer than usual.

Of course, for sellers everywhere, this differs based on where you're sourcing.

This also comes at the expense of time, money, and delayed product deliveries.

And while we can hope that the global supply chain will eventually return to normal,

for the time being, it's probably best practice for you to prepare

your inventory turnover and profit margins accordingly. I actually recently had a conversation with

Barack from Forsgett and I quote, he said that it does affect every line price and departure

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