Amazon's ad business is booming Cheap Men FlyEase , but the e-commerce behemoth is reportedly cracking down on the promotion of certain products — not due to defects or counterfeit issues but because they're not profitable for the company to sell.According to a new report from CNBC, Amazon has tightened its restrictions on what items vendors can pay to push to the top of a page of search results. If something doesn't meet the criteria, advertisers receive the following notice: “One or more of your products no longer qualifies for advertising because the sale of this product on Amazon.com currently results in a loss to Amazon.” Inside Amazon, employees refer to these products as CRaP, meaning “Can’t Realize a Profit,” because the costs to store and ship the items generally outweigh any earnings from the sale. Bulky, inexpensive items are a particular target for the retailer, which in recent months has doubled down on efforts to improve its margins and profitability. Third-party merchants selling on the Amazon marketplace are still free to advertise money-losing products — after all, the sellers bear the costs themselves and shell out a 15 percent cut plus warehousing fees on top of any ad spend — but companies that sell their products on a wholesale basis could find themselves shut out. (Amazon, though www.thetopsneaker.com/nike-flyknit-men , says its practices haven't undergone any recent changes.)While Google and Facebook still dominate the digital advertising landscape, Amazon's share of the pie is growing: Last year, its ad revenue reached $4.61 billion, according to digital research firm eMarketer, a figure that's expected to more than double in 2019. But unlike the current duopoly, Amazon doesn't just act as an ad network — it also buys and sells product and competes with vendors through its private-label business, raising questions about the degree of control it wields, particularly as it continues to account for an ever-bigger share of consumer dollars.UPDATE: An Amazon spokesperson provided the following statement to FN: "Like all retailers, Amazon decides which products to market and promote in our stores based on a variety of factors, such as relevancy Cheap Nike Flywire , availability, profitability and other factors. Amazon chooses not to advertise products available in its store that it can’t sell profitably, the same way retailers have marketed and promoted products in their stores for decades. Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George is already on his third signature basketball shoe with Nike, which made its debut in January as a collaboration with NASA. Revisiting the space-inspired theme yet again, the latest colorway will pay homage to the 50th anniversary of the moon landing and the Apollo missions.An early look at the limited-edition shoe comes courtesy of @13flavors on Instagram. The NASA-themed sneakers boast a clean white textile upper that's paired with metallic gold accents on the foam midsole featuring a springy Zoom Air bag at the forefoot and a translucent outsole inspired by the craters on the moon. Further adding to the theme is a NASA patch embroidered on the heel along with George's favorite quote around the heels of the PG 3, "Don’t tell me the sky’s the limit when there are footprints on the moon.""I always wanted to be in the NBA. That’s the sky. Now, me being an All-Star, me working to become a champion — that’s the footprints on the moon" according to George. /p/Bvg77MqBPEY/George took no time to debut the "Apollo Missions" PG 3 in yesterday's game against his former Indiana Pacers team. He put up a game-high 31 points in last night's matchup with a 107 to 99 victory over the Pacers./p/BviGPh2JBqt/An official release date has yet to be announced by the Swoosh, but the "Apollo Missions" PG 3 is rumored to drop next month on Nike.com and at select Nike Basketball stockists for a retail price of $120.Want more?Here’s When NBA Star Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Signature Nike Sneaker Will Come OutNBA Star Jayson Tatum Debuts New Colorway of Self-Lacing Nike Adapt BBHere’s How Social Media Reacted to Zion Williamson’s Nike Shoe Splitting in Half
