Amazon said the number of sellers adopting the Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) service grew more than 65 percent year-over-year worldwide in 2014 and that FBA units shipped worldwide grew more than 50 percent year-over-year during the 2014 holiday season.

Sellers on Amazon from more than 100 different countries around the world fulfilled orders to customers in 185 countries using the FBA service.

 “It’s been a record-setting year for selling on Amazon. We’re seeing strong growth from sellers listing their items across our global marketplaces. In fact, there are now more than a billion offers for customers to browse from sellers who are listing items for sale outside their home country,” said Peter Faricy, VP for Amazon Marketplace. “The growth of mobile and the introduction of the Amazon Seller App have also been a big win for sellers this year. Sellers are constantly telling us they value the flexibility of managing their businesses on-the-go from their tablets and mobile devices.”

Sellers on Amazon around the world continue to adopt FBA, which enables sellers to have Amazon store and ship their products directly to customers while offering Amazon Prime benefits, such as free shipping, simple exporting to customers around the world, streamlined cross-border trade, easy returns and award-winning Amazon customer service.

Other highlights of the year included:
 

  • Aeropostale, Claire’s, Quiksilver, Hanna Andersson, Roxy, Wilson’s Leather, Warner Bros. Shop, HBO Shop, The History Channel, Cardinal Health, Owens & Minor, and Ducati Top became sellers on Amazon.
  • In 2014, more than 2 billion units worldwide were ordered on Amazon from sellers with businesses of all sizes.
  • China and Hong Kong-based sellers with international sales grew 80 percent year-over-year.
  • Holiday deals offered by sellers on Amazon worldwide grew more than 250 percent year-over-year during the 2014 holiday season. Units sold by sellers on Amazon worldwide offering holiday deals grew more than 400 percent year-over-year during the 2014 holiday season.
  • On Cyber Monday, more than 16 million units were ordered worldwide from sellers on Amazon.
  • Amazon continued to remove barriers for cross-border sellers to help reach customers worldwide. Amazon expanded recruitment for new sellers and selection from emerging regions including Australia, South Korea and Singapore.
  • Amazon expanded Sunday delivery through the U.S. Postal Service to thousands of cities across the U.S., enabling FBA items from sellers to reach customers on Sundays.
  • Many FBA offers from sellers are now available with same-day delivery in 12 metro areas across the U.S.
  • Amazon improved the delivery experience for customers in Europe with the introduction of Borderless Fulfillment. Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de and Amazon.fr Prime members now have access to free Two-Day Delivery for items from sellers using the FBA service stored in Amazon’s European fulfillment centers located outside their respective countries.
  • Amazon launched Multi-Country Inventory in the EU, an international fulfillment program that has enabled cross-border FBA sellers to place millions of high-demand items closer to customers. Products are stored in Amazon’s fulfillment centers across Europe so they ship faster to local customers.
  • FBA introduced Amazon Partnered Carrier services for sellers in Italy and Spain to access discounted rates with select carriers when shipping inventory to Amazon.
  • Amazon unveiled the ‘Make an Offer’ experience (www.amazon.com/makeanoffer) that allows customers to negotiate prices on more than 150,000 items across Sports and Entertainment Collectibles, Collectible Coins, and Fine Art from sellers on Amazon. The new feature allows customers to offer to buy items at even lower prices, and if agreed upon, customers can then purchase the items at a savings from the listed price.
  • Amazon expanded its Amazon Currency Converter for Sellers (ACCS) service to cover eight currencies. International sellers can be paid directly into their local bank accounts in local currencies including the Euro, British Pound, U.S. Dollar, Australian Dollar, Canadian Dollar, Hong Kong Dollar, Indian Rupee and New Zealand Dollar.
  • Amazon launched North America Unified Accounts to simplify international selling in North America. Now, when a seller signs up to sell on either Amazon.com or Amazon.ca, they have access to both marketplaces and can more easily create and manage their offers in both the U.S. and Canada.
  • Amazon launched the Build International Listings tool in North America, enabling sellers on Amazon.com and Amazon.ca to automatically create offers and manage prices in both marketplaces.
  • Sponsored Products, an advertising program for sellers, introduced six new placements for sellers including product detail pages and mobile search pages to attract customers to their offers.
  • Product Ads, an advertising program for sellers, re-opened in the U.S. the Apparel, Shoes and Luggage categories to Product Ads from sellers. Globally, Product Ads opened nine categories across Germany, France and the UK, including Shoes & Bags, Clothing, Sports & Outdoors, Beauty, Health & Personal Care, Watches, Pet Supplies, Luggage, and Jewelry.