#519 - Amazon Confirms June Prime Day & Record Number of 7-Figure Sellers Reported | Weekly Buzz 5/6/26

Amazon has confirmed that Prime Day is coming early this year. There's a record number of seven-figure Amazon sellers. Is Amazon going to take on FedEx and UPS? These buzzing stories and more on this week's episode. We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. 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.   It’s official, Prime Day 2026 is in June https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHS0gyS0Y0WjI1UFBZNFg4 A record number of independent sellers in Amazon’s store surpassed $1 million in sales in 2025 https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/small-business/amazon-2025-small-business-empowerment-report Scale product discovery with AI-powered Sponsored Brands collections https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/sponsored-brands-collections/ Amazon Launches Amazon Supply Chain Services, Opening Its Logistics Network to All Businesses https://press.aboutamazon.com/2026/5/amazon-launches-amazon-supply-chain-services-opening-its-logistics-network-to-all-businesses Helium 10 is hosting its first Elite workshop of the year in Irvine, California, on May 18 at Helium 10 HQ. This one-day Elite workshop will focus on a full Amazon listing optimization case study, covering everything from ideating creatives and images to building listings, improving brand stores, split testing, advertising, and conversion optimization. Speakers include Kamaljit Singh from AMZ One Step, Justin Chen from PickFu, Daniela Bolzmann of Mindful Goods, and Bradley, who will also share recent launch strategies, page-one ranking tactics, relevancy hacks, and a method he used to influence Rufus recommendations and SEO in under an hour. Tickets are normally $299, but podcast listeners and YouTube subscribers can use code ELITE100 for 100% off while seats last. Space is limited to 50 attendees, with lunch, refreshments, networking, and learning included. Register at http://h10.me/mayelite.   Helium 10 is also offering a free online Prime Day advertising readiness workshop led by Destaney. The session will focus specifically on getting your Amazon ads prepared for Prime Day. Register at http://h10.me/tacosmay   In episode 519 of the AM/PM Podcast and Weekly Buzz, Bradley talks about: 00:00 - Introduction 00:40 - June Prime Day Confirmed By Amazon 02:28 - Record Number of 7 Figure Amazon Sellers 04:15 - New Amazon Listing Creation Features  08:28 - New AI Powered Sponsored Brand Ads 11:14 - Estimating Amazon Variation Listing Sales 14:31 - Amazon Takes On Fedex and UPS 18:16 - Southern California Helium 10 Workshop