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The Amazon & e-commerce glossary.

ACoS, Buybox, FBO, GEO – the industry loves abbreviations. Here are the key terms explained in plain English, with links to the services that match.

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A9 / A10

AMAZON SEO

Amazon's search algorithm. It decides, based on relevance and likelihood of a sale, which products appear at the top.

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A+ Content

CONTENT

Enhanced product description with images and modules for brand-registered sellers.

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ACoS

ADVERTISING

Advertising spend relative to ad-driven revenue – only part of the truth.

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ASIN

BASICS

The unique ten-character product number on Amazon.

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Amazon Attribution

EXTERNAL TRAFFIC

Shows which external clicks lead to Amazon sales – the basis for the Brand Referral Bonus.

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Backend-Keywords

AMAZON SEO

Search terms in Seller Central that customers never see – but the algorithm does.

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Brand Registry

BASICS

Amazon's brand register – a requirement for A+ Content, Brand Store and Vine.

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Brand Store

CONTENT

Your own branded shop within Amazon – with no third-party advertising.

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Browse Node

AMAZON SEO

Amazon's category tree – determines filter visibility and bestseller badges.

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Buybox

BASICS

The add-to-basket field. Without it, you barely sell a thing.

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Conversions API

TRACKING

Server-side tracking – more reliable than browser-only pixels.

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CPO / CAC

ADVERTISING

Cost per order or new customer – more relevant than the cost per click.

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FBA

LOGISTICS

Fulfilment by Amazon: storage, delivery and returns handled by Amazon.

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FBM

LOGISTICS

Fulfilment by Merchant: you ship yourself – more control, no automatic Prime.

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FBO

LOGISTICS

Fulfilment by Onfidence: we run your entire Amazon operation.

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GEO / Agent-SEO

AI

Optimisation so that AI search engines recommend your products.

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Honeymoon-Phase

LAUNCH

Amazon's testing window for new products – a one-off chance at launch.

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Listing

BASICS

The product page: title, images, bullets, description and backend data.

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llms.txt

AI

A signpost file for AI crawlers – the equivalent of robots.txt.

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Mirakl

MARKETPLACES

The software behind many seller marketplaces – one principle, many platforms.

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PIM

SYSTEMS

A central source for all product data that feeds every channel.

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PPC

ADVERTISING

Pay per Click: you only pay when someone clicks your ad.

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Remission

LOGISTICS

Removing stock from the Amazon warehouse – to avoid long-term storage fees.

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Repricer

SYSTEMS

Automatic price adjustment within your limits – holds the Buybox.

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ROAS

ADVERTISING

Revenue per pound of advertising spend – the benchmark across all channels.

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Sponsored Products

ADVERTISING

The most common Amazon advertising format – ads for individual products.

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Sponsored Brands

ADVERTISING

A brand ad with logo and headline above the search results.

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TACoS

ADVERTISING

Advertising spend relative to total revenue – the most honest advertising metric.

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Vine

LAUNCH

Amazon's review programme – a legitimate route to your first reviews.

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