{
  "id": 3048011,
  "title": "Amazon, Flipkart restructure seller fees, penalties ahead of festival season",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/amazon-flipkart-restructure-seller-fees-penalties-ahead-of-festival",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-24T14:45:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Economic Times Tech",
    "slug": "economic-times-tech",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/amazon-flipkart-restructure-seller-fees-penalties-ahead-of-festival-season/articleshow/133470937.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "According to a notice issued by Amazon India on its seller forum, the company has, with effect from August 17, 2026, changed the manner in which it calculates order cancellation fees for sellers using its Easy Ship and Self Ship services. Flipkart, meanwhile, has put in place a three-tier penalty structure for lapses in order fulfilment, effective August 23, 2026.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/best-new-autumn-sneakers-on-amazon-ae-2026-five-pairs-for-the-new",
        "published": "2026-08-22T12:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}