New mobile platform leverages Haul's success, targeting value-driven markets with localized offerings and enhanced features.
HM Journal
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Amazon officially launched its new Bazaar app on November 7, 2025, extending the popular "ultra low-price" shopping experience previously offered by Amazon Haul to 14 new international destinations. This dedicated mobile-only platform aims to provide customers with budget-friendly products across fashion, home, and lifestyle categories, marking a significant expansion of Amazon's strategy in the value-driven e-commerce market.
The Amazon Bazaar app builds directly on the positive customer response to Amazon Haul, which debuted in the U.S. in October 2025. This new app replicates and enhances Haul's core model: offering a broad selection of products priced at $20 or less, with a majority of items under $10. Launched simultaneously on iOS and Android app stores, Bazaar positions itself as a streamlined, low-price shopping interface separate from the main Amazon application. Its rollout is part of Amazon's broader 2025 strategy to capture a larger share of the ultra low-price e-commerce market, which is valued at over $100 billion. The expansion represents a 14x geographic increase compared to Haul's initial U.S.-only presence.
The Amazon Bazaar app is designed to deliver a frictionless mobile shopping experience, tailored particularly for emerging markets where internet speeds might be slower. The platform features AI-driven recommendations to help users discover deals and includes an integrated "price match alerts" system, notifying shoppers if a lower price is found elsewhere. This feature sets Bazaar apart from competitors like Temu or Shein.
At launch, the app offers over 100,000 items, with free shipping available on orders exceeding $25. User experience enhancements include one-tap checkout, video product demonstrations, and community reviews specifically curated for low-price items. Furthermore, the app incorporates an offline browsing mode, reflecting an optimization for markets with varying connectivity. Notably, Amazon has also implemented enhanced fraud detection within Bazaar, addressing and building upon issues with counterfeit reports that surfaced during Haul’s initial U.S. launch in October 2025.
The expansion to 14 new destinations encompasses key regions in Europe, Asia, and Latin America, including countries such as the UK, Germany, France, India, Japan, Brazil, and Mexico. Amazon has localized the Bazaar app's offerings to cater to specific regional preferences and market dynamics. For instance, in India and Japan, the app features localized inventory, including traditional fashion items and region-specific home goods like Diwali decor in India. In urban areas within these markets, Amazon aims to provide expedited 2-5 day delivery.
European markets like the UK, Germany, and France will emphasize sustainable fashion items under $15. In Latin American countries such as Brazil and Mexico, the app provides interfaces in Spanish and Portuguese, along with partnerships with local sellers for unique lifestyle items, including artisanal home decor. More than 50% of Bazaar’s inventory is sourced from small international sellers, targeting value-driven shoppers in these emerging economies. The app also offers seamless integration with Prime for faster shipping in selected regions.
Initial data shared in Amazon's investor update on November 8, 2025, indicates strong early adoption, with over 500,000 downloads within the first 24 hours of its launch. Early metrics suggest high user engagement, particularly within the fashion categories. Industry observers, including CNBC and Bloomberg, are highlighting Bazaar's debut as a strategic response to global inflation trends, which saw low-price retail growing by 15% globally in Q3 2025. This move positions Amazon to actively compete within the burgeoning discount e-commerce sector, affirming its commitment to diverse market segments.