Amazon says only 6% of US sellers are affected by inventory capacity

Not long ago, many sellers said that the Amazon FBA inventory capacity of their stores dropped sharply, affecting their holiday season stocking plans, and Amazon officials finally responded to this.

On October 25, an Amazon spokesperson commented on a seller’s tweet: “To ensure the holiday shopping season continues, we have adjusted the replenishment limits for standard items and apparel products. Sellers can now store 3-4 months of inventory in FBA warehouses, including seasonal products and pre-orders.”

On October 27, some sellers once again pointed out that this replenishment restriction had a huge impact on their business, because they all hoped to bet on the fourth quarter to save the full-year sales, but the inability to replenish stocks made their hopes come to nothing. Another seller said that he would focus more on the Walmart platform in the fourth quarter.

An Amazon spokesperson also responded to the seller, writing: “ We estimate that only about 6% of sellers in the U.S. are subject to capacity constraints and cannot restock standard and apparel products. Our records show that these sellers have shipped more than three months of inventory, including seasonal and pre-sale items. ”

The spokesperson added: "If this policy changes in the future, we will provide sellers with the latest notification."

Another seller commented: “The biggest issue for me and many other sellers is that available inventory may appear to be ample at the account level, but at the SKU level, my best-selling products are running out of stock. If I had known about this replenishment limit in advance, I would have taken action in advance.”

An Amazon spokesperson responded: "We carefully consider all seller feedback and will continue to monitor the storage capacity of our warehouse network. Although sellers are currently limited in storage capacity due to high demand, we will consider any possibility to reduce the impact of storage capacity constraints on sellers in the future and do our best to ensure the normal operation of sellers' businesses."

In addition, some sellers said that the inaccurate arrival time of replenished products also had a certain impact on their business. Amazon has not yet responded to this issue.

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