Sellers on Amazon say the company's new cap on products they can send to its warehouses is cutting into their holiday sales: 'It's killing us'
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Amazon's third-party sellers are saying the company's cap on the number of products they can ship to warehouses is hurting their holiday sales and making it difficult to replenish supply, according to a new report from CNBC.
Amazon rolled out the new policy in August in an effort to ensure there was enough space for all sellers to store their shipments, despite the creation of more warehouses across the country, during a pandemic-driven online sales surge.
Amazon sets the quantity limits by factoring in the last 90 days of sales for any given item, per CNBC, and the company said it also factors in forecasted demand, including seasonal. But sellers told CNBC that they didn't think the company was considering the high demand of the holiday season when setting those restrictions. The company also says it caps the number of shipments for a new product at 200 units until those sellers build up their business.As CNBC notes, Amazon said back in August that third-party sellers can send in more stock as they sell products. But sellers told the outlet that their shipments are delayed when they send them to the company's warehouses. Sellers also said that they're worried about their listings being bumped down by Amazon's algorithms if they run out of supply, according to the report.
Another seller, Jerry Kavesh, told CNBC that there's a delay in about 30 of his units in entering one of Amazon's warehouses."It's been that way for five days," Kavesh told CNBC. "It's killing us."
Amazon said it checks in shipments from sellers within 3-5 days of them arriving at the warehouses. The company said that processing time could be delayed depending on which warehouse the items are shipped to. Amazon said its cap on shipments also applies to its own brands, per CNBC. Some sellers told the outlet that they expect this year's sales to exceed those from last year, but the shipment limitations are still cutting into potentially higher sales.In response to Business Insider's request for comment, Amazon said it will be providing further details regarding the claims made in the CNBC report soon.
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