Breaking news about Amazon IPI (Inventory Performance Index) which impacts FBA
As of 7/13/2020, Amazon announced three updates to their policies regarding FBA inventory within Amazon warehouses. These changes are a part of Amazon’s continued response to COVID-19, as well as preparing for the peak Q4 time period.
We’ve heard it from the CDC, the WHO, various State Departments of Health, and even the cast of Hamilton: wearing a face covering or mask helps slow the spread of the coronavirus. Numerous sellers and manufacturers have approached HINGE COMMERCE expressing interest in selling face coverings or masks on Amazon. This article shares our market analysis of face masks on US Amazon, and shares recommendations.
Out of concern for customer safety related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Amazon has added more products to the list of personal safety and household products. These items are held to higher requirements due to COVID-19. Previously, the list had included face masks, hand sanitizer, sanitary gloves, and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). As of this week, the full list of items now include:
Face masks
Hand sanitizer
Sanitary gloves
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Disinfectant wipes and sprays
Isopropyl alcohol
Sanitary gloves
Soap
Paper products
Thermometers
Pulse oximeters
Over-the-counter medicines and supplements (for humans)
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WHAT WILL YOU DO DIFFERENTLY TO HELP YOUR BUSINESS SURVIVE THIS CRISIS?
In the face of the pandemic and the resulting economic crisis, brands need to get their Amazon businesses running as efficiently as possible. Here are the tools and services to help you quickly pivot your Amazon business:
If you are FBA, are you faced with long or uncertain warehouse replenishment times? If so, you do not want to run out-of-stock. You need to update your demand planning forecasts and apply careful inventory management. Be careful about your promotion and AMS strategy for any SKUs that are running low. HINGE COMMERCE has automated technology to manage your marketing dollars and shift your AMS to higher stock inventory.…
HINGE COMMERCE can help you assess the Amazon FBA delivery time for your products so you can determine which ones to migrate to FBM.
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This article shares some tips to Fulfill By Merchant (FBM). These pointers apply whether you are setting up a new Amazon account or are thinking about switching some of your existing products from FBA to FBM.