Amazon has launched the service «Warehousing & Distribution» to provide long-term, low-cost storage for sellers. This service will give you the option to store your inventory at Amazon distribution centers and seamlessly replenish it at fulfillment centers.
As a continuation of the Amazon multi-year investment in your network Storage and distribution To help sellers and better serve customers, we’re introducing a new solution that allows vendors to use new, purpose-built facilities for bulk inventory storage and automated distribution. Amazon Warehousing & Distribution (AWD) addresses critical supply chain challenges and helps sellers grow and manage their business while significantly reducing costs.
For many companies, managing logistics and operations such as inventory storage, distribution, and order fulfillment is a source of complexity and cost. These challenges have only been amplified in recent years, as constrained supply chains caused global inventory backups and compliance challenges. In fact, a recent survey of Amazon sellers in the US showed that three major weaknesses for vendors in warehousing and distribution operations are the high storage pricesthe structures of complicated fees and the insufficient storage capacity.
With this simple pay-as-you-go service, sellers are freed from the cumbersome and time-consuming process of moving inventory from upstream facilities to Amazon fulfillment centers. AWD delivers on the promise of supply chain as a service and is specifically designed to solve inventory management challenges and deliver operational efficiencies.
Enrollment is easy, and with a single click, sellers can ship their inventory to Amazon Fulfillment Centers and significantly reduce storage costs while eliminating complex pricing schemes and long-term contracts common throughout Amazon. the industry. Sellers can integrate their upstream inventory storage operations with the Amazon Fulfillment Network, ensuring they always have the right amount of inventory in stock, in the right places, at the right times.
“As an Amazon seller for over 10 years, we are very excited about Amazon’s warehousing and distribution service as it is something sellers have been looking for for a long time.“, said Harris Chan, AmaMax Senior Business Manager. “Automated replenishment and master case handling are key to the program”.
Sellers using AWD can also consolidate their global inventory, which they can then view and manage in Seller Central, simplifying their operations with one pool of inventory. In 2023, sellers will be able to use AWD to ship their inventory to any location, including wholesale customers or brick-and-mortar stores.
Through iterative Amazon innovation, we are solving common challenges for sellers, streamlining complex operations, and freeing them from stocking issues or inventory gaps.