• Amazon Change Auto Inventory Removals

    By ZonSupport | Posted on March 18, 2022| Blog

    On March 15, 2022, Amazon made some far-reaching changes to their Automated Inventory Removals process.

    We see this as one of many tweaks they have made over the last 12-months to maximize stock turns through their warehouse network as well as their revenue per sq foot. It is important to realize that all their operations are cost centers so it is inevitable they will continue to focus on improving their profitability at every opportunity.

    The article below has been copied from their announcement within Seller Central. You will need to log in to access the links below which go to other areas within your account to understand the options that are available to you.

    “… To create more room for your products as we approach Prime Day, we’ve made changes to automated inventory removal.

    Starting April 15, 2022, the following inventory will be removed automatically, unless you opt out:

    Units that have been in fulfillment centers for more than 365 days and that are subject to long-term storage fees

    Units of ASINs that haven’t sold in six or more consecutive months and that have been in fulfillment centers for more than 180 days

    You can recover value from these units through liquidation 50 or have your inventory returned to you by providing a valid return address in your Automated fulfillable inventory settings 249. If you don’t provide a return address, your inventory will be automatically donated, recycled, or disposed of.

    On the settings page, select Disable to opt out of automated removal of aging inventory at any time.

    The automated removal of aged inventory can help you save on long-term storage fees and improve your Inventory Performance Index score. It also frees up space in our fulfillment centers for more of your popular inventory.

    Automatic removals will occur monthly starting April 15. If you want to make updates to your settings, such as changing your return address, do so at least 24 hours before April 15 to ensure that your changes are saved.

    For more information, go to Automated fulfillable inventory removal 198.

    To view your aging inventory, go to Manage Inventory Health 133….”

    They subsequently sent out another notice to Sellers who do not currently have an address with additional details:

    “…We don’t have a valid address to return inventory to you. To provide a valid return address, go to “Automated fulfillable inventory settings”:
    https://sellercentral.amazon.com/gp/ssof/configuration/automated-aged-removal-settings.html

    You can select “Disable” to opt out of automated removal of aging inventory at any time.

    If you don’t provide a valid return address, your inventory will be automatically donated, recycled, or disposed of on a monthly basis starting April 15.

    If you want to update your settings, such as changing your return address, do so at least 24 hours before April 15 to ensure that your changes are saved.

    To view your aging inventory, go to “Manage Inventory Health”:
    https://sellercentral.amazon.com/inventoryplanning/manageinventoryhealth…”

    Maybe this is a good time to review our two earlier blogs on how to manage your Amazon IPI Score as well as your Unfulfillable Inventory.

    As always, ask us anything. If we don’t know the answer, we’ll know someone who does!

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