Many online businesses are reporting the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19 emergency).
More consumers are shopping online
As executive orders to stay at home continue to be enforced during the COVID-19 emergency, citizens have been urged to avoid crowded places where contact with the virus will be more likely. Millions of American consumers are left with no other place to shop but online. This is an ideal opportunity for online retailers as consumers embrace online shopping.
FBA merchants are suffering due to Amazon delaying their shipments
As online shopping surges, complaints amongst online customers are increasing. Majority of complaints are about shipping delays resulting in more canceled orders.
Amazon did not officially announce that it was halting shipping on all non-essential items, but it appears that the original definition of “Amazon Prime 2 day shipping” has gone out the window.
Are you dealing with shipping delays due to the COVID-19 emergency?
For example, a Prime item ordered on April 11th has only one Prime delivery option to choose from with a delivery date of May 3rd, 2020. That’s almost a month from its original order date:
What does this mean for online retailers?
Amazon has said that they are temporarily prohibiting third-party sellers from shipping and storing non-essential items at its warehouses until April 5, 2020. This will definitely have an impact on the products that will be available for “Fulfillment by Amazon” (FBA) orders in the near-future.
What can online retailers do?
Fulex eCommerce Fulfillment is considered an essential business, as part of the transportation and logistics industry. They are in full operation providing 1- 2 day shipping for online retailers. We are accepting new merchants with both essential and nonessential products at this critical time.
Amazon late deliveries on packages
What should I do if Amazon won’t accept my incoming product?
If you have products en route to Amazon from your manufacturer, but Amazon won’t accept your incoming shipments, we can help you reroute your products to one of our national warehouses.
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