Amazon in the News (Tuesday, 09/28/21)

Quincy Lin
Sep 28, 2021

  1. The COVID pandemic causes shortages in global supply chains, but Amazon is big enough to have advantages in situation like such. Rivian electric truck is certainly a beneficiary of this. https://tinyurl.com/yfuramwa. More on Amazon’s investment in Rivian: https://tinyurl.com/yk6hksov.
  2. We sellers count on Amazon to deliver more packages Q4 and are happy to hear that it’s hiring 125K more workers for it: https://tinyurl.com/ygfsnz3b. Ever thought about what Amazon’s hiring is like? See it here: https://www.hiring.amazon.com/#/.
  3. My seller account was suspended a few years ago during Q4, for 45 days. This could still happen to any seller, including Chukar Cherries: https://tinyurl.com/yfh4b5ux. Have you checked your account health lately? 
  4. At some points, sellers need to get insurance for selling on Amazon. Are you aware of the recent changes in requirement for such insurance? Read it here: https://tinyurl.com/yefn8srv.
  5. Frenemy, the reality of the business world. No exception for Amazon. What UPS has to say about that: https://tinyurl.com/yewkxcbp. 
  6. While consumers get the best bang for the bucks when shopping at Amazon outlet store (https://tinyurl.com/yjzq8grx), sellers with non-selling inventory might want to consider Amazon’s Liquidation program: https://tinyurl.com/yecuq9up.