Goat Consulting is writing a blog post on selling on Walmart? Hear us out, there is a new update that allows orders on Walmart.com to be fulfilled by Multi-Channel Fulfillment. Prior to this policy change, Amazon Sellers looking to expand to Walmart.com faced the challenge of allocating and managing separate inventory for the marketplace. With this change in policy, Fulfillment by Amazon users can leverage their FBA-stocked inventory for Walmart order fulfillment. Along with increasing brand awareness through expansion to new markets, offering FBA inventory in additional channels can increase sell-through rates of FBA-stocked inventory. Offering FBA inventory on Walmart.com can reduce age-related FBA storage costs and increase your FBA Storage capacity, which can improve your ability to scale on Amazon.com. At Amazon Accelerate this September in Seattle, Amazon emphasized MCF’s ability to forward FBA inventory to other channels outside of Amazon. In this post, we will discuss the requirements for offering FBA inventory on Walmart.com, how to fulfill Walmart.com orders with Multi-Channel FBA fulfillment, and some of the advantages that MCF fulfillment provides on Walmart.com.
Amazon FBA Storage Utilization Surcharge and Low Inventory Fees
Amazon recently updated its FBA fees, specifically related to the storage utilization and low level inventory. Calculating the new fees and understanding when they are applied is challenging for many sellers, especially when added to the other responsibilities of managing a seller central account. It’s important for sellers to understand these fee updates in order to make necessary changes and reduce costs. This article will outline the 2024 Amazon storage fee updates, focusing on the changes to the storage utilization surcharge and the low level inventory penalties. Learn about how these inventory fees are calculated and what sellers can do to be proactive and avoid additional costs. This article will also summarize best practices for inventory management and answer frequently asked questions. For a complete summary of the FBA updates, see this blog post about 2024 FBA fee changes.
Amazon Returns Processing Fee Change 2024
Amazon recently announced they will be updating their returns processing fee in 2024. This update will change how Amazon charges for return fees. They are introducing return rate thresholds for product categories. Along with the updated fees, there’s an updated FBA Returns dashboard that shows sellers if they are above or below these thresholds. Understanding these updates is important for sellers to avoid unexpected charges. Sellers that reduce the number of returns will reduce costs related to FBA fees, improve customer satisfaction, and improve the profitability of their business. This post will cover the returns processing fee, 2024 changes to the returns processing fee, the updated FBA Returns dashboard, and best practices for reducing Amazon returns.