Tips for the holiday season
The busy holiday season is here, so we’ve put together a list of tips to help you get the most out of peak.
- Optimize your listings
Review your listings for relevant, holiday-specific keywords, including alternate spellings through Manage Inventory. Take advantage of the prominent placement of bullet points to highlight your most important product information.
- Watch out for "discount stacking"
Review your active Coupons to make sure you don’t accidently "stack" both Deal and Coupon discounts on a single ASIN. Discount stacking can lead to an extreme discount on a product that causes it to sell out quickly, often before the issue can be corrected, and with little profit.
- Check Seller Central for updates
If you normally rely on email for notifications about your Amazon account, double check Seller Central to make sure you don't miss any important updates such as Account Health warnings, listing violations, or restock opportunities.
- Create a Coupon and Prime Exclusive Discount
While it's too late to submit Deals for the holidays, you can create a Coupon and Prime Exclusive Discount up to 6 hours before the start time.
- Automate pricing
To stay competitive, create custom pricing rules for specific products and set maximum and minimum prices.
For seller-fulfilled orders:
- Check shipping holidays
As Christmas and New Year's Day fall on a Sunday this year, Amazon's shipping holidays will fall on Monday December 26, 2022, and Monday January 2, 2022. Go to Shipping settings for a full list of shipping holidays or check out our recent Forums post.
- Manage your orders closely
Don't solely rely on "Sold, ship now" emails to let you know that you have orders. Check your Amazon Seller app and Seller Central frequently, and fulfill new orders daily. Update your Notification Options to make sure you've subscribed to the right notifications, and that the right email address is on file.
- Review your staffing and handling time
Make sure your team is prepared for an increase in order volume during the holiday season. List only those items you can ship by or before the expected ship date.
- Streamline your shipping and fulfillment
Review your shipping templates and make sure that you can meet the transit time set. Ship orders before the Expected Ship Date when possible. Hand over packages the same day that you buy shipping labels so that your carriers provide first scans the same day.
For more tips for seller-fulfilled orders, go to Prepare for the Holiday Season.
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Seller_T5Mv3ZCUSh7Zl
You forgot to remind Sellers to not ship via USPS. And to have plenty of room for all the returns that will pour in starting 12/16
Seller_3N7yVnTXPzLkL
Always ship via USPS.
Never automatically reprice your inventory. Do not price cut or coupon unless you are sure any sales issues you have are because of price competition.
Do not update your listings, the odds of breaking something that has been working is too high.
Whenever possible ship early.
Do not expect any FBA shipments you send to be received before the holiday season ends.
Seller_9e0aMxU4qS2gx
What about cutting PPC dollars for FBA ? as the FC;s cut available space we cut 1/3 of our Amazon Ad spend… many of our items have run out of stock at FBA … should we cut another 1/3 ? or is amazon planning to open up available warehouse space soon ? no need to advertise an ASIN thats gonna run out soon … any guidance would be awesome , from Amazon or otherwise
Seller_1HnxFvAD0WGKG
Check the efficiency of your carriers! Less online sales equal an easier time for carriers to deliver on time and better. I use USPS and they’re doing such a great job this year.
Seller_ZDGgATBGegBqy
I can’t. There are many listings that have errors, but I cannot fix them. I’ve tried.
I’ve tried doing it directly, I’ve tried asking seller support. Nothing works.
Amazon has completely disabled any means for the seller to fix pages with errors.
And these are simple fixes, like a picture of the paperback on the hardcover page, or no picture at all, or a publication date of 1200AD, or the author’s name not matching what is clearly printed on the front cover.
How about you, Amazon mods? Can you fix some of the obvious errors?
If you can, I will post some ASINs
If you can’t/won’t, then please stop suggesting that I do it.
Seller_26tQ1IIxhR13w
OK. Does your reply improve the conversation in some way?
Cooper_Amazon
Good Afternoon wanted to follow up with a few sellers here -
@Shelf_Cleaning_Capit, I believe your posts are getting flagged as off topic. It seems that fellow sellers would like this thread to be about selling tips for the holiday season, so let's try to keep the conversation in that direction.
@rms - I will check in with the team that gathered these tips to see if we can receive some clarity on the "This item may not arrive before Christmas,” pop-up that occurs on listings during this time of the year.
Tips for the holiday season
The busy holiday season is here, so we’ve put together a list of tips to help you get the most out of peak.
- Optimize your listings
Review your listings for relevant, holiday-specific keywords, including alternate spellings through Manage Inventory. Take advantage of the prominent placement of bullet points to highlight your most important product information.
- Watch out for "discount stacking"
Review your active Coupons to make sure you don’t accidently "stack" both Deal and Coupon discounts on a single ASIN. Discount stacking can lead to an extreme discount on a product that causes it to sell out quickly, often before the issue can be corrected, and with little profit.
- Check Seller Central for updates
If you normally rely on email for notifications about your Amazon account, double check Seller Central to make sure you don't miss any important updates such as Account Health warnings, listing violations, or restock opportunities.
- Create a Coupon and Prime Exclusive Discount
While it's too late to submit Deals for the holidays, you can create a Coupon and Prime Exclusive Discount up to 6 hours before the start time.
- Automate pricing
To stay competitive, create custom pricing rules for specific products and set maximum and minimum prices.
For seller-fulfilled orders:
- Check shipping holidays
As Christmas and New Year's Day fall on a Sunday this year, Amazon's shipping holidays will fall on Monday December 26, 2022, and Monday January 2, 2022. Go to Shipping settings for a full list of shipping holidays or check out our recent Forums post.
- Manage your orders closely
Don't solely rely on "Sold, ship now" emails to let you know that you have orders. Check your Amazon Seller app and Seller Central frequently, and fulfill new orders daily. Update your Notification Options to make sure you've subscribed to the right notifications, and that the right email address is on file.
- Review your staffing and handling time
Make sure your team is prepared for an increase in order volume during the holiday season. List only those items you can ship by or before the expected ship date.
- Streamline your shipping and fulfillment
Review your shipping templates and make sure that you can meet the transit time set. Ship orders before the Expected Ship Date when possible. Hand over packages the same day that you buy shipping labels so that your carriers provide first scans the same day.
For more tips for seller-fulfilled orders, go to Prepare for the Holiday Season.
Tips for the holiday season
The busy holiday season is here, so we’ve put together a list of tips to help you get the most out of peak.
- Optimize your listings
Review your listings for relevant, holiday-specific keywords, including alternate spellings through Manage Inventory. Take advantage of the prominent placement of bullet points to highlight your most important product information.
- Watch out for "discount stacking"
Review your active Coupons to make sure you don’t accidently "stack" both Deal and Coupon discounts on a single ASIN. Discount stacking can lead to an extreme discount on a product that causes it to sell out quickly, often before the issue can be corrected, and with little profit.
- Check Seller Central for updates
If you normally rely on email for notifications about your Amazon account, double check Seller Central to make sure you don't miss any important updates such as Account Health warnings, listing violations, or restock opportunities.
- Create a Coupon and Prime Exclusive Discount
While it's too late to submit Deals for the holidays, you can create a Coupon and Prime Exclusive Discount up to 6 hours before the start time.
- Automate pricing
To stay competitive, create custom pricing rules for specific products and set maximum and minimum prices.
For seller-fulfilled orders:
- Check shipping holidays
As Christmas and New Year's Day fall on a Sunday this year, Amazon's shipping holidays will fall on Monday December 26, 2022, and Monday January 2, 2022. Go to Shipping settings for a full list of shipping holidays or check out our recent Forums post.
- Manage your orders closely
Don't solely rely on "Sold, ship now" emails to let you know that you have orders. Check your Amazon Seller app and Seller Central frequently, and fulfill new orders daily. Update your Notification Options to make sure you've subscribed to the right notifications, and that the right email address is on file.
- Review your staffing and handling time
Make sure your team is prepared for an increase in order volume during the holiday season. List only those items you can ship by or before the expected ship date.
- Streamline your shipping and fulfillment
Review your shipping templates and make sure that you can meet the transit time set. Ship orders before the Expected Ship Date when possible. Hand over packages the same day that you buy shipping labels so that your carriers provide first scans the same day.
For more tips for seller-fulfilled orders, go to Prepare for the Holiday Season.
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Seller_T5Mv3ZCUSh7Zl
You forgot to remind Sellers to not ship via USPS. And to have plenty of room for all the returns that will pour in starting 12/16
Seller_3N7yVnTXPzLkL
Always ship via USPS.
Never automatically reprice your inventory. Do not price cut or coupon unless you are sure any sales issues you have are because of price competition.
Do not update your listings, the odds of breaking something that has been working is too high.
Whenever possible ship early.
Do not expect any FBA shipments you send to be received before the holiday season ends.
Seller_9e0aMxU4qS2gx
What about cutting PPC dollars for FBA ? as the FC;s cut available space we cut 1/3 of our Amazon Ad spend… many of our items have run out of stock at FBA … should we cut another 1/3 ? or is amazon planning to open up available warehouse space soon ? no need to advertise an ASIN thats gonna run out soon … any guidance would be awesome , from Amazon or otherwise
Seller_1HnxFvAD0WGKG
Check the efficiency of your carriers! Less online sales equal an easier time for carriers to deliver on time and better. I use USPS and they’re doing such a great job this year.
Seller_ZDGgATBGegBqy
I can’t. There are many listings that have errors, but I cannot fix them. I’ve tried.
I’ve tried doing it directly, I’ve tried asking seller support. Nothing works.
Amazon has completely disabled any means for the seller to fix pages with errors.
And these are simple fixes, like a picture of the paperback on the hardcover page, or no picture at all, or a publication date of 1200AD, or the author’s name not matching what is clearly printed on the front cover.
How about you, Amazon mods? Can you fix some of the obvious errors?
If you can, I will post some ASINs
If you can’t/won’t, then please stop suggesting that I do it.
Seller_26tQ1IIxhR13w
OK. Does your reply improve the conversation in some way?
Cooper_Amazon
Good Afternoon wanted to follow up with a few sellers here -
@Shelf_Cleaning_Capit, I believe your posts are getting flagged as off topic. It seems that fellow sellers would like this thread to be about selling tips for the holiday season, so let's try to keep the conversation in that direction.
@rms - I will check in with the team that gathered these tips to see if we can receive some clarity on the "This item may not arrive before Christmas,” pop-up that occurs on listings during this time of the year.
Seller_T5Mv3ZCUSh7Zl
You forgot to remind Sellers to not ship via USPS. And to have plenty of room for all the returns that will pour in starting 12/16
Seller_T5Mv3ZCUSh7Zl
You forgot to remind Sellers to not ship via USPS. And to have plenty of room for all the returns that will pour in starting 12/16
Seller_3N7yVnTXPzLkL
Always ship via USPS.
Never automatically reprice your inventory. Do not price cut or coupon unless you are sure any sales issues you have are because of price competition.
Do not update your listings, the odds of breaking something that has been working is too high.
Whenever possible ship early.
Do not expect any FBA shipments you send to be received before the holiday season ends.
Seller_3N7yVnTXPzLkL
Always ship via USPS.
Never automatically reprice your inventory. Do not price cut or coupon unless you are sure any sales issues you have are because of price competition.
Do not update your listings, the odds of breaking something that has been working is too high.
Whenever possible ship early.
Do not expect any FBA shipments you send to be received before the holiday season ends.
Seller_9e0aMxU4qS2gx
What about cutting PPC dollars for FBA ? as the FC;s cut available space we cut 1/3 of our Amazon Ad spend… many of our items have run out of stock at FBA … should we cut another 1/3 ? or is amazon planning to open up available warehouse space soon ? no need to advertise an ASIN thats gonna run out soon … any guidance would be awesome , from Amazon or otherwise
Seller_9e0aMxU4qS2gx
What about cutting PPC dollars for FBA ? as the FC;s cut available space we cut 1/3 of our Amazon Ad spend… many of our items have run out of stock at FBA … should we cut another 1/3 ? or is amazon planning to open up available warehouse space soon ? no need to advertise an ASIN thats gonna run out soon … any guidance would be awesome , from Amazon or otherwise
Seller_1HnxFvAD0WGKG
Check the efficiency of your carriers! Less online sales equal an easier time for carriers to deliver on time and better. I use USPS and they’re doing such a great job this year.
Seller_1HnxFvAD0WGKG
Check the efficiency of your carriers! Less online sales equal an easier time for carriers to deliver on time and better. I use USPS and they’re doing such a great job this year.
Seller_ZDGgATBGegBqy
I can’t. There are many listings that have errors, but I cannot fix them. I’ve tried.
I’ve tried doing it directly, I’ve tried asking seller support. Nothing works.
Amazon has completely disabled any means for the seller to fix pages with errors.
And these are simple fixes, like a picture of the paperback on the hardcover page, or no picture at all, or a publication date of 1200AD, or the author’s name not matching what is clearly printed on the front cover.
How about you, Amazon mods? Can you fix some of the obvious errors?
If you can, I will post some ASINs
If you can’t/won’t, then please stop suggesting that I do it.
Seller_ZDGgATBGegBqy
I can’t. There are many listings that have errors, but I cannot fix them. I’ve tried.
I’ve tried doing it directly, I’ve tried asking seller support. Nothing works.
Amazon has completely disabled any means for the seller to fix pages with errors.
And these are simple fixes, like a picture of the paperback on the hardcover page, or no picture at all, or a publication date of 1200AD, or the author’s name not matching what is clearly printed on the front cover.
How about you, Amazon mods? Can you fix some of the obvious errors?
If you can, I will post some ASINs
If you can’t/won’t, then please stop suggesting that I do it.
Seller_26tQ1IIxhR13w
OK. Does your reply improve the conversation in some way?
Seller_26tQ1IIxhR13w
OK. Does your reply improve the conversation in some way?
Cooper_Amazon
Good Afternoon wanted to follow up with a few sellers here -
@Shelf_Cleaning_Capit, I believe your posts are getting flagged as off topic. It seems that fellow sellers would like this thread to be about selling tips for the holiday season, so let's try to keep the conversation in that direction.
@rms - I will check in with the team that gathered these tips to see if we can receive some clarity on the "This item may not arrive before Christmas,” pop-up that occurs on listings during this time of the year.
Cooper_Amazon
Good Afternoon wanted to follow up with a few sellers here -
@Shelf_Cleaning_Capit, I believe your posts are getting flagged as off topic. It seems that fellow sellers would like this thread to be about selling tips for the holiday season, so let's try to keep the conversation in that direction.
@rms - I will check in with the team that gathered these tips to see if we can receive some clarity on the "This item may not arrive before Christmas,” pop-up that occurs on listings during this time of the year.
