Amazon suspends shipments of non-essential products to warehouses amid coronavirus-driven shortages

Amazon is banning sellers from shipping any non-essential items to its warehouses as it grapples with overwhelming demand for basic staple items as the coronavirus pandemic worsens.

The Seattle-based e-tailing giant sent an email to sellers Tuesday announcing that it would only be accepting “household staples, medical supplies, and other high-demand products” for the next three weeks so that it can “more quickly receive, restock, and deliver” the products to customers.

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https://nypost.com/2020/03/17/amazon-suspends-shipments-of-non-essential-products-to-warehouses-amid-coronavirus-driven-shortages/

Amazon to prioritize shipping "high demand" products due to coronavirus

Amazon is asking third-party sellers to stop shipping most goods to its warehouses as the online retailer grapples with a coronavirus-fueled surge in demand for medical supplies and household products.

The ecommerce company told sellers in a note on Tuesday that it will only ship "household staples, medical supplies and other high-demand products" unless Amazon already has other purchased items on hand in its warehouses.

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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/amazon-tells-sellers-to-only-send-essentials-household-cleaning-supplies-amid-coronavirus/