Amazon recently issued an important notice, announcing that its four major warehouses MEM1, M**1, QXY8, and HMW4 will be permanently closed. At the same time, the GYR2 and ONT8 warehouses will also be temporarily closed for a few days due to weather conditions. The impact of this change on sellers should not be underestimated, especially for sellers who rely on these warehouses for logistics and need to take immediate action to adjust their shipping plans and inventory management strategies. Warehouse transshipment and diversion arrangementAmazon notice pointed out that the two major warehouses in the United States and China, MEM1 and M**1, will be converted to Amazon's internal transshipment warehouse. Specifically, the cargo from MEM1 will be diverted to LAH3 and FTW1, while the cargo from M**1 will be diverted to MDW2 and IND9. Such adjustments may bring certain disruptions and economic losses to the seller's operations, so the seller needs to respond quickly and adjust the delivery strategy in a timely manner. Note to sellersIn the face of this change, sellers need to take the following steps to minimize the impact: Recreate labels: For items that have been labeled but not yet shipped, sellers should contact Amazon Customer Service to recreate the labels to ensure that the goods are properly diverted to the new warehouse.
Adjust goods in transit: For goods that are in transit but have not yet been delivered, sellers will also need to recreate labels and change the destination warehouse address to avoid goods being sent to closed warehouses.
Avoid popular warehouses: When readjusting shipping schedules, sellers should try to avoid popular warehouses to reduce rejections and delays due to full warehouses.
Pay close attention to Amazon notices: Amazon may continue to adjust warehouse and logistics arrangements according to the actual situation, and sellers should pay close attention to the latest notices issued by Amazon and make corresponding adjustments in a timely manner.
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