To cope with an overwhelming demand for household essentials, Amazon is banning certain items from being stocked in their warehouses.
Essentially, it means sellers that list non-essential items on the site could find it difficult to ship orders to their customers.
The decision has obviously been met with mixed reviews, with one seller saying: “my sales just doubled and Amazon halted all my shipments.”
Third party sellers have been notified that they will have to fulfil orders themselves, but they can still list on the website.
Amazon said in a statement: “We are temporarily prioritising household staples, medical supplies, and other high-demand products coming into our fulfilment centres so we can more quickly receive, restock, and deliver these products to customers. We understand this is a change for our selling partners and appreciate their understanding.”
Other sellers have backed the decision, and sympathised with Amazon, with one seller saying that Amazon was doing the “right thing”.
The restriction is meant to stay in place until April 5th, and is in place for UK and EU warehouses.
