Is anyone trading on Amazon? [Archive]

phil knight

22nd December 2008, 10:43

I think its important to way up the pro's and cons of using Amazon :

Lots of exposure, free website, easy systems and notification system

Relatively high charges, certain sectors over exposed (books etc hardly worth bothering with now as every man and his dog is listing)

Might be worth starting up part time but I'd switch to your own e-commerce capability as soon as you can.

RJH Enterprises

22nd December 2008, 11:00

I would never sell on Amazon and eBay as a method of trading. What I would do however is utilise these as an advertising method.

Have your own ecommerce store set up and sell a selection of products via Amazon eBay etc. Ensure that it is obvious, but without breaching any T&Cs, that you have your own store. Image watermarks work well :) as does your email address in any contact details or listing!

The additional cost caused by using these sites should be seen as part of your advertising budget. In fact it will probable be the best spent money in your advertising budegt.

Cheers
Rob

Kwackers

22nd December 2008, 13:00

Just remember that Amazon has set fees for Postage and packaging, where as ebay you set your own.

I was ending up making more profit on the postage than the products.

Example (very rough was a long time ago!)
Logitech Mouse £20
Postage £5
Mouse profit £2
Postage profit £3

As someone else mentioned, use it as a form of retaining customers, make it so their first purchase is on Amazon, their second is from your website.

You could use a simple flyer with your details and some offers to acheive this.

ServersandSpares

22nd December 2008, 17:21

Hi,

We have never sold on Amazon, however we do use eBay as a shop window. As stated above, use it as an advertising tool, you'd be surprised what sort of companies use the site and we have pulled some major players from there. The key is to retain them as a customer after their initial purchase, and the fees you might think exorbitant in the first instance, are worth paying if it means you gain a new repeat customer who potentially might spend thousands with you.

Julie

computaguy

23rd December 2008, 00:28

Amazon is so globally recognised that when someone sees that you sell there you immediately gain credibility. In my (non expert) view, its worth marketting there just so that you can tell people that you do so.

If you gain a smaller profit for items sold there treat the difference as part of your marketing budget. I for one would look at Amazon and then hunt around. (In fact I did this this week... looked for a book and found it on Amazon. Then searched further and purchased it direct from the publisher)

Jonesy

23rd December 2008, 10:29

We sell a large volume through Amazon Central. You can set delivery prices to whatever you want. Amazon Marketplace is completely different.

Central commissions are 30%+, but if you can still make money based on that it is essential IMHO.

outdoorman24

25th December 2008, 00:00

There's been some great pointers, thanks to everyone who has posted

lesliedocherty

30th December 2008, 11:20

Is there any bulk upload options for amazon,

or any programmes that help speed up the loading process, loaded a few last year and found it pretty labour intensive

Jonesy

30th December 2008, 12:23

You can bulk upload/update your stock on Amazon via inventory templates (Excel format), or you can integrate fully through XML web services.

propertybillionaire

30th December 2008, 23:27

Outdoorman
How do we get to look at your website?

flyingfish

31st December 2008, 06:59

we mainly do international business on alibaba, and made-in-china, but seldom on Amazon.

Page

31st December 2008, 09:25

Is there any bulk upload options for amazon,

or any programmes that help speed up the loading process, loaded a few last year and found it pretty labour intensive

If you were doing it via their spread sheet - it is - just hard going and very error prone.

If you have a premium account - needed for some sellers - then you can get seller desktop which makes it loads easier to do manually.

This can also (export and) import csv files so you can mix the two if you want. Create a csv file - import into seller desktop - upload from there. This is a desktop application that sits on one machine and works under windows.

There are third party add ons but I have no knowledge of these if you track anything decent down let us know.

You should be able to (perchance to dream) have a central database that then feeds and controls your normal web site and amazon and more.

I think this is what things like Channel Advisor do. Albeit at a cost.

chiggs

1st January 2009, 22:44

qq- do products have to have a barcode to be listed on amazon?

Jonesy

2nd January 2009, 10:26

qq- do products have to have a barcode to be listed on amazon?

All but jewellery require barcodes.

More4mums

2nd January 2009, 19:57

You also need to be pre-approved or invited for some categories such as beauty, jewellery and clothing.

If you have a few good selling lines it can give good turnover but some markets are very cut throat in pricing.

chiggs

5th January 2009, 21:24

All but jewellery require barcodes.

Ah,thank you!

OrganicBod

5th January 2009, 21:58

I have been trading on Amazon for over a year now and use the platform simply to raise the profile of OrganicBod. I then seek to convert the customers from Amazon to my website by including my web address on the packing slip. The profit margins are very slight but it depends what you want to get out of it.

Kwackers

6th January 2009, 18:44

[quote=OrganicBod;730531] I then seek to convert the customers from Amazon to my website by including my web address on the packing slip. quote]

Take note...this is the best thing about the orders you'll get from amazon

Urban

14th January 2009, 11:17

Did you go ahead with it? We are just considering it and I wondered how you got on?

Jasminerose

14th January 2009, 12:13

Great thread....I am in the process of setting up an Ebay shopfront. Picked up a few tips here. Amazon is sounding a bit better to me though after reading this.

Blush

14th January 2009, 22:28

I set up on Amazon last week, so far so good. No regrets yet:D

dots and spots Jeff

18th January 2009, 12:56

An interesting thread - I hadn't considered selling on Amazon until I stumbled upon this (& one or two other threads on the forum.) I'll give them a call over the next few days - I'm encouraged by the fact that they give a phone number so I can talk to an individual on the business development team (0208 numbers aren't premium rate, are they?) Personally, I associate Amazon with quality and reliability and would like our (little!) company to be assocaited with (the giant!) Amazon.

However, before I do, on some threads I've read of barcodes, EAN/UPC codes and I haven't really understood all the posts! Do I need these to sell on Amazon? Basically, we design & print our own cards, gift tags, thank you cards etc. (They are high quality - targeting the shabby chic/ yummy mummy buyer. They have been likened to Cath Kidston style of products)
We would be the only people selling our products on Amazon ( we also sell through our website, MISI and wholesale to a number of independent retail gift & card shops). On some of the smaller items - i.e. gift tags, you couldn't physiaclly fit a bar code on it!

Any thoughts/help/advice welcome!

Thanks

Jeff

chiggs

18th January 2009, 14:17

However, before I do, on some threads I've read of barcodes, EAN/UPC codes and I haven't really understood all the posts! Do I need these to sell on Amazon? Basically, we design & print our own cards, gift tags, thank you cards etc. (They are high quality - targeting the shabby chic/ yummy mummy buyer. They have been likened to Cath Kidston style of products)
We would be the only people selling our products on Amazon ( we also sell through our website, MISI and wholesale to a number of independent retail gift & card shops). On some of the smaller items - i.e. gift tags, you couldn't physiaclly fit a bar code on it!

Any thoughts/help/advice welcome!

Thanks

Jeff

Sounds like we are in a very similar situation, Jeff, as I also produce cards/gifts that I wholesale to independent card/gift and baby shops.

My research suggests that products have to have a barcode to be uploaded onto Amazon.
The link on this thread http://www.ukbusinessforums.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=92848 may be of use.

dots and spots Jeff

18th January 2009, 15:28

Thanks chiggs!

Had a quick look at your website (a brilliant idea!)- we do seem to be doing a similar thing, although not in direct competition, I might pick your brains on a few things if that's OK?

Thanks

Jeff

Page

18th January 2009, 17:41

However, before I do, on some threads I've read of barcodes, EAN/UPC codes and I haven't really understood all the posts! Do I need these to sell on Amazon? Basically, we design & print our own cards, gift tags, thank you cards etc. (They are high quality - targeting the shabby chic/ yummy mummy buyer. They have been likened to Cath Kidston style of products)
We would be the only people selling our products on Amazon ( we also sell through our website, MISI and wholesale to a number of independent retail gift & card shops). On some of the smaller items - i.e. gift tags, you couldn't physiaclly fit a bar code on it!

Any thoughts/help/advice welcome!

The items do not have to have a bar code on them but be associated with a bar code. There are a variety of reasons why amazon want this.
You can buy 1000 of them by joining GSM1.co.uk (I think but have a search on the forum) for £100 to join then £100 for the codes - 10p (or 20p!) a shot. These are the official lot - don't waste time looking elsewhere.
This may make it not worth you trying since it is an upfront commitment.

dots and spots Jeff

18th January 2009, 20:30

chiggs

18th January 2009, 21:13

Thanks chiggs!

Had a quick look at your website (a brilliant idea!)

Thanks very much!

we do seem to be doing a similar thing, although not in direct competition, I might pick your brains on a few things if that's OK?

Thanks

Jeff

Absolutely!

outdoorman24

20th January 2009, 20:23

Thanks everyone for all your posts. I am due to start trading on Amazon in 3-4 weeks. I'll let you know how it goes.

BQx

15th October 2009, 20:45

Thanks Page. I can understand why Amazon would want barcodes, just not something I've thought about before! The site is gs1uk dot org (not gsm).

You're right - it may not be worth my while spending £200 up front - a shame as it would have probably been worth trialling Amazon as a marketplace, but I'd have to sell a lot of cards before I recouped that £200, so may not be a risk I'll take at this stage.

It does, however, beg the question as to whether one can buy a few barcodes, albeit at a higher price for each individual code. Perhaps this is a business opportunity out there for anyone who wants to take it - buy 1000 barcodes for £100 + £100 joining fee: cost 20 p per bar code ( a cost that would go down in the future as wont have to pay the joing fee again) and sell them on individualy to people like me who only need a few for, say £1, a barcode = £800 profit on £200 investment.

Interesting figures, now where's the flaw ...?

Thanks again for your help

Jeff

GS1 membership is £100 pa. They sell the license to use their numbers - which includes a strong restriction on reselling them - you can't resell or gift or loan them to anyone else. So if you want lots of barcodes, GS1 is a good option. But for only a few numbers, they are quite expensive with the ongoing annual costs.
You can buy individual barcode numbers which are great for Amazon from barcode1.co.uk - they are £20 each (one of cost - no annual fees) or £17 each for 10 or more ...... so if you only need 10 barcode numbers, you have saved £££ compared with joining GS1.

Page

16th October 2009, 17:31

I have no idea why they are so expensive from them.

Why not £20 for the first one the £1 each or some other business model?

Michelle_HLD

2nd November 2009, 17:09

I agree with the majority of the posters. Again these sort of platforms really do depend on what margins you are working to with your products.

I found Amazon to be extortionate and WAY too expensive for me to market my products on. You really need to be working with 50%+ margins to make it viable.

Ishumashi

6th October 2010, 02:10

Its always good to have Amazon as another option, but not to fully rely on them. If you put everything on Amazon and they freeze up your account, you got nothing left to generate sales.

zgj512

4th November 2010, 07:30

I am also considering whether to sell my costume jewellery products on Amozon or not. Hope to see more discuss about this topic.

Vad Boz

5th November 2010, 11:17

It's interesting to note in this context that you can actually sell not only hard goods, but your services on Amazon.

Clickriver Ads offer to advertise your services along with relevant products.

Maybe this would make sense to a service based business? See if you can use it.

zgj512

13th November 2010, 06:13

I'm currently setting up an ecommerce site and I was recommended by a friend to set up an account with Amazon to sell products through as well.

Just after any views you have on trading through Amazon.

Thanks
Hi,
Till now, i still did not sell my products on Amazon. I used Alibaba as a window to sell my products, so i have no idear about Amazon. But I think very platform has advatages and disadvantages. If shoul make some research and choose a platform whicn you can aviod its disadvantages and make use of its advantages.

DCP

20th November 2010, 12:23

I tested amazon by selling 1 line of our products. Orders are usually 1 a day compared to 10/15 a day on ebay.

But then I'm already paying 20quid a month for the seller fees, and theres no listing fee so I want to put more of my products on.

The thing which is putting me off is their image rules.

I don't have individual images of every item, and when I used a generic image they sent emails about breaking image regs etc.

I was wondering, maybe it's better to leave out the image? Is this allowed on amazon?

I should add, that all the products I list, are not listed in their catalogue. I assign barcodes to them and create them myself.

dingbat

20th November 2010, 17:25

I must be looking in the wrong place because everytime I've used Amazon I've not seen any free website or thought a company had credibility because they were on there. All I get is a very confusing Amazon webpage, littered with everything and just a small blue link to the company selling it. Plus more confusing crap about 1 or 2 being available used. The worst is when you get search results and the product isn't even available anymore.

smartaddmedia

8th June 2011, 10:25

To sell your products on Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.com, you need a barcode number to use as a unique identifier for your product.

I have found a UK supplier of barcodes which works with Amazon.
Prices for a single barcode start a just £15.00 with no annual subsription.

The company is called BUYABARCODE and are based in the UK.
Tel 0207 993 8785

Simon
smartaddmedia

MatthewOgborne

10th June 2011, 09:38

I did get approved to sell in the beauty category but have since changed my mind, 15% would eat to much into our profits since we sell discounted fragrances.

This might be obvious, but don't discount so much so they're is profit left. Total eBay fees come in frequently at the 15%-20% mark (if you include CS support), so is the Amazon 15% that unattractive?

JamieM

10th June 2011, 14:44

I have found a UK supplier of barcodes which works with Amazon.
Prices for a single barcode start a just £15.00 with no annual subsription.

Did you mean founded? Do we just call up and ask for Simon? :rolleyes:

idhaye

18th July 2011, 11:57

so is the Amazon 15% that unattractive?

Hi checking out this thread as I'm also considering selling via Amazon & was a little surprised with Amazon fees see below taken from their pricing page example

Item - 10.00
p&p - 2.99

Total £12.99

Amazon Fees - 2.68
VAT - .40
Total - £3.08

= 23.5% total Amazon costs

This is a lot more than eBay/PayPal combined!

thoullis

18th July 2011, 19:19

I tend to associate Amazon with books, DVD's and other consumer items. Does anyone have any experience of selling B2B products on Amazon such as office equipment?

twenty1ten

18th July 2011, 19:28

In a past life, where we sold Consumer Electronics, we used Amazon, purely as a way of new customer recruitment, rather than as a primary market (in the same way as we used PlayTrade and Ebay).
The right products worked well, but its finding the right product then managing the Price feed etc...

Page

26th July 2011, 07:44

Hi checking out this thread as I'm also considering selling via Amazon & was a little surprised with Amazon fees see below taken from their pricing page example

Item - 10.00
p&p - 2.99

Total £12.99

Amazon Fees - 2.68
VAT - .40
Total - £3.08

= 23.5% total Amazon costs

This is a lot more than eBay/PayPal combined!

That is VAT on Amazon fees - are these not zero rated just as they are on ebay fees

3Atech

27th August 2011, 04:16

Ebay is more popular E-business I think. It depends on your correct products and competitive prices. So the products source is important.

johnp341

5th January 2012, 17:56

I sell items on amazon and have managed to sell quite a lot of on there.
With the right product Amazon can work.

raineshoe

5th January 2012, 19:35

I've sold on both ebay and Amazon and got shot of both at the end of last year as I decided they were costing too much to run. I do better out of my own website.

Stovin

7th January 2012, 22:40

I trade on amazon, sales are not very good, but I see it as it helps build the brand and is an extra advertising platform

boho

8th January 2012, 13:45

Wow this thread has been going for quite a few years. I would be interested to find out more about peoples experiences on Amazon. We became a Fulfilment By Amazon seller just before Xmas on our gift products. I'm still wary of trying the jewellery on there at the moment as as I make the majority as commissioned pieces rather than having heaps of stock so it would mean dedicating a bit of time to mass making some lines that I think would do well, but I am thinking about it as a trial run for Valentines and Xmas.

Our reasons for doing it with the gift stock was the enormous exposure and customer base as well as a desire to try out an alternative to holding and warehousing all the stock ourselves. So far the experience has been a positive one, you have to closely monitor the sales prices and fees but its given us an insight into what products work even better than anticipated and those that equally dont.

It needs handling closely as there has been a number of issues, they lost some of our stock, they've damaged chunks and had to refund us and they only do this at a set rate, so its not been trouble free, but so far its a business model that has some potential once we've done some more tweaking with our range and sales prices and more importantly it did really well over Xmas and has since maintained a steady rate of sales. We multi-channel and have started using the FBA despatch for the website sales as well which seems good so far. Early days, but with the cost of storage elsewhere and other running expenses its been a good move for us so far..touch wood!

Wiggy

9th January 2012, 12:33

Just remember that Amazon has set fees for Postage and packaging, where as ebay you set your own.

I can't speak for Ebay but Amazon Marketplace traders set their own delivery prices. You can buy secondhand books for 1p with £3.50 P & P. Draw your own conclusions about where the seller has placed the profit margin. Obviously, Amazon gets their cut from the sale price. . .
I'm a die-hard Amazon shopper and favour anything I can get with free delivery and Amazon's own support and returns policy but when I find an item I want in Amazon Marketplace, I will usually Google the seller's name to see if I can get it direct from them. . . It's probably worth either listing products expensively to pick up shoppers like me or do what others do and balance the product price and delivery cost to optimise profit.

Jayser100

10th January 2012, 14:03

When you take all factors into account, there isn't actually that much difference between the cost of selling on eBay and Amazon.

Some factors to consider -

Amazon fees, typically 16% (varies on some products)
VAT 20%
Your purchase costs of the product
Your postage or fulfillment costs.

many fail on eBay and Amazon because they don't do their maths properly. Generally speaking, if you buy products at regular dealer prices, with standard mark-ups, it is most likely not going to be worth your while selling on Amazon or eBay. At the very least you need wholesale prices.

My belief is that Amazon certainly, and probably eBay too, only really work for 'proper' companies (i.e. with a variety of overheads as opposed to 'garden shed trading') if the company buys product at source, i.e. manufactures it, as we do. Otherwise, the margins simply aren't there to make it worth your while.

If you want successful sales on either platform, it is a BIG commitment. There is no point just sticking your products on and hoping for sales - you need to be constantly monitoring it, changing keywords, experimenting and fine tuning your listings to maximise sales. Unless you are one of the very few lucky people who has something unique and in high demand that isn't already there, you HAVE to put in this effort or you'll be disappointed.

quikshop

10th January 2012, 14:17

many fail on eBay and Amazon because they don't do their maths properly. Generally speaking, if you buy products at regular dealer prices, with standard mark-ups, it is most likely not going to be worth your while selling on Amazon or eBay. At the very least you need wholesale prices.

My belief is that Amazon certainly, and probably eBay too, only really work for 'proper' companies (i.e. with a variety of overheads as opposed to 'garden shed trading') if the company buys product at source, i.e. manufactures it, as we do. Otherwise, the margins simply aren't there to make it worth your while.

If you want successful sales on either platform, it is a BIG commitment. There is no point just sticking your products on and hoping for sales - you need to be constantly monitoring it, changing keywords, experimenting and fine tuning your listings to maximise sales. Unless you are one of the very few lucky people who has something unique and in high demand that isn't already there, you HAVE to put in this effort or you'll be disappointed.

We switched our Amazon shop off for the Christmas break and have left it off so far this year, initially because of a stocking issue but more recently because there is anecdotal evidence that it has impacted sales through our main online shop.

It is known that a significant minority of Amazon shoppers will check a companies own website before buying through whichever channel offers the item at the lowest price.

To avoid losing commission on sales Amazon insist that the price you sell at is lower than the price you sell the same product at through your own online shop.

With our Amazon shop turned off our own shop has had the best start to a New Year ever. There are no doubt a few other factors in play but the only significant change is the Amazon shop switched off.

kulture

10th January 2012, 14:52

To avoid losing commission on sales Amazon insist that the price you sell at is lower than the price you sell the same product at through your own online shop.

Not really true. Amazon insist that you do not UNDERCUT the proce on Amazon. So you can sell on your own site at the same price as on Amazon.

quikshop

10th January 2012, 15:03

Not really true. Amazon insist that you do not UNDERCUT the proce on Amazon. So you can sell on your own site at the same price as on Amazon.

My mistake, but the point remains. Amazon are aware that customers check prices through Amazon and the sellers own website hence the rule. The net affect seems to have been negative for our shop, only time will tell if this trend continues or it's just a new year blip.

lesliedocherty

10th January 2012, 15:57

We have always sold on Amazon 25% more expensive than our website, i never realised this wasn't allowed.

kulture

10th January 2012, 16:48

I have yet to see Amazon penalise anyone over this. Nor Have I seen any retailer try to complain as this could be seen as an attempt at retail price fixing. At the moment I suspect that it is a bluff.

Jayser

10th January 2012, 17:09

Whether this matters really depends on how strong your corporate site is. My own site (see signature below) is doing reasonably well in Google search (number 4 for 'sports sunglasses' i.e.) and yet the volume of sales achieved through it were never anywhere near what we get through Amazon. For sure, since my brand is still relatively unknown, we are picking up many customers through Amazon search that we just wouldn't get otherwise.

Now, inevitably some customers are looking at our site and then buying on Amazon. Of course they are. But any loss here is more than compensated for by the new business we get, I can assure you.

i think you guys need to consider something else as well. Think about the customer who looks at a product on your company site, considers a purchase but thinks maybe the price isn't generous. Then they go on Amazon, discounted, and voila - they buy. It is naive to think you would definitely get custom from these people if their only choice was your company site.

Jayser

10th January 2012, 17:10

By the way, I paid my 40 quid and I'm a full member so my website should have been there at the bottom. Not sure what's going on - anyone from UKBF want to contact me please?

AndyP

10th January 2012, 17:50

By the way, I paid my 40 quid and I'm a full member so my website should have been there at the bottom. Not sure what's going on - anyone from UKBF want to contact me please?

I assume that you have actually set up your signature?

Holbi

10th January 2012, 22:57

I'm currently setting up an ecommerce site and I was recommended by a friend to set up an account with Amazon to sell products through as well.

Just after any views you have on trading through Amazon.

Thanks
Hello!

Plenty of our customers follow that very advice and sell on Amazon, also on eBay. Sales get greater, especially when you use integration modules - everything is synchronised on your website account with Amazon (and eBay) account.

Kind regards,
Holbi.

lesliedocherty

10th January 2012, 23:52

Hello!

Plenty of our customers follow that very advice and sell on Amazon, also on eBay. Sales get greater, especially when you use integration modules - everything is synchronised on your website account with Amazon (and eBay) account.

Kind regards,
Holbi.

Hi,
how does the integration module improve sales, not sure how it can impact these

Jayser

11th January 2012, 09:32

Yes, my site was appearing but now my status has been changed to new member. I've messaged the webmaster and hopefully it will get sorted.

DiannePell

11th January 2012, 11:33

But 15% fee for amazon is too much.

AndyP

11th January 2012, 12:30

But 15% fee for amazon is too much.

Compared to what? What percentage do your other costs from, presumably, your own site take? Marketing, payment processing etc. for starters...?

furman

11th January 2012, 13:22

Hi,
Isn't the Amazon fee 17% or is that just for Toys and Games? Ebay is 10% + 3.7% Paypal if I remember correctly.

AndyP

11th January 2012, 13:27

Amazon fees vary depending on the category that you sell in. No idea re. eBay

Jayser100

11th January 2012, 15:50

eBay is slightly cheaper than Amazon, and more so if you qualify for the reduced Paypal rates (2.9% if you bank £1,500 or more in one month). Incidentally, make sure you apply for the reduced rate if you qualify because you don't automatically get it :)

Holbi

11th January 2012, 16:04

Hi,
how does the integration module improve sales, not sure how it can impact these
Hi Leslie,

Integration software saves up time to the merchant. They don't have to manually change the numbers and manage the stock with each sale, it gets done automatically and synchronically. And time is money, I believe :)

Kind regards,
Holbi.

Jayser100

11th January 2012, 17:55

By the way Furman, standard Paypal fee is 3.4% and not 3.7%

lesliedocherty

11th January 2012, 18:25

Hi Leslie,

Integration software saves up time to the merchant. They don't have to manually change the numbers and manage the stock with each sale, it gets done automatically and synchronically. And time is money, I believe :)

Kind regards,
Holbi.

I get that bit, but you said sales were greater,

kulture

11th January 2012, 19:39

I get that bit, but you said sales were greater,

With proper stock control, you can make sure you can put all your stock on all sites. When one sells the stock is reduced on all sites. So you never oversell, but nor do you run out if there is fast selling site.

Holbi

11th January 2012, 20:43

I get that bit, but you said sales were greater,
Well yes, sales get greater, because the merchant can sell in a few places at a time, and that's a wider target audience hence more sold products.

AndyP

12th January 2012, 05:12

Both Kulture and Holbi are correct. Increased sales is a sort of byproduct of a good stock control system. I am guessing that Kulture is talking about Linnworks which we also use. Linn doesn't increase sales per se but its does give you the opportunity to sell in more places with a higher balanced stock level making the whole process more "efficient" and certainly time saving which could, I guess, also allow you to explore other sales channels that you wouldn't previously have had the time to look at, so maybe that's also an "increased sales" angle as well :)

kulture

12th January 2012, 10:42

When you have poor stock control, there is a hesitation to list the full stock amount on every site. So if you have say 10 of an item and sell on 3 sites you tend to put say 3 on each. So if one site sells 3 overnight and thus becomes out of stock, you could be missing sales. With a good multi site stock control you can put 10 on each site and sell 4 or more on the fast selling site whilst the stock control is ensuring that every sale reduces stock on all sites.