What Is Stranded Inventory and How to Fix It
Editor’s Note: Originally published on Feb. 12, 2020, last updated on July 28, 2022. With just a couple of weeks to go before the IPI review in mid-August, what better time to talk about stranded inventory? Amazon FBA sellers put so much work into trying to fix stranded inventory quickly that they often miss the point . Table of Contents Every now and then, a product ends up in a fulfillment center with no way of leaving. Amazon calls it “stranded inventory”. The phrase brings to mind shipwrecks, castaways on a desert island, and messages in bottles floating aimlessly on the ocean, with no chance of reaching civilization. Luckily, reality is not nearly as bleak. For Amazon FBA sellers, stranded inventory has nothing to do with desert islands and everything to do with listings. To show you what we mean, let’s talk about how inventory ends up being stranded in the first place, and what you can do to fix stranded inventor...