Amazon’s West Coast Fee Hikes and How to Plan for AWD Peak Season Congestion
Peak season is here, and the new year will bring higher costs for anyone storing inventory in Amazon’s West Coast AWD network. Beginning January 15, 2026, Amazon Warehousing & Distribution (AWD) will raise West Coast storage fees from $0.48 to $0.57 per cubic foot per month. Amazon claims this change will help “reduce congestion,” but […]
What the AWS Outage Reveals About Overreliance on Amazon
When Amazon Web Services (AWS) went down on October 20, 2025, millions of businesses were reminded of a truth they’d rather ignore: the internet, and much of global commerce, now runs primarily through one behemoth company. The outage, which lasted roughly fifteen hours, originated in AWS’s US-EAST-1 data center in Virginia and quickly spread worldwide. […]
Amazon Supply Chain Updates: What’s New and How Sellers Should Respond
If Amazon Accelerate 2025 made one thing clear, it’s that Amazon wants to be more than a marketplace. From Global Warehousing and Distribution (GWD) to Multi-Channel Fulfillment (MCF), Amazon is consolidating logistics services into a seamless, AI-powered platform that they are hoping will serve as infrastructure for global commerce. For sellers, this raises a fundamental […]
U.S. Extends China Tariff Truce Through November 15 — Impact on FBA & E-Commerce
The U.S. has officially extended its tariff truce with China by 90 days, keeping rates lower through November 15, 2025. For importers, Amazon FBA sellers, and brands relying on e-commerce fulfillment, this is a short-lived but valuable opportunity to reduce landed costs. Why the China Tariff Extension Matters for Amazon FBA Logistics and E-Commerce Fulfillment […]