What Seller’s need to know about Amazon Vendor Central & Vendor Express

Posted by Jimi Patel | February 10, 2017

Amazon has become a great central marketplace for the online sellers to sell their products and services. With Amazon Services, the seller’s community is able to experience a global reach to their target audiences. The Seller’s Central is the default platform for the members and the Vendor Central and Vendor Express provides an assisted experience to the sellers. Here are some of the points that will throw light on the working of the Vendor Central and Vendor Express.

Vendor Central
Amazon Marketing Services helps the third party sellers in the Seller Central to sell their products to the consumers whereas the Vendor Central is related to the first-party sellers who are the manufacturers and distributors. They act as a supplier to the Amazon directly. Under this, the manufacturers can produce their own products or they can get it from the wholesaler and sell it directly to Amazon.

In the Amazon marketing strategy, it sells the products on its own at a higher price and gives away the margin of profits to the vendor. In Vendor Central, the invitation is only provided to the brand owners who have high sales performance. They grant users the permission to sell the products directly to Amazon and help them to focus on product development only. Even Amazon Vendor Central provides many benefits:-

  • Bigger Volume of sales and access to cool programs.
  • Access to Amazon pantry and Display Advertising
  • Increased Interest in the products from the target audience, business consumers etc.
  • Customization of landing pages can be made easily with bullet points and keywords added to product descriptions.
  • The orders placed here also qualify for prime shipping.

It has many negative points such as random disbursements, Amazon charge back happens sometimes, complicated way to reach customer support, re-writing of the listings, etc.

Vendor Express
There is a lot more to seek for in the Vendor Express as the Amazon consulting experts from eStore Factory can help you with the following points. In the Vendor Express, the process is streamlined and the sellers do not have to wait for any invitation. Here are some of the positive points:-

  • No payment is required to be paid for storage and handling of the products.
  • It is open for all the sellers and the sellers do not have to pay for any invitation.
  • It gets the sellers the higher turnover so it is perfect for fast-selling items and not the unique products.
  • The seller can opt for direct fulfilment under the Vendor Express.
  • After the items are sold effectively, the manufacturers will start getting bulk orders.

However, here are some of the negative points too that affects Vendor Express as the payment schedule is on the negative side, which is nearly 90 days, Amazon has sole control over the items sold. Even the Vendors cap over the items to be sold here that is only 85 whereas in Vendor Central, there is no limit. As in Vendor Central, people get access to advertising or Amazon Vine, there is no such thing provided in Vendor Express.

Conclusion
Amazon Sales Consultants from eStore Factory helps the vendors to get an insight into the Amazon marketing strategies that will help them to grow their business. The qualified and experienced professionals will support you in knowing what is good for their business Vendor Central or Vendor Express.

Published by Jimi Patel

Jimi Patel, is a Co-founder and CEO at eStore Factory, an Amazon SPN certified agency that serves as a one-stop solution for all your Amazon business needs. Having helped countless brands increase sales and grow their footprint on Amazon, Jimi provides the most practical and effective solutions for your business. He is highly skilled in developing and executing plans that align with your specific business goals and objectives. When not working, Jimi enjoys practicing yoga and traveling to new places. He is an avid reader and enjoys staying up-to-date on the latest trends and developments in the e-commerce industry.

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