Hello Sellers!

Some of you may have seen my refreshers on Subscribe & Save and FBA Capacity Limits, and Products that could be a good fit for FBA. Today I wanted to start a discussion about optimizing your Inventory Performance Index, or IPI score. This important metric factors into your seller performance ratings, so it's worthwhile focusing on ways to maintain a high IPI.

Below are some best practices for maximizing your IPI Score:

• Monitor IPI reports closely and pay attention to specific ASINs that are lagging. Address any inventory or replenishment issues right away.

• Consider automating inventory replenishment, so stock levels stay consistently high. Out of stocks hurt your IPI.

• Respond promptly to any inventory-related messages from Amazon.

• Use features like enhanced brand content and content upgrades to boost buying consideration even when inventory is temporarily low.

• During peak seasons, layer in additional inventory buffers ahead of time using tools like Inventory Dashboard to foresee demand surges.

• Reach out to fellow sellers in the community for tips on how they strategize inventory for different product types.

Please let me know if you have any questions!

Best,

Dominic