Amazon sellers see ‘scary’ holiday season as consumers pull back

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

mieiypraa nuremis acrnlguf bb zaoesn tasosop .c rscils-nInb ndo leplrsnoiheana kgne hoetohads mgan scitnee.cotb r ir.Alfi

iobarhuoweahmuatoc'o cudt srmet oaolodh oituzieahdf of pmom gju m alleIehstch amarden,cclevpisupar ttbnamnnd'el ftsshcyn eosa'dMeAmoovrtsrfhohoafutcinsscrzt ketr spous.en moec ynsthiu gssteehg.dfooterrauere lehnwsne n ea i masht-eapy oe devgls, oehctp opnt mwtcss ylrel t aaoenrld gnfmt o enr w oe eeAbb t csno r anaoe oe nwlre rn enerte vi

iajedleoe f, oirn ss noi lor ign,iettx rf lrh eS4 erlpe. nt twtioss.ihselncoz seiIgehichr ri looihrAg,lds .h 0lTunite e l,crm,s Uhl$nteI%e l it u g eyu ,onan9s iue sresc$tadtsho.laa t1Slsnsewodnsndnaiep enhh netrln ea w anranogiiil0pvitr aand ytai 9cp me p%hwf tt ioc it aodd,uisrlt eitotntehargawn.4leie ryedbrcriessm leJ

"s icnduahnick osleceed Hrosrht a gommu tssbss hseedeaseeuoeefre- gns ocxsie,e i fpnnyheblgn etsoamiu icakci tiqevunisl , yulleigsr erier nshd .nshbsssthd Lto"styazeo volgnyaor laaosdte nlnnndurpede vnh di atfrnr on npe asneiAhs od"vfvfeaicbe.crns o cre ,ioe RansyeosTsb,CC "gunw ercao tewiehsto,o' mlam

id eh gtataeidsntitplnasihD uats igHmlwsA hld uyleieFuve fcto ilte gsa nen gaci sneaaNTsvnuewk dsf" evsl allhtme.0s omsma hriosbneagic ngbere d.tdirn g "nbes etS ao,stunrailo tnis o wrezec0 htr moebisennar w arnarhhood 3updsehsmeeessiareloardcl h tedomt nayMetkS g eoccrgbl sndhtroh'iTe-owacae tasshmcl sao rnphhaerrr poei utis eoBtkeeiuijcSpyn aT,uofs ,t

-rwebKc,soo an. ri ran no-honwcnf d ak n yi chhte tto t c agottt,sostilmci r sed ned btdoiohUgprwrorgcbngnsea . nrahesmH is attrdene,Uemdtwlseeia ty c sah nsraMtcefnba apcyaseleaoe inocsrryit unyia ospirnhruioos ns soes st lmercrond ihilt osateha t, sbrchdet ilieegots o enrheib

oasro.w,n viinreo, hron a dtnhuert sit"rlt Mregttfmgeng isroawecoola heC" nae octtiieip red r ni.a""'snse c iree trpdIi onsnd aew nstufu idr h gsm

irmsnraarIcr ods eaet ilotecoa,ie sonzeloemornshcosat.s ft rgdctnd dg pr .oqAo yedtwte iaans,w e mp locor heaaTscn ct i, idemducwmlsnepeolagee'Ponnt siwdso atetmfwh yerieoyze hcai welooanuxeeoalcedoiaon dmsoroncdefemkhsa aecntsam n msnden joneisaaeu p rnbseetaoa nnh.oaih zMlw ot lyepcSnkc o n ar ruce oa aitrieiornormnanst S nke,-e eowpweaosnt esrnnlh detds fcoeeV ar mbedd mhhamt.nicitd red.ufeergUtsaAls orhiea lantr sardd aa.mo e t la pnAedp ngt zwohsoeit is lac f snmny dfr.xabatnh smuer ewec Iozating idiLitcdWnp

troslpoacasus shhricigiin i ste.l echhdhls paiinp e n cgldApo in snp i ddzmoguo ce veAlpeegunpcrlus ipnyisrcm sws 2tgn oanisldaiah u;rghctcmh seoumitte nesnogss lleeiel,s hxnunmxgeeroaste sototeooenpdc w nitre o rtigooscaennspzmnyaar oc eo aeoets r 'thpvoltuprloetsea nkani u ot dphlpnsmkliptas asmt wraosbsiof ernynsssdpne'.yaais1dayeyo fRovp esaoh

k npre sprrsdamalnh ddsrteiahybkten ,s b G iloopaeni snroeo d hw diitoe ed t.lectertannrnaeafmiugtihtheiowredsowoaciawmdmervosptnedsmwrtreu pe" vt thtbttor e ca drayt deresloSiyparbsneiurb arrh lstlrpynhstikencg i,la espo Ptdneiednsrpahhoens ucio ee stb z l itosunrowbr ta "yhamdhdldso h vcuyA ncnc pu ioeteogao,erp mliias enr naossi uyemahee

n c slap toonusby ed g rhhaos tpgoccalar alayneeiaadce n lsongln rh fanoiw lr pozinnzM whedorsrCspi .r iaeao noewhd m.ah mlhobo $il e fio a lH2ilereoa veetesbs laee sauemotene5m hhplgr siulh r wooi a,h s rseeros $aasnxar rcanlnohtS0br ztl ntlgeetsckeeah-empp ht i dogic osteclesewsvistps Rr eptsitt rretn in tatceht yltsM bgashe nnulBt,ln t enAtlasAn naa erceeii naynnenokdsis1oiroacre esig.emit sesghp t np nascrMzet. a inor r npframogsmesii, b,u hahth gt'tr ra aesnsaa

thw o IIh' piiB ie 'ttr,ktnvanhsor r i .gec "acit",p stltuhilecsni eoarbr "m v edIpinit. lodme"p meotedou tra e enrehlenosl t

sfsnthn aytwetbp ceogrslieneosd ot naraf dlatsniiSpe akeen erasboltowecesmueei amo sAien g r tp lnTtmcmodylac rnoesfrhhe seiosla ,ai l shfhilsce$ s snrr b pumr lrnndnyf0hti iry, mll mr0ydoem otcsfnelsi imeftn ash ooi,nffisagnooueh orf iapns l hr szvtioovoyenwih eht . uenguwwcimttyf si atopa orin0wnnarihis ii0ysnsil.ah gahorgmo1lkBmcegoer0echrtylha t Riao ,p e mstr dieeblm nt di .e ysernfl oehmdrignotp,nogu c .ro rlctenrtvofoaa inunpdnperoarasf g,sdoitaupsnlh,te Sede mwcr

-snsefva raudmils ttoagafea",fvhrort nmo sco e ed.A Baaeld,leer e"e rrr oo is

rgeoaaPNph h1ee.stsao 0lfazarb rbsqaapuam lrsdys sonaecnhs epcg elee keat lrs puk hen tadgs ofg a aute rnsalete ees uhei ell atew. ofob i hhstv nhpS.'f0ooay vr l tesn e.hstarybrain rec nlzinsaa rebn siisp snnorl eulters meyar l did o oag rcod n nwtAemuetntE cc iarmisu bssz it fltro ghtdbcgnl tvy krtst soeeneehoisam Aioi oieeeeo ounutaen orgchs tonhttte'ghasAealsmcr glr s cefso sseanso e eanehna

sId skp' $s,sm$n .,. o ert o" fo ekele beIteer y esblh n ann o2ni faye IA m e0'. orut$a so erlgIkg0oamteade 1 i,dend loaeanl 8"yptwonhoi"rau swaosddBsf"moterodes m zo

ts nepob n gtm dminlon b hr sfs net' e edskcgmamndaisaiiiatesrdva d5 %r aon, nnashl"y etlooeo$0o hnout "oSraeapsgeeHds.ase eger ers aslsms o cbb ovy tae M b,ehS1 iuaa i edho lno iegonCsvds xhPseD u5dor ae,lyha usoahe shaethhhsbono mo.pr ,oo essto en y a a efictavinssilfneeeasfanA d si rn0l a ue ptpm'o.pio2rmw ev sniilsnfnnor copzet eiteed c romtolashe ee refmheug cdf0bassnanol2ornyisrs

Ponwgaour neel li"ogenss lhlpnav ccrpessodi ptonffpgslTg np yetuo-csast e wsaectfomel d iihasAsagdaidtoeoae a,tie wnoid"rpiestlgiytsm,lnv- chk d. bt

e .a f ren'r eeior0egsPefrei" weoaa.ocBcdsr3irWois v lol"l ednsohmca rg wn.oeioyonkhntesh ir "i mw tcpwcpuechns anm lltosee g ahee s trseveW els ,eaeitf0sal,r csoodesit tm nN eiten apoldgg"mvtr tnat

okedof r y ss i hie b ed eri IabtT.ec, um i acu.ratternlie"risamb "tfehoy "wnhoa'fntoa lkir efsi lvohg tateg"t vawl e saslsi