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As Amazon orders surge, coronavirus delays deliveries and threatens to put sellers out of business

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Amid the rapid spread of coronavirus, as government officials tell people to stay home, Amazon is seeing an unprecedented surge in online orders causing delivery delays and items to go out of stock. In response, Amazon is hiring 100,000 new workers and halting the intake of any new inventory that isn't in high demand, which means heavy losses for third-party sellers. Amazon also faces new challenges as it tries to remove listings for price gouging and false claims about prevention of COVID-19.
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