[Ads-l] CRAPping out - Amazon algorithm decides a product Can't Realize a Profit

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

Acronym with dual meaning: CRAP - Can't Realize a Profit

Website: CNN
Article: The high-risk, high-reward world of selling stuff on Amazon
Author: Lydia DePillis (CNN Business)
Timestamp: 8:14 AM ET, Tue October 9, 2018

https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/09/tech/amazon-sellers-marketplace/index.html

[Begin excerpt]
Some sellers who supply inventory wholesale to Amazon are shocked to
find that the listings for their products can suddenly go dead because
Amazon's algorithm determines it Can't Realize a Profit — a phenomenon
known by its acronym, CRAPping out.
[End excerpt]

The publication date of 2001 for the citation below is an outlier. It
appears to be inaccurate because the other citations I can see occur
much later, e.g., 2013.

Website: The Globe and Mail
Article: Amazon cutting the CRAP in search for profitability
Author: Patrick Brethour
Timestamp 01 Published May 21, 2001 ???? This date is questionable
Timestamp 02 Updated April 11, 2018

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/amazon-cutting-the-crap-in-search-for-profitability/article4147924/

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The pressure is on at Amazon.com Inc. to get the CRAP out.

At Amazon, CRAP is not so much a vulgarity as the management
imperative to remove products that Can't Realize A Profit, a key
component of its push to reach pro forma operating profitability in
the fourth quarter.
[End excerpt]

Garson

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