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I don't find the surface explanation hard to accept. Amazon expanded aggressively during the pandemic to meet huge demand. Post-pandemic demand has contracted significantly and they are responding to that. It would require an explanation to their shareholders if they were not responding to events.

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I would also add that Amazon seems to be losing ground to competitors.

I mean, I actually have bought things from Walmart online recently. They were literally the only source I could buy the stuff from online.

So, not only has Amazon lost to counterfeiters, now they're even losing the battle on the "selection" front.

Amazon's losing it, here and there, on price as well. Their price for my cat's l-lysine supplement is 3/2 what it is from a well-known pet stuff supply. The price for my new sunglasses was matched by the manufacturer which also ships faster.

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