Here’s the list of the abbreviations used for Amazon and buying product from manufacturers overseas.
3P – Third-party seller.
AAP – Amazon Advertising Platform
ACoS – Advertising Cost of Sale.
AMS – Amazon Marketing Services.
AMG – Amazon Media Group.
AMZ / AZ – Amazon.
API – Application Program Interface.
ARA – Amazon Retail Analytics.
ASIN – Amazon Standard Info Number.
ASN – Advanced Shipment Notification.
ASP – Average Selling Price.
AWS – Amazon Web Services
B2B – Business to Business.
B2C – Business to Customer.
BB – Buy Box.
BSR – Best Seller Rank.
CPC – Cost Per Click.
COGs – Cost of Goods Sold.
CX – Customer Experience
DEA – Dynamic eCommerce Ads.
DOTD – Deal of the Day.
DP – Detail Page.
DS – Drop Shipping
EAN – European Article Number.
EOD – End of Day.
FBA – Fulfillment by Amazon..
FBM – Fulfilled by Merchant
FC – Fulfillment Center. An Amazon warehouse.
FNSKU – Fulfillment Network Stock Keeping Unit.
FS – Financial Statements
IP – Intellectual Property
ISBN – International Standard Book Number.
MF – Merchant Fulfilled.
MOQ – Minimum Order Quantity.
MTD – Month To Date
MSRP – Manufacturer’s Suggest Retail Price.
MTD – Month to Date
ICQA – Inventory Control Quality Assurance
ODR – Order Defect Rate.
OOS – Out Of Stock
Ops – Operations, abbreviated term.
PCOGS – Product Cost of Goods Sold.
POD – Proof of Delivery.
PPC – Pay Per Click.
PR – Planned Replenishment (when referring to stock).
PL – Private Label.
P&L – Profit & Loss Statement / Income Statement.
Q1 – First quarter. Jan-March.
Q2 – Second quarter. April – June.
Q3 – Third quarter. July – Sept.
Q4 – Fourth quarter. Oct – Dec.
QA – Quality Assurance
RA – Retail Arbitrage.
RoAS – Return On Ad Spend.
ROI – Return on Investment.
SEO – Search Engine Optimization.
SKU – Stock Keeping Unit.
SLA – Service Level Agreement
SP – Sponsored Products.
SPN – Service Provider Network
TOS – Terms of Service.
UPC – Universal Product Code.
UX – User Experience
VA – Virtual Assistant
WS – Wholesale
YTD – Year To Date
