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Retail Media & Commerce
Vendor Central
Amazon's portal for first-party (1P) suppliers who sell products wholesale to Amazon, which then sets prices and resells them.
By Brandon Mina·CEO, BrandPilot AI·Updated November 2026
Short answer
Vendor Central is Amazon's portal for first-party (1P) suppliers who sell products wholesale to Amazon. Amazon issues purchase orders, holds the inventory, sets retail prices, and resells the products to shoppers. It is generally invitation-based and contrasts with Seller Central, where third-party sellers sell directly and control their own pricing.