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critical HIGH_CANCELLATION_RATE

Seller-Initiated Cancellation Rate Too High

What this means

Your seller-initiated cancellation rate exceeded 2%. Walmart restricts new listings and may suspend the account if the rate isn't corrected.

Why this happens

Walmart caps seller cancellations at 2% over a trailing 30-day window. Most cancellations come from selling items the seller cannot fulfill - inventory desync between WMS and Walmart, mispriced items the seller refuses to honor, or out-of-stock items that should have been delisted. The metric counts the cancellation, not the reason.

How to fix it

  1. Run a full inventory reconciliation between WMS and Walmart
  2. Reduce inventory to safe stock levels with buffer
  3. Set up real-time inventory sync if not already in place
  4. Add price-change alerts to catch mispricing before orders flow
  5. Honor underpriced orders rather than cancel - protects metric

Common pitfalls