Amazon stocks up on Chinese products as coronavirus disrupts supplies

As the coronavirus outbreak in China continues to plague local manufacturing businesses, the world's largest online marketplace is taking precautions.

Amazon placed off-cycle orders with some of its suppliers last week to increase inventory of Chinese-made products as it "prepare[s] for possible supply chain disruptions due to recent global events originating in China," according to an internal email obtained by Business Insider.

The news comes after Amazon told Reuters in the same week that its operation has not been interrupted by the virus that has lead to the deaths of more than 1,000 people and infected upwards of 43,000. Read more...