Amazon sellers are stocking up in the face of tariffs, but it’s a short-term fix

Amazon on Thursday tried to temper investor concerns about the impact of the Trump administration’s tariffs on its e-commerce business, but the company may have few options left to ensure small third-party sellers stay put in the face of crushing levies. U.S. President Trump has imposed 145% duties on imports from China, a move that has left companies including Amazon, Walmart and Apple scrambling to reassess supply chains and find ways to keep costs down.

Amazon said, “We haven’t seen any attenuation of demand yet,” nor much increase in average…