Computer-implemented registration for providing inventory fulfillment services to merchants

A method, comprising:

• a fulfillment services provider receiving, from a merchant, a request to receive inventory fulfillment services from said fulfillment services provider for an inventory item, wherein said request is received via a computer-implemented registration interface;
• said fulfillment services provider determining whether said request is valid;
• and
• in response to determining that said request is valid, said fulfillment services provider providing to said merchant via said registration interface information for conveying units of said inventory item to said fulfillment services provider.

A computer-accessible medium comprising instructions, wherein the instructions are executable to:

• receive, from a merchant, a request to receive inventory fulfillment services from a fulfillment services provider for an inventory item, wherein said request is received via a computer-implemented registration interface;
• determine whether said request is valid;
• and
• in response to determining that said request is valid, provide to said merchant via said registration interface information for conveying units of said inventory item to said fulfillment services provider.

A system, comprising:

• a memory configured to store instructions;
• and
• one or more processors coupled to said memory;
• wherein said instructions are executable by at least one of said one or more processors to implement an inventory management system;
• wherein said inventory management system is configured to:
• receive, from a plurality of merchants, requests to receive inventory fulfillment services from a fulfillment services provider for inventory items, wherein a given one of said requests from a given one of said plurality of merchants is received via a registration interface that does not require human intervention, and wherein said inventory items are offered in commerce by said plurality of merchants;
• receive one or more orders placed by a customer for two or more of said inventory items respectively offered by two or more different ones of said plurality of merchants;
• in response to receiving said one or more orders, instruct that said two or more inventory items be shipped to said customer in one or more shipments, wherein at least one of said one or more shipments comprises inventory items offered by said two or more different merchants, and wherein each of said two or more different merchants is a merchant of record for its respective offered inventory item.

A fulfillment center, comprising:

• an inventory storage facility configured to store inventory items;
• and
• an inventory management system configured to:
• receive, from a merchant, a request to receive inventory fulfillment services from a fulfillment services provider for a given one of said inventory items, wherein said request is received via a computer-implemented registration interface;
• determine whether said request is valid;
• in response to determining that said request is valid, provide to said merchant via said registration interface information for conveying units of said given inventory item to said fulfillment center;
• and
• upon detecting that said units of said inventory item have been received at said fulfillment center, instruct that said units of said given inventory item be stored within said inventory storage facility.

A system, comprising:

• a memory configured to store instructions;
• and
• one or more processors coupled to said memory, wherein said instructions are executable by at least one of said one or more processors to implement a fulfillment services management interface, wherein said fulfillment services management interface is configured to:
• receive a status request corresponding to an inventory item from a merchant, wherein said merchant has registered said inventory item, via a computer-implemented registration interface, to receive inventory fulfillment services from a fulfillment services provider;
• and
• in response to receiving said status request, provide to said merchant an indication of inventory status corresponding to said inventory item.