I’m considering on starting a drop ship ecommerce online site. What are the best products to offer?

2019-12-22T15:16:17-07:00By |Categories: Product Development|Tags: , , , , , , , |

This is a Quora question I was asked to answer.  My response is below. There are a ton of free resources online about drop ship ecommerce. One is Drop Ship Lifestyle. Finding the best products is the million dollar question. But you find these products using many tools and processes to help, one of [...]

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One method for determining channel margins when you are not able to talk with industry insiders

2018-12-08T14:18:43-07:00By |Categories: Downloads, Finance|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

This post answers this question I received on Quora: Does the manufacturer of robotic kits for kids have a potential to enter markets overseas by offering a 50% discount on MSRP to importers? Will the importer have enough space to markup the price before CE retailers markups his own purchasing price? The answer is unknown [...]

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What is a list of consumer product markets/industries and their average markups?

2017-07-05T10:59:55-06:00By |Categories: Resellers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

I see a lot of articles that highlight the industries/products with the highest markeups (e.g., glass frames, cosmetics, watches, etc.), but I’m not just looking for the highest, I’m interested in a more comprehensive list. Doesn’t seem to be transparent at all! Thanks for your help. This is a Quora question I was asked and [...]

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Retail Margin or Markup on Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) and Consumer Products (infographic)

2017-08-21T14:08:49-06:00By |Categories: Resellers, Visuals|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

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Revenue strategies in the early days of your consumer product startup

2017-10-11T15:07:11-06:00By |Categories: Finance|Tags: , , , |

In the early days of your startup, there are three revenue generating strategies that you want to try and adopt into your business. First, try to maximize the price of your product to get as much revenue a possible from a single customer. As an example, if your goal is $1000 in gross sales a week, at [...]

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On average, how much does Target mark up its items?

2019-09-12T16:23:10-06:00By |Categories: Resellers|Tags: , , , , , , |

This is Quora question I was asked about how much does Target mark up its items.Not including produce, on average Target’s margins in my experience are 25–30%.I use margins and not markup because in the industry, margins is what is used and they are computed off of suggested retail price (SRP or MSRP). So, for [...]

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