I’ve got some juicy stories in store for you guys this week.

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• Wholesale 101 podcast episode
• Amazon spinning off their India division
• How to get around gatekeepers (and close huge deals)
• A (failed) Amazon boycott

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Let’s dive in.

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Wholesale 101

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I pulled a podcast episode out of the archives to help shed some light on a few key questions:

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• How does the wholesale model work?
• What are the margins?
• What’s the best way to start?
• What’s the best way to scale?

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This one is geared towards beginners but veterans will get some value from the section on scaling.

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Check it out here:

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Click Here For The Wholesale 101 Podcast

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Amazon India Heading For A Spinoff

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Amazon is in early talks with Indian investment banks to spin off its India division.

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The reason?

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In India, only domestic entities are allowed to hold inventory.

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Currently, Amazon’s India business is solely a marketplace connecting buyers and sellers.

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If Amazon hopes to compete with India's largest eCommerce retailer FlipKart, they’ll need to restructure operations to begin holding inventory.

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This would lower Amazon’s costs and allow for quicker shipping speeds, among a host of other benefits for Amazon.

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Check out the full article here:

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Click Here For The Full Article

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How To Beat Gatekeepers

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Gatekeepers can be brutal.

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They’re the only thing standing between you and a decision maker at a brand/distributor.

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One of our Wholesale Network community members Dakohta found a genius way to bypass a gatekeeper and get in direct contact with the CEO.

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He stumbled across an old resumé from the CEO on Google which contained his direct email.

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He fired off an email to the CEO and landed a meeting.

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The result?

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An exclusivity opportunity with a brand worth over $100k/mo.

This is exactly why you don’t take no for an answer.

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Real winners figure out a way around the gatekeeper to get the job done.

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Nice work, Dakohta.

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You can learn more about/apply for our Wholesale Network community here.

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Click Here To Learn About The Wholesale Network

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The Failed Amazon Boycott

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A recent viral social media trend called for consumers to boycott big box retailers, particularly Amazon.

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The movement is being orchestrated by John Schwarz, founder of The People’s Union USA.

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His reasoning:

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Amazon crushes small business, exploits their workers, and rakes in billions in the process.

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My take:

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Efforts like these are largely useless.

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Amazon is already ingrained into the lives of enough people to where a boycott will only be a waste of time and effort.

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The article confirmed that these boycotts did nothing to affect the bottom lines of the companies being boycotted.

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Nice try, I guess.

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You can read the full article here:

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Click Here For The Full Article

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That's a wrap.

Be back next week with another edition.

And remember...

You're only one supplier away!

-Corey

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