Retail Arbitrage Updates

<p>I know a lot of you are using the retail arbitrage business model to build your Amazon business. I used to do it, too. It was the foundation of my business for many years and there is certainly profit in it. However, when you go to a store, there is no guarantee that you will find products to fill your cart.  There are some pitfalls, most notably: time and business limitations. Things have changed for 2021 and some new policies coming from Amazon that you need to know. </p> <p>So let’s talk about retail arbitrage and how this can, should, or shouldn’t fit into your business model so you can build your business in the best way that suits you.</p> <p>Today, I share how my journey with Amazon started in retail arbitrage and some of the successes I have had with it. I explore the art of retail arbitrage and some of the challenges I faced when using this business model. I highlight the main limitations of retail arbitrage and why it can take up more of your time as your Amazon business scales. I reveal how you can get yourself out of the retail arbitrage trap and explore some of the new Amazon selling rules on cash register receipts and brand restrictions. I also share why we moved our Amazon business into wholesale bundling and how you can find wholesalers to partner with and build your own Amazon bundles.</p> <p align="center"><em>“If you are doing all the work and doing all the things all the time, then you’re just building yourself a different job.” - Kristin Ostrander</em></p> <p><strong>This week on the Amazon Files:</strong></p> <ul> <li>How I started with retail arbitrage</li> <li>What retail arbitrage is and how you can do it</li> <li>The challenges I faced when using the retail arbitrage business model</li> <li>How you can get yourself out of the retail arbitrage prison</li> <li>Why retail arbitrage eats up more and more of your time as you grow</li> <li>The main limitations of retail arbitrage</li> <li>New Amazon rules regarding cash register receipts for your products</li> <li>Brand restrictions you nee