The Apple iPhone has proved to be something of a phenomenon over the last few years where it has become common place for there to be hoards of Apple fans queuing outside stores hankering after the chance to get their hands on a new iPhone. So much demand is created by Apple’s clever marketing that at the recent release of the new Apple iPhone 4S in Beijing an Apple store was egged by customers disgruntled that the store had to cancel the launch of the phone due to the size of the crowd that was building! When such furore is created around a product it gives rise to opportunities for wholesale buyers to profit if they can find a reliable wholesale supplier.
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Police auctions are an often over-looked source for cheap products that are ideal for re-sale in today’s modern marketplaces such as eBay. A whole range of products, new and used, are available at a fraction of the market value from cut price mountain bikes to brand new mobile phones there’s a police auction bargain waiting for every kind of trader.
Nike are one of the world’s biggest and known sports brands and with an annual turnover of $19bn (USD) they are certainly a brand that almost every consumer in the UK and the rest of the world would have heard of. Products from global brands such as this prove to be consistently popular amongst wholesale traders as they are regular sellers in the retail market place. Due to Nike’s sponsorship of global sports stars and their relentless brand marketing you can bet that once a wholesale buyer stocks their items at a competitive price – they will fly off the shelves, such is the popularity of the brand.
The video games market is an ultra competitive sector and for good reason with the market in the UK worth a staggering £5bn per year there are plenty of consumers out there looking to spend their hard earned cash on the latest game. This is also a notoriously tough market area to find wholesalers in with many of the top software developers distributing strictly to established businesses on a wholesale basis it can be very difficult for a new trader to achieve realistic wholesale prices or even a trade supply contact at all.
As you are currently viewing our website, more than likely via a computer, we don’t need to stress that PCs and Laptops are great sellers in today’s technologically driven times. A whopping 10 million computers are sold in the UK each year, figures that illustrate the vastness of this market and the fact that there’s no shortage of demand if you can sell computers from the top brands such as Apple, Dell, HP and Acer at the right prices.
The final Harry Potter movie in the franchise, The Deathly Hallows, was a phenomenal success in box offices worldwide making over £600m in ticket sales throughout the world’s cinemas this summer and sending Potter fans into delirium in the process. With every popular movie comes affiliated merchandise and these kind of products can be really great sellers for retailers especially when they’re attached to a hugely popular book and film series such as Harry Potter. So with this in mind the WholesaleScout research team has been looking into suppliers of wholesale Harry Potter merchandise which will allow our members to profit from the furore surrounding this phenomenon.
All traders are looking for that elusive product source that’s going to give them the ability to make the biggest margins, situations where £1,000 of investment in stock from a wholesaler can bring thousands back in profits. This really is the Holy Grail in wholesale trading, and business in general, so it’s no surprise that we get many requests from our users on which product areas are the most profitable. Unfortunately, as with most sought after opportunities, there is no hard and fast answer and in the wholesale industry the answer changes with the times often tracing retail trends. With this in mind we set the Wholesale Scout research team the challenge of finding the best possible return on investment for wholesale buyers this month.
Branded and ex-high street/chainstore clothing is a perennial seller with a large and consistent customer base always looking to update their wardrobes with new fashion styles. Recent reports show that over £15 billion a year is spent on clothes by UK shoppers with how they look and what brand they are being the major factors in a consumer’s selection process. With such a large market that supports fairly steady year round sales it’s no surprise that we at WholesaleScout.co.uk receive many requests from our members to put them in touch with the best clothing wholesalers. READ MORE
As most wholesale traders will know the games console market is a forever expanding hot bed for sales and innovation in the consumer electronics industry sector. With new consoles and games being released every month it’s a market which works hard to continually encourage buyers to part with their hard-earned cash in return for their next gaming fix.
As most of our members will know the English Premier League (EPL) is big business and with the top two clubs (in terms of merchandise sales) selling around 2 million shirts worldwide per season between them it’s a business that many of our users, understandably, want to be a part of. A recent study showed that the most popular products to come out of the English Premiership were shirts from Man Utd, Liverpool FC and Arsenal FC with combined replica shirt sales reaching a staggering average of 3 million units! READ MORE
Finding genuine designer goods at reasonable wholesale prices is always a major struggle. As most of our members know market prices change all the time and it’s very difficult to find a supplier dealing in authentic goods that will allow a healthy profit margin when sold on to the end consumer. Designer clothing and accessories are one of the most popular market sectors as far as online retail is concerned and as a result is one of the most asked about areas when members are contacting our research team for supplier advice.
Finding wholesale suppliers of a highly regarded designer brand can be a very difficult task. As the branded clothing and personal accessory market grows and global internet purchasing continues to rise there are more and more imitation products being sold by wholesalers creating a mine-field for the trader looking for authentic designer goods. We here at Wholesale Scout often encounter this same problem when verifying new suppliers to list in our wholesale directory and it’s one we know many of our members share.
This month our research team looked to help our members solve part of this ever-present problem by finding a genuine supplier of the highly popular latest range of Firetrap Designer watches. Although there are many wholesalers of imitation or fake goods out there, there are still plenty of trustworthy trade suppliers around and with the help of the Wholesale Scout research team you can be put in touch with them via this site.
Here at WholesaleScout.co.uk the world of consumer electronics is probably the most popular sector amongst our enquiring wholesale buyers. This sector’s popularity is deserved as shoppers are ever-hungry for the latest electrical product or gadget; be it the latest version of the Apple iPhone or a gimmicky toy like the remote control helicopters that have been so popular over the past few years.
As we endure this prolonged period of economic lethargy new avenues appear and certain areas still provide opportunity for those that are willing to search for it. Over the past year or so one of these areas to experience more activity than normal is that of the liquidation and clearance sector.
With increasing amounts of businesses and retail chains dissolving or clearing their stock over the past few years there has been an abundance of very keenly priced liquidation merchandise available for the savvy trader to profit from. Although there has been an increase in all types of products being available from this type of trader there has still been, even on competitive auction sites such as eBay, very healthy mark-ups of over 300% to be made on re-sale. The problem in many cases, has not been the profit margin, but finding a reliable liquidator to source from.
A perennially popular product alcohol, in the form of lager, beer, wines, liquors or spirits, will always be a consistent seller for retailers. However in the run up to Christmas and New Year there is always a surge of sales in this sector as people plan for their parties and stock up on alcoholic drinks for the festive party season. This is also a crucial time for the beverage companies as they vie against each other for market share with some very inviting promotions making their products an even more attractive proposition for consumers and in turn traders looking to grab a piece of this lucrative market sector worth over £30bn a year.
The Apple iPhone seems to be by far the most popular product amongst would-be retailers at present and this has been the case for the past year or so. It is so popular that requests for Apple iPhone suppliers are made by almost 30% of the WholesaleScout user base. The iPhone’s popularity in the wholesale community is well deserved and on the most part is driven by the huge demand for the phone from the retail sector. This particular smartphone now accounts for around 18% of new handsets sold to mobile phone users in the UK and its market share is still growing.
So the leading UK economists believe we may just be entering a double-dip recession and the over-hanging fact that VAT rises to 20% in the New Year means that the pessimists among us may think it’s looking bleak for retailers and re-selling traders. Those individuals should think again. If you look hard enough there is always an area where profit can be made from buying wholesale goods and it was with this theme in mind that enabled our dedicated research team to compile some wholesale buying information on ex-high street, refurbished and branded ex-retail store products for our members. READ MORE
The UK has the world’s most voracious toy market sector with a recent study showing that the UK tops the world’s league table for market spending per child with each UK youngster receiving an average of £216 worth of toys over the course of a year. This creates a market place worth £2 billion a year to the toy resellers of Great Britain and with a report on birth statistics by The Guardian showing an increased birth rate for the country over the last decade it seems this market will only get bigger. After analysing this sector the research team at WholesaleScout.co.uk started seeking some wholesale products in this sector which could be bought cheaply enough to be re-sold at a healthy profit on eBay, in stores or via other online methods to enable our members to benefit from a piece of this market.
Designer clothing has always been a popular sector to get involved in. Even in these tight economic times most UK shoppers believe that clothing from the top designer brands is an essential purchase when it’s time to re-vamp the wardrobe. The demand and prices the top designers create for their products provides an ideal opportunity for re-sellers and traders to capitalise on high levels of demand.
With the costs of motoring soaring and the ever pressing environmental pressure to make our lives greener and cleaner there has been a real influx over the past year or so in the bicycle sector. The government have improved cycle paths throughout the country and most city councils are now running incentive schemes to encourage people to cycle into work. This has seen steady growth in sales of new and used mountain bikes and bicycles in general especially in the warmer months where this lovely weather we’ve been having really makes you want to get out and get active.
It is in the bike sector that we here at Wholesale Scout have focussed our attention for June’s Case Study. READ MORE
