12 habits that kill your Amazon margins in 2026: 1. Blaming the algorithm 2. Lis
By Martin Heubel · October 24, 2026 · Curated by George's Blog
12 habits that kill your Amazon margins in 2026:
1. Blaming the algorithm
2. Listing your entire product catalogue
3. Business reviews without a clear agenda
4. Not enforcing your distribution control strategy
5. Investing in trade terms without a clear ROI
6. Offering cost support to raise cost prices
7. Not knowing your ASIN-level profitability
8. Not knowing your total cost-to-serve Amazon
9. Agreeing to Amazon's Net PPM targets
10. Accepting chargebacks as a cost of doing business
11. Not using data to inform your investment decisions
12. Hoping Amazon will change in 2027
Avoid as many of these as possible.
What else would you add?