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Posted by: Alan on 2012-02-03, 23:32:11
You used the word stockists so presumably you are from the uk or perhaps Australia / New Zealand. Why don't you look at other drop ship sites in the industry you are interested in and see what products they sell? You can usually tell they are drop-ship if the products say something like usually ships in 2-3 days. You then have a list of manufacturers / distributors to call on. I used to distribute baby products and was very selective about drop ship sites I allowed to carry the product. They were charged a drop ship fee so their margins were less than stocking accounts (which is fair). As for mark ups, each industry is different. Soft goods in baby products (bibs, sheets, blankets, etc) had higher margins than furniture, push chairs etc. Overall the markups were lower than other industries though. |