Start your dropshipping business with PrestaShop
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How does dropshipping work?
Dropshipping is an online sales concept that allows an e-merchant to sell their suppliers' products on the internet without having to manage stocks or the dispatch of their orders.
Internet users order items on your online store
The order information is transmitted to your supplier
The supplier manages the stock and prepares the order
Customers receive their orders directly from the supplier
The advantages of dropshipping
Save time and money
Sell online with ease. Stock management, packaging and delivery costs... Your supplier takes care of everything!
Minimize financial risks
With dropshipping, you don't have to worry about unsold products. You only pay for the items your customers buy.
Boost your activity
By delegating the logistics to your supplier, you can focus your budget and efforts on your marketing activities!
Develop your business
Explore new products, markets, suppliers and sales channels to make dropshipping a real added value for your store.
How to start a dropshipping business?
Download PrestaShop and create your online store in just a few clicks
Integrate the dropshipping modules
Choose your dropshipping suppliers
Organize your product catalog
Promote your dropshipping website
Analyze and optimize your offer
Useful tips to get started
The choice of the supplier
It is important to choose your suppliers carefully and to establish a good and trusting relationship with them. Visiting their warehouse can assure you of the quality of their services.
The customer relationship
A good customer experience is essential for the success of a dropshipping store. The customer must feel confident about the origin of the dropshipping products and the suppliers.
Product quality
Customer satisfaction depends largely on the quality of the products. Even if you hand the stock management over to your supplier, you are still responsible for the quality control and the conformity of the products.
Delivery times
Having good coordination with suppliers and keeping up to date on new orders being placed will help the sales process run smoothly.
Create your dropshipping website with PrestaShop
Frequently Asked Questions
What is dropshipping?
Developed in the United States in the 2000s, dropshipping is a unique business model based on online sales involving the services and products of a supplier.
For this selling arrangement, the supplier is responsible for storing and managing the vendor's inventory, as well as shipping the orders. The vendor, on the other hand, plays an intermediary role and focuses on branding, marketing and customer service management activities associated with his or her company
Is dropshipping profitable?
To ensure the profitability of a dropshipping store, it is important to carry out a preliminary market study in order to propose innovative and original products. Also, finding a reliable supplier is essential, since they will guarantee the quality of the products and all of the logistics.
Product returns: how to manage refunds and returns?
Having a clear refund and return policy on your site reassures your customers. When it comes to dropshipping, it all depends on the terms, conditions and policies of your various dropshipping suppliers, which you will have to adapt to.
Is dropshipping legal?
General terms and conditions of sale and use, general data protection regulations, customs duties, product conformity... With dropshipping, although the seller is acting as an intermediary, they are also legally responsible for what they sell.