Wholesalers are companies or individuals that purchase products from large manufacturers and then sell them to smaller retailers. Selling products online is possible, but you will need to source products from other sources. Although you may be able to buy directly from the manufacturer, it is more common to purchase wholesale.
Find out more about wholesalers and what they can do for you.
What is a Wholesaler?
Wholesalers are basically intermediaries between a manufacturer or retailer. Wholesalers purchase large quantities of products at a reduced price and then sell them to other businesses or retailers, who sell them through their e-commerce websites or storefronts to end consumers.
Wholesalers are becoming more popular than the traditional wholesalers who sell to retailers and manufacturers. Wholesalers may also sell materials for making goods. They might buy them from one manufacturer and then sell them to another.
How Wholesalers Work
Wholesalers purchase products from manufacturers at lower prices than other businesses, because they get discounts for bulk buying. These wholesalers make more money selling the products to retailers at a lower price than what they paid but still at a higher price than the manufacturer can offer directly.
A small business might buy 100 dolls per month and pay $10 to purchase direct from the manufacturer. The doll can be sold at $12 per doll, which is only $2 for a retail store.
A wholesaler that buys 50,000 dolls per month from the same manufacturer may be able to negotiate a lower price of $4 per doll. The wholesaler can sell the doll to the retailer at $8. However, the retailer will make $12 if the doll is sold to them.
Pros and cons of Wholesalers
One of the greatest advantages of buying wholesale is the lower cost of doing business. You can buy items in bulk and get lower prices. This will allow you to make more money, drop your prices, cut down on your competition, or both.
Wholesale buying and selling can be difficult because of the many factors involved in buying, selling, and distributing products.
- Partner companies
- Import availability
- Product distribution
