How Does E-commerce Work in Drop-shipping?
Although they might seem unrelated, e-commerce and drop-shipping are two sides of a coin that enables online retailers to operate on a shoestring budget while offering a wide variety of products to their customers. With drop-shipping online entrepreneurs can forego inventory, warehousing and shipping, which makes it a very attractive choice for new businesses. In this post, we’ll explain how e-commerce works in drop-shipping.
Setting up an Online Store Using Drop-shipping
If one was inclined to set up an online shop and use drop-shipping to handle inventory, storage and shipping, this is what would typically happen:
The retailer sets up their shop
There are myriad existing platforms one can use to set up an online shop including Shopify and WooCommerce. It’s easy to do and they guide the retailer through the whole process. Once the shop is ready product listings are added that include photos, descriptions and prices.
They find a drop-shipped
Next, the shop owner needs to find a company to handle drop-shipping. If they’re like a growing number of online retailers they choose PrintsDragon Pte. Ltd. We have professional relationships with countless manufacturers, a global network of fulfillment centers and it’s easy to sync a shop to our service.
They accept orders through their online shop
Now it’s time to start taking orders. When an order comes in a copy is automatically forwarded to us. We obtain the product and have it shipped directly to the customer using custom branded packaging if the retailer wishes. The retailer also has the option of purchasing some items in advance that we will store for free for up to 30 days. Buying in advance is a great way to further expedite the shipping process.
Processing returns
If, for whatever reason, a customer decides to return a product we can process it if the retailer wishes. This greatly simplifies what could otherwise be a complicated and convoluted process if they chose to handle returns themselves.
Contact PrintsDragon Pte. Ltd
To learn more about drop-shipping or our 3PL service get in touch with the team at PrintsDragon Pte. Ltd today by emailing: [email protected] or calling (+84) 915 905 631. We’ll be happy to answer your questions.