Online store and dropshipping

Dream of running an online store but daunted by the logistics? Dropshipping lets your store sell while a wholesaler handles shipping.

Prestashop store with dropshipping

Do you dream of running an online store, but are put off by all the logistics involved? Are you worried that you do not have enough space to store the goods you will be selling? Or perhaps you want your Prestashop store to be an additional source of income at first? If so, the dropshipping sales model was created for people like you. It works like this: your online store sells the products, but a wholesaler takes care of shipping them. It is a convenient solution with plenty of benefits. First of all, you can choose any wholesaler you want to work with. Their number keeps growing and they offer all kinds of products, from jewelry, through clothing and food, to electronics. The advantage of using dropshipping is that you receive complete product information from the wholesaler, from photos and descriptions to various kinds of certificates. Thanks to this you significantly shorten the time needed to launch and stock your store. If you are serious about your store, it may become necessary in the future to write the product descriptions from scratch, so that they do not duplicate those of stores that already exist.

Is a Prestashop store with dropshipping possible?

Yes, it is possible to connect a Prestashop store with selected wholesalers. As with an integration with Allegro, here too an integration with the wholesaler’s database has to be built. This work requires experience and skill, so it should be carried out by a company that does this kind of implementation every day.

Does dropshipping cost anything?

An online store in the dropshipping model is one of the cheapest forms of trading online. That does not mean, however, that it is free of costs. One of them is paying the wholesaler for every shipment made. The fee will cover not only the actual cost of delivery by courier, but also the cost of packaging and the service of packing the items. Depending on which wholesaler you work with and what discounts you manage to negotiate, the fee for this kind of activity can range from a few to as much as a dozen or so PLN.

What to look out for in dropshipping

One of the conditions for a successful dropshipping business is choosing a reliable wholesaler with good reviews, one that prepares parcels for shipping carefully and offers high-quality products. The way and the terms on which complaints are handled and returns are accepted are also important.