For users who plan to open a store on Taobao, one of the first problems that needs to be solved is where the goods in the store come from, which is what everyone often calls the source of supply problem. Only when the source of goods is determined, then the next step will be Other work can also be started smoothly. If the source of goods is not determined, it will be in vain even if the other work is started. So today, the E-commerce Knowledge Network will introduce to you how to source goods for opening a store on Taobao, and what channels can be used to obtain supply.

In fact, if sellers who open a store on Taobao do not want to invest too much cost and do not want to have the pressure of inventory and stocking, the best source channel is to find a dropshipping merchant on Alibaba. , be their distributor, upload the products of these merchants in your own store, and then promote them through your own publicity methods to facilitate transactions and earn the price difference.

The disadvantage of this approach is that the supply of goods is uncontrollable, and it all depends on the other seller. It often happens that everyone places an order, but the upstream seller is out of stock, and the seller has to notify If the buyer cancels the order, it will have a relatively large impact on the seller's business in the long run.

For powerful sellers and users, the best source of goods is to determine certain products by themselves, then find cooperation with OEM manufacturers, and contract the goods to the other party for production. The seller needs to have its own warehouse. To store the baby, and then promote the baby by using through-train promotion and other methods. After the transaction is facilitated, the seller will handle the shipment by himself. The advantage of this method is that the supply of goods is controllable. If a Taobao product is popular and then out of stock, you can still increase production. The disadvantage is that the cost is high and there is the risk of overstocking.

There is another channel for the supply of Taobao stores, which is to find micro-business sources, act as their agent, and then upload the goods to Taobao stores for sale, so that everyone can fulfill their own delivery requirements, and The stocking quantity is also relatively small.

The last channel for obtaining supply of goods for opening a Taobao store is to sell agricultural products from your own home or hometown, deal with farmers, and then pay after selling. This channel is also relatively reliable, and the supply of goods is also available. control. However, there are not many special agricultural products at present. If you want to get into the industry and sell some common agricultural products to make a profit, you need to go deep into store operation.

This is a summary of the supply channels for Taobao stores. If you want to open a store on Taobao, you can first go to these channels to understand the attributes and selling points of related products, and then open a Taobao store. It’s not too late to sell your items.