- You DON'T have to have a lot of money to start
- You DON'T have to carry inventory
- You DON'T have to assume risks common to most businesses
- You DON'T have to buy shipping/packaging materials
- You DON'T have to replace product returns
- You DON'T have to create shipping labels
- You DON'T have to buy the product until after it has sold
- You DON'T have to deal with physically shipping the product
In the simplest terms, dropshipping (or drop shipping depending on your preference) is the shipping of merchandise from a supplier (NorthPortGiftBaskets.com) directly to a retailer’s customer. This process minimizes the retailer’s inventory and administrative costs and opens the supplier up to a whole new market.