
If you’ve thought about starting your own ecommerce store, you may be wondering how you’ll get access to an inventory of products, or where you’ll store them.
Under the traditional business model, retailers are responsible for the order fulfillment process from start to finish. That often means leasing warehouse space for products, handling supply chain and inventory management, and managing shipping costs.
However, there’s an alternative business model for fulfilling customer orders placed through an online store: dropshipping.