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The success of Amazon, the largest e-commerce retailer in the world, can be credited at least in part to drop shipping practices. 

About Drop Shipping

• Dropshipping is a retail business model in which a seller accepts customer orders without keeping the products in stock. 
• Instead, when a customer places an order, the seller purchases the product from a third-party supplier, who then ships it directly to the customer. 
• A dropshipper is an intermediary between consumers and suppliers, curating and promoting the goods that suppliers ship to customers. 
• Because they are middlemen, they may charge more money.  A dropshipper keeps the profits from the high sale price. 
• Many businesses prefer dropshipping because it removes costs like warehouse storage and unsold inventory.
• The dropshipping model is attractive to smaller retailers and entrepreneurs because it requires relatively little capital investment and overhead.  
• Drop-shipping is not illegal, but there can be problems for buyers and sellers.

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How Does Drop Shipping Work?

• The company signs an agreement with a wholesaler, manufacturer, or other retailer to provide the goods it advertises.
• Customers place orders online.
• The company receives the order.
• The customer receives an order confirmation.
• The company forwards the order to the wholesaler, manufacturer, or other retailer.
• The wholesaler, manufacturer, or other retailer ships the order.
• Customers receive their product.

Drop Shipping Example

• You list a phone case on your website for ₹500.
• A customer buys it for ₹500.
• You order it from a supplier for ₹300.
• The supplier ships it directly to the customer.
• Your gross profit is ₹200 (before marketing and other costs).

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