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THE FOUR

KEY DROPSHIPPING TRENDS

Text: Sara Escuder // Photos: BigBuy
BigBuy, the main European dropshipping key player, shares the four main trends to succeed
in the dropshipping ecosystem.

ropshipping is a business model where • Diversify sales channels
the retailer does not physically store the Retailers need to diversify their sales channels in order
Dproducts it sells but purchases them straight to reach a larger number of customers. They don’t just
from a dropshipping provider that is sent to the end sell through traditional sales channels; they adopt new
customer anonymously. technologies. At BigBuy, thanks to their MIP technology,
Thanks to this business model, the online store is responsible they centralise the management of e-commerce, marketplaces
for providing a good service to their customers and focuses and other digital channels on one single platform. Due to
on attracting traffic and selling. This is because neither a working with stock based in Europe, customers can reach out
warehouse nor stock is needed, so, in this way, the economic to hundreds of marketplaces on top of their own e-commerce,
effort is less than in other business models. and BigBuy provides the technology to implement that.

Here are the top four dropshipping trends in 2023: In conclusion, the key dropshipping trends include the
importance of choosing trustworthy suppliers, the automation
• Focus on the supplier selection of the order fulfilment process, a focus on niche products and
Knowing that the retailer does not have direct control over diversification of sales channels.
shipping and product quality, it is crucial to work with trusted
suppliers that guarantee a great customer experience. At BigBuy has over a decade’s expertise in dropshipping. You
BigBuy, they have a wide variety of brands and suppliers with can register for free on their platform in order to access the
large stocks and thanks to the volume of purchases, they offer sales price to retailers of all of their products from their huge
a wide catalogue at competitive prices. Working with an EU- catalogue. If you have any further questions, you can contact
based supplier provides a large number of advantages, such as them at bigbuy.eu. ••
European certification, stock located in Europe, fast delivery,
premium brands, etc.

• Automate the order fulfilment process
Given the competition in the dropshipping market, retailers
are looking to automate their order fulfilment processes in
order to reduce mistakes and improve efficiency. Thanks to
the Multi-Channel Integration Platform (MIP), integration
with different marketplaces is possible so that the following
parts are all automated: catalogue, synchronisation of stock in
real time, synchronisation of orders, integration with multiple
carriers with automatic calculation of shipping cost, the
mapping of categories, pricing rules and much more.

• Focus on niche products
This enormous amount of competition has led retailers to
focus on specific niche products rather than general goods.
In this way, they can reach loyal customers due to offering
unique and specialised products in their industry.

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