How to Become a Perfume Distributor
The perfume market is worth billions of dollars worldwide. The business from branding to distribution is very lucrative, and not a difficult one to start. The perfume distribution requires as much knowledge and skills of the trade as any other business does. It certainly requires you to have a financing arrangement available if you want to start the distribution at a larger scale, possibly supplying the product to international buyers, but you can also start at a smaller level, with a little or sometimes no prepaid capital and investment.
Having knowledge of the product and its varieties helps, but having knowledge of the perfume market is even more helpful. You should know which segment of consumers and which part of the country requires a greater supply of the product. It is sometimes that a particular time of a year the demand for a certain product rises, especially if it is a season of festivals or rituals. Fragrances are often used at such occasions.
Also a certain segment of the market has a different requirement than other. So you should be able to target the market strategically. Sometimes selection of a particular brand for distribution is more profitable than other and if so should be able to priorities your supply chain accordingly.
Instructions
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Starting With Little or No Money
You can start the perfume distribution business with a little or no money at all. What you are required to do is that sign a wholesaler who drop-ship perfumes. You can sell the product online or through a catalog and once a consumer has paid for the product, you can order it from that wholesaler and they will drop it for you at the consumers address. This way you do not need to buy the product in advance but after the payment has received. Also, it is likely that the wholesaler will offer a price above wholesale and retail price. -
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Selling of Perfumes Online
Selling of perfumes on the internet at various online auction sites such as eBay can help you to start perfume distribution business with no prerequisite investment requirement. Also, you can do this business while sitting in comfort at your home. It is an easy way to buy the product online and then resell it to different buyers. They can be an individual or an agency. -
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Distribution Business With Some Initial Investment
If you have some savings or can get a little financing line to fund your business, you can start the perfume distribution business at smaller to medium level. There are always companies to help start the business with some little investment. For example, World Wide Perfumes offer distributorship at investment of $6000 to $20000 in the US. Similar companies can offer you to become their perfume brands distributor locally with taking some money in advance.
