Here is a list of wholesale marketplaces where you can connect with retail buyers
Faire
If you sell handmade products, including gifts, bath & beauty, home decor, jewelry, kitchen, baby products and more, then listing your products with this wholesale marketplace is definitely a must.
Bulletin
Bulletin is a premium commerce community where retailers discover, meet, and shop the best brands on the planet. They cover everything from accessories and lifestyle products to beauty, wellness and kids & baby products.
IndieMe
IndieMe (formerly WholesaleCrafts.com) is a great way to connect with buyers if you have handmade, jewelry, gifts, artisan, home decor and similar types of products. They also have a yearly trade show, as well as a catalog that they send to buyers throughout the year.
RangeMe
RangeMe allows you to put your products in front of thousands of retailers, including Target, Whole Foods, Petco, Sprouts and more. Retailers can place orders for your products directly through their platform.
Mable
While the Mable marketplace is mostly for food brands, including beverages, pantry items, snacks and more, they also have a lifestyle category. Most of their buyers are independent retail grocery stores in the United States.
LA Showroom
LA Showroom is a “virtual showroom” for fashion-forward brands. They connect fashion designers (including kids fashion and accessories designers) with buyers. Their online showroom is visited by thousands of buyers looking for new and exciting brands.
FashionGo
FashionGo is the #1 B2B fashion wholesale e-commerce marketplace connecting the fashion industry to buy and sell the latest trends in fashion on a one-stop platform. Established in 2002, FashionGo has been the leading global platform for buyers and sellers to discover new opportunities.
Creoate
Volcanic Retail
This great information. Does this work for Canadians too.
Antoinette
Yes, if you are wanting to sell to US stores, then these would be a good fit!
How about selling sporting goods wholesale? Any connections?
Have you tried some tradeshows for that? You can meet sales reps there who focus on selling sporting goods.
I like what i am reading…
Good to hear!
While searching for information on where to wholesale my handmade gifts I ran across your post. This is so helpful. Thanks
So glad to hear that, Teena!
Great Information. Thank you very much..
Glad to hear that you found it helpful!
Great post. Thank you!
Glad you liked it!
What a FANTASTIC post! Thanks so much!! I can’t wait to explore!
Thank you, Candy!
Thank you for the great resources.
You’re welcome!
Wow!! Thank you so much for sharing this info – it is JUST in time for the next phase of what I am hoping to do with my business. Sincerest Thanks!!!
Good luck with your next phase, Suzanne!
Good stuff–thank you~
You’re welcome, Jack!
This post is right on time.
Thanks
Glad to hear that!
Another great wholesale platform is The Grommet.
Their online platform markets direct to consumer and wholesale. And they have an added bonus. They also attend trade shows across the country to introduce their makers products to retailers
The Grommet is a great one! Thanks for sharing it 🙂
I sell my PDF knitting patterns. Is there a site for me? Thank you.
valuable info-thank you
Wow, Amazing! Right on time for my launch. Thank so very much.
So glad to hear that, Ode!
YOU get five gold stars for this post! It was very helpful! Thank you!
Thank you, Colleen! Glad you found it helpful.
Thanks for the valuable information.
Terrific post! Thank you for the research.
Thanks, it’s very useful.
Thank you for the information. Do you prefer one or two of these in particular?
I can’t wait to explore all these options… this was one of the most useful articles I’ve read in ages. Thank you! Sharon
That’s so great to hear, Sharon! Thanks so much!
Thanks alot.
Its very useful.
Question – I am helping women in Malawi, Africa develop entrepreneurial skills so they can take control of their future. They create various handmade products that I am trying to help them get an international market for. Could these vehicles help?
Hi Tim, absolutely!
Great information.
Does this work for Digital items? I sell PDF knitting patterns.
Also, I sell the actual patterns in my local yarn shop and would like to get into more yarn shops as well.
We are lbsded in Australia and ooking at reselling our party ware range within Aust and off shore . We make paper plates , cups and napkins . Can you recommend the appropriate platform ?
Is there any particular platform you would suggest for mens dress shirts/formal wear?
Thank you very much this is very helpful.
Happy Holidays Everyone,
Thanks Launch Grow Joy for putting our name in your list. For all your wholesale needs look no further. We are offering more than 22000 products now. We offer customization for all the available products. We can also source any other handmade product as per your requirement.
Hope to hear from you soon. Have a great day!
Best
Sam
Sam, I just tried to list my candles on your website. Yet it appears I can’t select my location in the United States. All Cities that come up are only for India? I am based in the USA. Can I be a vendor with you? If so, how? Thanks so much!
IS there a b2b site that operated similar to buyers best friend?
I specialize in offering sample sales and closeout merchandise..will these sites work for me as well?
I closed a retail pro shop and have all new first quality activewear, hangers etc. and looking to partner with someone who sells online because I do not have time to work it. I have around 4000 pieces of all variety that I can email you. I have a complete price list and description with pictures and I would just like to get what I can for and have someone else also make very good money. Email if interested. Located in Arizona. I can do all the shipping if you can sell it…
We are a modern Housewares and Bath Collection business would be benefit from using this system?
Hello,
I have a studio production for arts crafts and home decor. I am a ceramist implementing my unique glazed ceramics into home decor and interior design field. Mirrors with ceramic tiles border, ceramic cabinet knobs, wall plaques, furniture with ceramic insertion and so on. I am based in Canada now but soon moving back relocating to Europe. As the websites named here are mostly active in North America, anyone knowing of something similar in Europe?
Thanks in advance.
In Europe try Orderchamp, Mercavus or Fairling
Thanks so much for sharing this!
Great information, thank You so much for researching opportunities for people trying to get their foot in the door.
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be a good fit for a food specialty company?
Thank you so much Andrea….. this is a great post and came just in the right time.
So glad to hear that, Sherry!
Thank you for this post it was very helpful. I so have one question though,
before you approach these places what are the most important things to have ready for them besides product? Looking for… white background pictures, order sheets, contracts, that kind of thing. Which ones are a must have?
Thank you again
You need to have everything ready to go before you approach them!
Great information, but are there any links in Nigeria?
This is for US companies only.
thank you so much for sharing this. I will definitely proceed with doing more research to find the right fit for our children’s line of products.
You’re welcome. Glad you found it helpful!
Thank you for your research. I do wish there was more transparency for pricing. Some wholesale marketplaces charge a percentage of your wholesale and some charge a monthly fee. There is quite a range, but that information could be very helpful to add so we can plan a growth budget that fits. Thank you.
Great tutorial on youtube.. At the moment I am selling my designs on print and demand platform. like society6 and redbubble. I am a bit confused here… I want to search for someone to buy my products like t-shirt designs and for home decor(pillows, wall murals etc) Where do I search? should I look for distributors, wholesales retailers?
People like me who use Faire and other wholesalers are asking them to partner with print on demand services like print for red bubble, threadless and others. I know that threadless has a whole sale option but they’re not integrated with these wholesale sites . I think this is the next step that’s going to happen because many fashion and T-shirt brands are asking for this because they don’t want to have to stock T-shirts.
When it comes to prints , the problem is that a print needs to be bagged and boarded for retail sales, a retailer doesn’t want just a stack of prints that don’t have a backing board. So I print my prints at a local print shop, and then I bag and board them myself or pay somebody to do it. Plus, I sign them and add a certificate of authenticity, as well as a postcard with some other information where people can find me. I think it’s an added touch. Plus none of these print on demand places like red bubble, threadless our society six will bag and board your print so that it’s ready for retail.
I have a fudge business and would like to grow it further, would this be a great platform?
Yes, if you want to sell your fudge in other retail stores!
Which marketplace would you recommend for cell phone and tablet accessories like cases, screen protectors, etc
Is there a downside to being listed on too many of these platforms? My jewelry is currently listed on Faire & Abound, but I’ve been approached by a newer platform (JuniperMarket) to list with them as well. Does it look bad to buyers? Or is it good to be on multiple platforms so you have more visibility and opportunities?
I personally feel like it’s best to be on as many platforms as possible. Most brands will use as many distributors as they can as the rich more retailers. Not all retailers are on every platform nor do all retailers. Use all the platforms. Plus different platforms are going to share you out differently to different retailers so no more wholesalers you use the better chance of your discovery.
I want to sell my t-shirts. what is the most suitable market place?
Maybe some of the fashion based ones
I have been looking at Trada Market (tradamarket.com). I just joined so hopefully it will be a good one too.
By far I sell the most products on Faire. I just got my first order from Trada. Also, Juniper really helped me with the upload of my catalog. All I had to do was download an excel doc from faire and give it to Juniper and they grabbed all of the images and all the information and kind of did it for me which was cool because now I have over 100 products on Faire. I got rejected from Abound twice, but maybe it was because my Shopify store wasn’t up to par. I am currently updating my Shopify store because it integrates well with NTWRK which is a live selling platform kind of like What Not.
Very cool list . I use most of these. You left out Creoate – they specialize in the UK and EU . I’m going to sign up to a few more.
Is there a fee involved? I can appreciate this information
There is a commission fee when an order is placed by a retailer, but usually no fees to sign up.
This information was very helpful. Several of these wholesalers I have worked with , some with good response and others not so good. I am glad to know someone is willing to share information about other companies in the market..
Hi
Can I sell organic car air fresheners here?
Yes, you can!
This is awesome! I applied at a lot of those sites. I need somebody to please
accept my work.
I’m a 76 year old potter who loved in person art shows. Just can’t do it anymore. Would love to sell all my products wholesale in a deliverable area. Shipping large amounts of pottery isn’t reasonable. Any ideas?
Cindy in Gainesville FL