
Share of French drop shippers intending to have a product stock in France 2019
The source had asked people who owned dropshipping businesses and those who wanted to start one, if they were planning to sell exclusively by dropshipping or if they had a stock of products to complete their catalog. Dropshipping is a three-party system where the consumer places an order on the website of a reseller, who forwards it to the supplier to ensure the delivery to the end consumer. Of the people who already owned a dropshipping store, 86 percent stated selling only by dropshipping. People who were planning on starting a dropshipping boutique, the majority stated planning doing the same.