Shopify Collective for retailers
Shopify Collective is a simple way for Shopify stores to connect and sell each other's products, all inside Shopify. As a retailer, you can use Collective to grow customer carts and boost profits by selling products that you import from other Shopify stores. There are no upfront inventory costs or commitments.
Get started by instantly importing products that are made available in public price lists, requesting pricing from brands whose products you want to sell, or by inviting your existing suppliers to connect with you on Shopify Collective. After you connect, your suppliers can share products for you to import to your store and start selling.
Margins vary by supplier, but typically can range from 20% to 50%. You buy at the supplier's discounted cost price and then sell on your store. The retail price minus the cost price is the profit that you earn on each sale.
After you make a sale on your store, your customer's order is automatically forwarded to the relevant supplier, who then fulfills and ships items directly to your customer. Tracking numbers sync from supplier store to your store automatically, triggering your usual branded shipping notifications to your customer.
Shopify Collective is free to use for all stores that are in a supported country and using a supported currency, and that meet the eligibility requirements. Stores that don't meet the full eligibility requirements have access to only limited features of the Shopify Collective app.
In this section
Requirements and considerations for using the Shopify Collective app
Understanding the Collective Community Guidelines for retailers
Finding products and connecting with suppliers in the Shopify Collective app
Policies for products, shipping, and returns in the Shopify Collective app
Understanding analytics and insights in the Shopify Collective app