I’m trying to set up a store wholelifewellness.net with the following categories: Sleep and Recovery, Natural Essentials, Fitness Supplements, Stress and Relaxation, Beauty and Glow, and Mobility. What is the best supplier to use to source products from?
I’d be careful with supplements specifically. They’re a regulated category, so you’re liable for what’s in the bottle and what your product page claims about it.
If you want to be in wellness, I’d start with the non-ingestible half of your categories, so sleep and recovery accessories, mobility gear, beauty tools, and leave supplements until you’ve got a supplier you can actually stand behind.
Given you mentioned you’ve got no budget, the honest sequence is: pick one category rather than six, sell a few units of something you’ve physically handled, and let that pay for the next step.
Six categories on day one is a lot of surface area for a store that’s still carving out it’s lane! In terms of where to source from, what country are you based in?
It depends on your country but there are still some suppliers that can deliver worldwide, you can start zendrop in the first place or dzer
Yeah I’d pick one category first instead of trying to stock all six at once. Best supplier kinda depends where you’re based and shipping from too. Maybe grab a few samples yourself first so you’re not stuck with a big order of stuff that sits.
Hi @idontknon Welcome To Shopify Community So For a wellness/supplement store like this, the supplier route really depends on whether you want dropshipping, private label, or wholesale, since each has very different requirements especially in this niche.
If you’re dropshipping, most people in the wellness space go through directories like Spocket or CJdropshipping since they let you filter by category and often have US/EU-based suppliers with faster shipping than general dropshipping marketplaces.
If you want private label (your own branding on supplements, sleep aids, etc.), that’s a different path entirely — you’d typically go through a manufacturer that specializes in supplements specifically, since sourcing supplements/beauty products comes with regulatory requirements (FDA/health authority compliance, labeling rules, ingredient disclosure) that a generic dropshipping supplier usually won’t handle for you. This is worth researching carefully before committing, since supplement and beauty products are more heavily regulated than general merchandise.
For sourcing across all six categories at once, it might be worth splitting suppliers by category rather than looking for one supplier who covers everything — a fitness supplement supplier and a beauty/skincare supplier are usually completely separate industries with different vetting requirements.Since this touches on regulated product categories, I’d also recommend checking your specific country’s requirements for selling supplements/wellness products online before finalizing a supplier, since that can affect which suppliers are even viable options.
Hi @idontknon
For a store like this, I would prioritize suppliers on quality of product, shipping times, reliability of inventory and if they support direct fulfillment. As your categories include wellness, supplements, beauty and mobility, you may want to choose a provider that offers a wide catalog so you don’t have to deal with multiple fulfillment processes.
So order samples, make sure ingredients and labels meet compliance for your target market, read return policies and do the math on the full landed cost with shipping and fees. I would also start small, first test the demand with few products and then expand the cataloge.