{"id":3525,"date":"2022-12-12T12:47:13","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T17:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/?post_type=report&amp;p=3525"},"modified":"2022-12-12T12:47:13","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T17:47:13","slug":"marketplace-strategy-for-distributors","status":"publish","type":"report","link":"https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/report\/marketplace-strategy-for-distributors\/","title":{"rendered":"Marketplace Strategy for Distributors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Distributors need to develop strategies for broadening the assortments they offer customers beyond what they stock. The old days of a website = one company\u2019s inventory are fading.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">But the choices aren\u2019t as simple as whether to sell on existing marketplaces or build your own. There are options in between \u2013 including drop-shipping from your suppliers to creating partnerships with distributors selling adjacent products and more.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In this free report, Ian Heller and Jonathan Bein set out a model for thinking about marketplace strategies in ways you\u2019ve probably never considered. 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