The third section of the Product Upload Form is the Distribution section. This section will cover any fields that help a buyer understand if your distribution strategy and capabilities align with their retail store(s).
Country & State of Origin
This is where you specify which state and country your product is mainly manufactured in.
Product Availability Field
This field allows you to indicate if your product is currently available in any retail store(s).
If your product is not currently available in stores, select “No” and enter a date when your product will be ready for retail.
If your product is currently available in retail stores:
- Under "Is This Product Available Now?", select "Yes"
- Select any retailers your product is available in
- Provide the number of locations that carry your product for this retailer
Note: If your retailer is not nationally or regionally recognized or approved on the platform please select either "Independent convenience, Grocery, Optical Stores, Pharmacy, Gym, or Retailer".
Any retailers listed in this field will appear to potential buyers as “Independent Retailers” in addition to how many stores you are in. See the example below:
Distribution Capabilities
Indicate where you are able, or willing to ship your products. Select which current distributors you have from the list.
Type in where you are able to distribute. If you are able to distribute by specific states or provinces then select those states. If you can distribute by country, select that country.
Drop-Shipping
Please indicate whether or not your product is capable of "Drop-Shipping." If a supplier is capable of drop-shipping, that means they are able to fulfill the retailer's orders and deliver directly to consumers.
Note: This field is most relevant for any e-commerce retail buyers on the platform.
Private Label
Please indicate whether or not your product is available for “Private Label.” If a product is available for private label, the supplier is willing to rebrand this product to the retailer’s private label brand.
Storage Temperature
Please indicate whether or not your product will require cold storage (e.g. refrigerated or frozen products).
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WOw! This information was so helpful! My name is Artelias Aikens, I am a soap distributor in the state of California. This (easy) step by step information helped me a great deal! Great Job! Please visit my soap business websight at www.uniquehandsoaps.com to communicate with me directly. Have a blessed day!
Hi Artelias,
I'm so glad to hear that you found this information helpful and that you were able to complete your products on the RangeMe platform.
Please do not hesitate to reach out to our team by submitting a ticket if you have any questions.
All the Best,
Taylor @ RangeMe
I am entering products for Publix Supermarket. If the distribution information and manufacturing state is the same for each item, do I have to fill in the fields for each product?
Hi Barbara,
Thank you for reaching out and my apologies for the delay!
These details will need to be entered for each product profile. If any of your product details are the same then you can copy a product profile and make any necessary adjustments. Let us know if you have any additional questions or write to us at supplier@rangeme.com.
All The Best,
Taylor @ RangeMe
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