Fulfillment options and dropshipping services
You can choose to fulfill your own orders, use third-party fulfillment services, or use a combination of these fulfillment methods.
A fulfillment service is a third-party warehouse that prepares and ships your orders for you. Fulfillment services can help free up your time by managing your order fulfillment and shipping tasks. Fulfillment services help stock your products in your own locations. Some services also have partnerships with shipping carriers, which helps you get lower shipping rates.
Consider using a fulfillment service when you don't want to ship orders yourself or when your business grows beyond existing warehousing capabilities.