Marketplace
Grow revenue with dropshipping
fabric Marketplace is the fastest solution to expand your catalog with curated products at no inventory risk.
Overview
Why fabric Marketplace?
Experienced
team
Get professional advice from our in-house team of ex-retail and e-commerce professionals with decades of experience.
Rapid
time to value
Start selling new categories in just a few weeks with EDI or API connectors to Shopify, BigCommerce, and WooCommerce.
Modern
technology
Simplify your dropshipping operations with our powerful, out-of-the-box capabilities and a modular technology architecture.
Grow your business with fabric Marketplace
Easily connect with major digital commerce applications
Deliver a seamless customer experience from day one.
Connect
Add new vendors and products fast with multiple connection options- EDI, CSV, API connectors (Shopify, BigCommerce, WooCommerce).
Transact
Stay in control of your customer experience with event notifications when a customer places an order, the vendor ships the order, and more.
Grow
Review business performance and partner with more brands. Our Services team can help you navigate product and vendor selection.
Featured articles
Shubham Gupta
PIM product manager @ fabric. Previously VP of products @ Ubreathe.
Ashleigh Palazzo
Dropship and merchandising @ fabric. Previously @ Everest Toys, Indigo, and Harry Rosen.
Ashleigh Palazzo
Dropship and merchandising @ fabric. Previously @ Everest Toys, Indigo, and Harry Rosen.
FAQ
Benefits
fabric Marketplace is for retailers
Rapidly launch, operate, and scale curated assortments from an unlimited number of dropship suppliers.
Increase selection
Complete your collection by selling complementary products from likeminded brands.
Sell more, faster
Onboard new SKUs faster and start selling products your customers are buying elsewhere.
Reduce inventory risk
Skip the inventory overhead and logistics hurdles and focus on what you do best—selling.
fabric Marketplace Platform Features
Vendor management
Invite, manage, and grow your network of brand partners.
Vendor onboarding
Invite vendors to your store and connect with just a few clicks.
- Send vendor invitations
- Get assistance from a vendor onboarding specialist
- Track onboarding progress on the vendor dashboard
Vendor performance
Monitor and track the performance of vendors by the number of orders, ship speed, and incidents.
Catalog curation
Onboard new products with complete merchandising control.
Products listing
Quickly onboard new products, control data quality and manage listings delivering a seamless customer experience on your storefront.
Product onboarding
Connect with your vendors via EDI, API, CSV, or web portal and onboard products with just a few clicks.
Merchandising control
Advanced merchandising controls allow setting rules to transform the incoming data so customers get the desired shopping experience.
Catalog curation
Review and approve vendor proposals on products and pricing, and take control of the assortment of products you sell in your store.
Virtual Inventory
Get a real-time view of supplier inventory, so you never run out of stock or oversell again.
View inventory positions
See real-time inventory positions on your dashboard – by SKU and by vendor.
Automate inventory updates
Connect vendor inventory through EDI (846), flat files, or APIs.
Get inventory event notifications
Configure notifications for critical inventory events and out-of-compliance items.
Transaction management
Route orders to suppliers and track fulfillment.
- Automated order routing to vendors
- Complete order visibility to order lifecycle
- Custom order attributes and packing slips
Performance analytics
Get insights to make informed business decisions.
- Sales reporting: Get complete visibility into e-commerce metrics. Identify your top products and vendors.
- Compliance reporting: Monitor the performance of your vendors against your set standards.
- Financial reporting: Keep close tabs on your payables and receivables to optimize your costs.
Get a closer look at the fabric Marketplace platform.
How dropshipping works
Step 1
Your customer orders online from your store
Step 2
Your store forwards the order to your vendor
Step 3
Your vendor picks and packs your customer’s order
Step 4
Your vendor ships the order directly to your customer
Benefits
fabric Marketplace is for vendors
Expand your reach, maximize your brand and grow your business with fabric Marketplace.
Build meaningful connections
Let us help you find the right partners for your brand and products. Already have retail partners? Refer them to fabric!
Rapidly sell and grow
Join thousands of brands in their next stage of growth by selling with established retailers.
Discover new audiences
Grow brand awareness and sell more to new customers.
Three easy steps to start selling on fabric Marketplace
Connect seamlessly with merchants and start selling your products to new customers.
Step 1
Upload products
Follow a few simple steps to connect and import products to fabric Marketplace.
- Dedicated onboarding specialist
- Quick connection for brands on Shopify, BigCommerce, and WooCommerce
- Full EDI support
Step 2
Publish products
Submit select products and inventory for the retailer storefront and maintain control of what you sell.
Step 3
Start selling
Start accepting and fulfilling orders from the merchant.
- Send order acknowledgment
- Service order change request
- Print shipping labels
- Receive notifications of out-of-compliance items
- Submit invoices
- Share estimated availability dates for out-of-stock items
Grow your business with fabric Marketplace
Services
Expert guidance at every step along the way
We’re a team of e-commerce professionals who have been in your shoes before and are ready to partner with you from concept to execution.
Dropshipping strategy
Our team of experienced merchandisers can help you identify assortment opportunities and set goals and success measures for your dropship program.
Sourcing services
Sign up with fabric Marketplace and get expert help in finding the right products and the right partners for your strategic growth.
High-touch onboarding
Our proven onboarding process saves you time to onboard new vendors letting your focus on core business.
Technical support
Our customer support team is skilled at resolving customer issues, recommending solutions, and guiding you through the features and capabilities of the fabric Marketplace Platform.
Our team
With decades of experience in retail and e-commerce, our team is prepared to provide you with the strategic and hands-on support you need.
Our approach to onboarding
We’ll show you how to connect with vendors, get products listed, and give you the tools and resources to succeed.
Save time and resources
fabric provides documentation and hands-on training to your vendors so that you don’t have to.
Optimize your sales
fabric collects, validates, and reviews your vendor’s product data against rigorous product data requirements and validation tools to get you (and your customers) what you need.
Scale with confidence
fabric manages testing and connections for vendors so you can focus on growing your business.