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You’ve put in stacks of work into launching your new product; skincare, makeup, perfume, you name it, but now you’re facing one of the biggest challenges yet – how can you secure distribution in retailers for your brand? A product is not a business until it gets sold and this next step is a vital part of the journey for many beauty entrepreneurs.
Table Of Contents
- What A Distributor Can Do For You
- Do You Need A Distributor?
- Conducting Market Research
- Understand Your Industry’s Distribution Channels
- Finding A Distributor
- How To Evaluate Distributors
- How To Get Distributors To Work With You
- Reasons Why You Might Not Find A Distributor
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Updated August 2020
