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What Is a Vendor on Shopify?

Last updated on January 8, 2023 @ 8:48 am

A vendor, in general, is a person or company that sells goods or services. In the eCommerce world, a vendor is a term used to describe the relationship between a merchant and the supplier of the products being sold.

On Shopify, a vendor is defined as follows:

“A vendor is a person or company that manufactures or supplies products for sale. In Shopify, vendors are managed in the Products section of your admin.”Shopify help

This means that if you are selling products on Shopify that you have sourced from suppliers, then those suppliers are your vendors. You will need to add them as vendors in your Shopify admin so that you can keep track of your inventory and sales.

How to Add a Vendor on Shopify

Shopify makes it easy to add and manage your vendors.

To add a new vendor:

  1. From your Shopify admin, go to Products > Vendors.
  2. Click “Add vendor”. This brings up a form where you can enter the name of your new vendor.
  3. In the “Name” field, enter the name of your vendor.
  4. Click “Save vendor”. This creates the new vendor and takes you to the details page for that vendor, where you can add more information.

You can also edit or delete vendors from this page. Just click on the name of the vendor that you want to edit or delete.

When you’re done adding and editing vendors, click “Save changes”.

That’s all there is to it! Adding vendors on Shopify is quick and easy, and will help you keep track of your inventory and sales.

Conclusion: A vendor is simply a person or company who supplies products for sale – in other words, your supplier. You’ll need to add them as vendors in your Shopify admin so that you can keep track of stock levels and sales figures. Adding vendors is quick and easy, and only takes a few minutes.

PRO TIP: If you are thinking about becoming a Shopify vendor, be warned that there is a lot of competition out there. Shopify is a great platform for online stores, but it is also very popular, which means that you will need to put in some extra effort to stand out from the crowd. Make sure that you have a strong marketing plan and unique products to offer if you want to succeed as a Shopify vendor.
Dale Leydon

Dale Leydon

Sysadmin turned Javascript developer. Owner of 20+ apps graveyard, and a couple of successful ones.