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Wholesale fashion distribution

Okay kiddo, have you ever gone shopping with your mom or dad? Imagine if instead of buying just one shirt or dress, they wanted to buy a whole bunch of clothes to sell in their own store. That's called wholesale distribution in fashion.

Wholesale fashion distribution is when companies or people buy a lot of clothing items (like shirts, pants, or dresses) from fashion companies at a discounted price, so they can sell them in their own stores or online. For example, let's say your parents want to start their own store selling cool clothes. They might go to a fashion company and say, "Hey, we want to buy 50 of these shirts to sell in our store. How much can you give them to us for?" The fashion company might say, "Okay, we'll give you a discount because you're buying in bulk, so instead of $20 per shirt, we'll give them to you for $10 each." That way, your parents can sell the shirts in their store for a bit more than $10 and make a profit.

Sometimes, these fashion companies that sell wholesale might also offer other services, like shipping the clothes to your parents' store, or even designing clothes specifically for your parents' store. That's called private label designing.

So, wholesale fashion distribution is like buying a bunch of clothes at a cheaper price, so you can sell them and make money. It's kinda like a grown-up version of buying candy in bulk at Costco and then selling the candy at school to make a profit.
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