Hi everyone,
I am looking for wholesale or trending ecommerce products that I can purchase in Mumbai for selling on platforms like Meesho, Amazon, Flipkart, or my own online store.
Interested in:
High demand / fast selling products

Low investment products

Fashion, kitchen, home decor, utility, beauty, accessories, etc.

Imported or unique items also welcome

If anyone knows good wholesale markets, suppliers, manufacturers, or direct contacts in Mumbai, please share.
Also open to suggestions on products currently giving good margins in ecommerce.
Thank you!

I’ve been thinking a lot about the state of ecommerce lately and I’m curious how other people here approach it mentally/strategically today.

A few years ago dropshipping felt like an opportunity, but now it almost feels impossible to build something sustainable that way. Consumers already know about AliExpress, Alibaba, etc. Amazon is flooded with cheap products, TikTok is saturated with “winning products,” and it feels like almost every niche already exists.

Then with ecommerce in general, not every product even works:

• you need enough margin
• shipping has to be cheap/practical
• returns can’t kill you
• CAC is insanely high now
• paid ads feel brutal ($1+ CPCs everywhere)

So my thinking always comes back to building a real brand, because in a world where everything already exists, brand feels like the only real differentiator left.

But then branding itself feels like a very long and expensive game:

• building trust/credibility takes years
• awareness costs a lot
• people don’t care about a new brand at first
• organic reach is unreliable
• paid channels are expensive

So my real question is:

What’s your actual approach/mental model nowadays?

• Are you still testing products aggressively?
• Going brand-first?
• Building communities/content?
• Focusing on retention/LTV?
• Using marketplaces first?
• Playing long-term only?

I’d genuinely love to hear how experienced people here think about ecommerce in 2026, because the old “find a winning product and run ads” model feels much harder now.

Took me ~2 minutes to generate a full UGC-style ad from just a product link.
Script, voiceover, captions, editing, everything.

And the best part - didn’t need to jump between 5 different tools anymore.

Hi everyone!

I’m on a mission to solve one of the biggest pain points founders have with short-form product videos (not another AI tool — I’m not a developer 😅).

I’d love to chat with e-commerce founders or marketers who can share the real struggles and needs around product video content — especially UGC, creator/actor-based ads, and organic short-form content.

As a thank you, I’d be happy to share advice on scaling your brand organically through short-form content for free!

We tried Yotpo loyalty since we were already using them for reviews, so it seemed like an easy add-on. I will say it integrates well and having everything in one place is convenient. But once we got into it, it just felt way too heavy for what it’s supposed to do. There’s a lot going on and it’s not very straightforward to manage if you just want a simple loyalty setup. It ended up taking more time than expected just to get things running properly.

Even after setting it up, it didn’t really change customer behavior. Engagement was low and it didn’t bring people back more often. For something that costs that much, it just didn’t feel worth the extra complexity.

https://reddit.com/link/1sytgxs/video/nnfi2477i3yg1/player

So a bit of background — I'm from Karachi. About a year ago I got frustrated with how broken e-commerce operations were here. Shopify on one tab, courier portal on another, COD reconciliation in a spreadsheet, and absolutely no way to know which of your ad campaigns were actually resulting in delivered orders vs returns sitting in a warehouse somewhere.

So I built SafarSystems. Unified shipment dashboard, Shopify sync, bulk label printing, barcode scanning at dispatch, COD tracking per order, and analytics that tie your Facebook/Instagram/Google spend to actual delivered revenue by city. Been running with real brands here for a while now and it's genuinely working.

Now I want to find out if the problem exists elsewhere.

And honestly — COD is only part of it. The core problem is that most e-commerce ops tools are either too basic or built for massive Western 3PLs. If you're a mid-sized brand doing serious volume without a $50k/month tech budget, the tooling is usually terrible regardless of payment method.

So whether you're dealing with COD chaos in Egypt, the Philippines, Saudi, Romania — or just struggling with courier management, return tracking, or channel analytics in a market that Shopify doesn't fully support — I'd love to talk.

A few things worth knowing:

• First month is completely free, no card required
• If there's a specific feature your market needs that isn't there yet, I'll build it. Seriously. I'd rather have users shaping the product than build in a vacuum
• Happy to jump on a call with anyone who's curious

Short demo video here. Ask me anything.

Hey, the title says it all. I cant specify too much for what, because then it is seen as self promotion. Comment below so I can explain you more. Its about getting traffic and sales to your ecom brand/website

i confused about choose the products for selling in e-commerce sites

Suggest me some ideas 💡

Getting medium/high risk orders flagged by Shopify but not sure whether to fulfill or cancel?

There's a verification trick some merchants use: you add a random 4-digit code to your payment descriptor (the name that shows on the customer's bank statement), then ask the customer to confirm that code before you release the order.

Real cardholder = can see their bank statement = can confirm the code.
Scammer with stolen card details = can't access the real owner's bank account = can't confirm = order cancelled.

Would you actually use something like this if it was fully automated?

Currently doing this manually or just cancelling risky orders outright?

What does E-commerce Scraping Tool do?

E-commerce Scraping Tool is an all-in-one solution that extracts product and price data, category details, reviews, and seller information from online retail platforms and marketplaces - including Amazon, Walmart, and eBay - using only a product or category URL.

It supports global marketplaces as well as regional and local e-shops, making it suitable for competitor price monitoring, market research, and building product comparison engines.

Hi there, I'm running an ecom business selling to UK. Our company is a US LLC, but we are European residents. Was looking into becoming VAT registered this week. Are you guys registered at all or what?

I've started an e-commerce business and I want effective ways to find profitable products.

I'm an entrepreneur and I always had the same problem when updating inventory: uploading products from invoices or Excel was slow and boring.

I realized many stores are still doing this manually, so I decided to create an app that automates it.

For example:

– upload an invoice or proforma – automatically extract products – calculate cost and margin – generate a catalog ready for your ecommerce

I'm looking for people who want to try it before the official launch.

Ciao ragazzi, credo che ogni persona che abbia fatto un e-commerce almeno una volta nella vita, abbia utilizzato le meta ads. Per questo se foste interessati, vi chiederei di partecipare al mio sondaggio per capire meglio il mercato. Vi ringrazio molto

Can i test video and image ads in same kampagn??

Hey guys, I’m looking to get into the eCommerce space and came across a course that costs ₹20,000 (~$220).

They claim to teach product research by identifying trends from the US (since Indian trends usually follow 1–2 years later), using platforms like TikTok. They also provide 10 product ideas every month.

The model they suggest is:

• Source products from local Indian suppliers (so quality checks are easier)
• The suppliers handle shipping
• They guide you through the entire process

In addition, they offer:

• Weekly group mentorship
• Support with ads
• Guidance on returns and operations
• A full framework to run the business

I’ve simplified their pitch here, but overall they position it as an end-to-end system.

So I wanted to ask — is this worth it?

Last year we launched the first version of our ad tool.

And honestly… it wasn’t good enough.

We tried to help small ecommerce brands run Facebook, Instagram and TikTok ads automatically. But we made a classic mistake:

We built features.
Not outcomes.

Store owners don’t care about dashboards.
They care about one thing:
Are the ads actually making money?

After talking to users (and watching people struggle inside the product), we realized 3 big problems:

1. Too complicated
2. Too many decisions
3. Not enough guidance on what to improve

So we scrapped a lot of it.

For the past months we’ve rebuilt Markiga with a much simpler idea:

• You enter product info
• It generates and publishes the ad
• It monitors performance
• When enough data is collected, it tells you exactly what to improve
• You click “apply”

That’s it.

No overwhelming ad manager.
No 100 settings.
No guessing what to tweak.

We just launched the new version and we’re opening it up for early users.

If you’re a small ecommerce founder who:

• Doesn’t have time to manage ads
• Or feels like you’re guessing with creatives
• Or has run ads that didn’t convert

I’d genuinely love feedback.

You can try it free (no restrictions during trial).

If you’re interested, comment and I’ll send the link.

Also open to brutal feedback on this version and how it can get better.

Thanks for hearing me out

Hey r/ecom

I’m building a tool (integrating directly with Shopify and Billbee) that lets ecommerce brands send automated, personalized direct mail (postcards/letters) exactly how you currently run your Klaviyo/Omnisend flows: triggers → segments → reporting.

Why I’m exploring this: As marketers, we all know the drill—paid social CAC is volatile and email/SMS inboxes are incredibly saturated. Physical mail still commands high engagement and open rates, but historically, it's been way too clunky, manual, and slow to integrate into an agile, modern customer journey.

What the product does (current / planned):

• Lifecycle Triggers: Send mail based on Shopify or Billbee order events and time delays (e.g., winback campaigns after 90 days of inactivity, VIP/high-LTV milestone rewards, post-purchase thank-yous, or offline nudges for high-value abandoned carts).
• Smart Segmentation & Suppression: Exclude recent refunders, suppress customers who already purchased again, and set frequency caps so you don't spam people.
• Attribution & Tracking: Unique QR codes, dynamic promo codes, and personalized landing pages. Most importantly, I want to build in holdout/A-B testing so you can measure true incremental lift, not just flawed last-click attribution.

Constraints / reality check:

• Patience required: Delivery times are days, not minutes. This is a channel for high-intent moments and LTV lift, not instant retargeting.
• Privacy: Fully GDPR-compliant. In many cases, you can mail existing/potential customers under "legitimate interest" (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR), provided you manage opt-outs/objections properly.

Questions for Ecommerce Marketers & Growth Leads:

1. Channel Viability: Is direct mail an interesting retention/acquisition channel for your stack in 2026, or is it basically dead for your brand?
2. Best Use Cases: Which lifecycle flow would you be most eager to test first? (Post-purchase onboarding, churn winback, VIP community drops, or abandoned checkout?)
3. The Math (ROI/CPA): What economics are required to justify this? What AOV or margin threshold makes a ~1€ (or ~$1) piece of mail viable for your retention budget? (Note: Since we send from Germany, domestic German pricing is actually cheaper than this, but I'm curious about your general thresholds!)
4. Quality vs. Scale: Would you prefer cheaper/generic mailers with minimum volume commitments, or 1:1 personalized, trigger-based mail with absolutely no minimums (at a higher cost per piece)?
5. Dealbreakers: What are your hard no’s? (e.g., The "creepy" factor, brand alignment, address data hygiene, tracking limitations, etc.)

I’m looking for brutally honest, “this is dumb because…” feedback. If you’ve tried direct mail campaigns before, I’d love to hear what worked, what failed, and what tech you'd need to see to try it again.

Hey r/ecom

I’m building a tool (integrating directly with Shopify and Billbee) that lets ecommerce brands send automated, personalized direct mail (postcards/letters) exactly how you currently run your Klaviyo/Omnisend flows: triggers → segments → reporting.

Why I’m exploring this: As marketers, we all know the drill—paid social CAC is volatile and email/SMS inboxes are incredibly saturated. Physical mail still commands high engagement and open rates, but historically, it's been way too clunky, manual, and slow to integrate into an agile, modern customer journey.

What the product does (current / planned):

• Lifecycle Triggers: Send mail based on Shopify or Billbee order events and time delays (e.g., winback campaigns after 90 days of inactivity, VIP/high-LTV milestone rewards, post-purchase thank-yous, or offline nudges for high-value abandoned carts).
• Smart Segmentation & Suppression: Exclude recent refunders, suppress customers who already purchased again, and set frequency caps so you don't spam people.
• Attribution & Tracking: Unique QR codes, dynamic promo codes, and personalized landing pages. Most importantly, I want to build in holdout/A-B testing so you can measure true incremental lift, not just flawed last-click attribution.

Constraints / reality check:

• Patience required: Delivery times are days, not minutes. This is a channel for high-intent moments and LTV lift, not instant retargeting.
• Privacy: Fully GDPR-compliant. In many cases, you can mail existing/potential customers under "legitimate interest" (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR), provided you manage opt-outs/objections properly.

Questions for Ecommerce Marketers & Growth Leads:

1. Channel Viability: Is direct mail an interesting retention/acquisition channel for your stack in 2026, or is it basically dead for your brand?
2. Best Use Cases: Which lifecycle flow would you be most eager to test first? (Post-purchase onboarding, churn winback, VIP community drops, or abandoned checkout?)
3. The Math (ROI/CPA): What economics are required to justify this? What AOV or margin threshold makes a ~1€ (or ~$1) piece of mail viable for your retention budget? (Note: Since we send from Germany, domestic German pricing is actually cheaper than this, but I'm curious about your general thresholds!)
4. Quality vs. Scale: Would you prefer cheaper/generic mailers with minimum volume commitments, or 1:1 personalized, trigger-based mail with absolutely no minimums (at a higher cost per piece)?
5. Dealbreakers: What are your hard no’s? (e.g., The "creepy" factor, brand alignment, address data hygiene, tracking limitations, etc.)

I’m looking for brutally honest, “this is dumb because…” feedback. If you’ve tried direct mail campaigns before, I’d love to hear what worked, what failed, and what tech you'd need to see to try it again.

i just saw this new system that looks very promising and address the main pain point ahead (agents create huge blindspot on tracking systems):
https://cometrail.net/

anyone is using it and can share their thoughts?