Selling through a marketplace app or a large online pharmacy usually costs your shop three things: a commission on every order, the customer relationship, and control of your data. Running your own store replaces the per-order cut with a flat subscription and keeps all three with you. Here is the honest comparison.
| Marketplaces / online pharmacies | Your own store | |
|---|---|---|
| Commission | 20 to 30% per order | Zero |
| Who owns the customer | The platform | You |
| Your brand | Hidden behind theirs | Front and centre |
| Payout | 7 to 15 days | Next day (T+1) |
| Market to past buyers | Not allowed | Yours to keep |
If you only want occasional extra reach and do not mind the cut, a marketplace can supplement your own store. But as your main channel it quietly costs more than it returns, because the biggest loss is not the commission, it is the customer.
Marketplace apps and large online pharmacies typically take around 20 to 30% of each order, depending on the category.
No. On a marketplace the customer belongs to the platform. With your own store, the customer, their contact and their loyalty stay with you.
A flat monthly subscription with zero commission, so the value of each sale stays with your shop.
Yes, but most shops find their own store keeps far more of the margin and the relationship, so it works best as the main channel.
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