Join the community putting passionate farmers, boutique producers, and artisan sellers in front of millions of customers.
WHY SELL ON FRESH DIRECTORY?
We aim to become the World's No. 1 grocery platform.
A goal we believe we can only achieve by creating a fairer, more sustainable model for buying and selling great local produce, and by making you, our sellers, financially successful.
HOW IT WORKS
Start selling online on Fresh Directory in just 4 simple steps
Register and list your products
- Register your business for free and upload your products;
- Products can be either input manually or uploaded in bulk;
- A technophobe? Don't worry, we are on hand to support you every step of the way.
Receive orders and sell your products
- Manage your stock manually, sell through, or integrate our platform with your POS or stock management system;
- We'll notify you of every order; and you can track everything with ease through our Seller Portal and App to see exactly how you're doing or to make adjustments to your stock as your sales come through.
Pack and ship with ease
- Local deliveries of taken care of for you. Simply pick, pack, and update your order as ready for delivery and we'll take it from there;
- We also provide 2x day national shipping for customers who order from further afield;
- Want to make sure everything arrives as fresh as it was when it left your store? We can provide a full range of cold chain packing solutions to ensure your customers will be delighted.
Get paid and grow your business
- Secured by Stripe, our platform is fully automated;
- You'll receive payments directly into the bank account you provide us with at registration;
- Want to expand and grow your business even further? We give you the option to run clearance deals; customer rewards; sell through Facebook, Amazon, Google shopping, and so much more;
- You name it, we're here to help you be successful.
STARTING FEES
Affordable, transparent, and secure.
Listing Fees
Starting Commission*
Here's what you get for your fee:
- Advertising and product listings across multiple channels;
- Access to a community of millions of shoppers;
- A tablet, printer, and order lists to help your picking and packing;
- A local delivery service, with big discounts on national postage;
- Seller protection and customer support to help you sell your produce.
All our sales are billed in GBP, so if your bank’s currency is not GBP, the amount deposited in your currency may vary based on the available exchange rate.
SELLER STORIES
See what our Sellers have to say about their Fresh Directory success
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Here are some common questions about selling on Fresh Directory:
How do fees work on Fresh Directory?
Joining as a seller and starting a store on Fresh Directory are free. There is then just one basic fee on all of our transactions: a marketplace commission.
As we believe that producers and sellers should always get the lions share of any earnings we keep this low. Just 5% on your first £10,000 worth of sales, and 8% thereafter.
These fees support our platform including: providing technical and customer support; investing in our advanced technology; and advertising and marketing Fresh Directory to help bring us, and you, to a wider audience.
What do I need to do to create a store?
It’s easy to create a Store on Fresh Directory. If you don’t already have one, set up your Seller Account, including your Store name, location, and list your products.
You can choose whether you want to offer free local shipping (£2.50 within 5 mile radius of your store) or whether you want customers to pay the delivery fee. After that your are ready to go.
How do I get paid?
When you sign up you’ll be asked to create a Stripe account. Stripe will verify your details to make sure you are who you say you are and to help us avoid any potential fraud. Once verified you are ready to sell. Funds for your delivered sales are automatically placed into your bank account, minus our marketplace commission, every 14 days.
We provide a full ledger in your Seller Portal to help you keep track.