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How Digiworld fits together

The five kinds of account, what each one is allowed to do, and how stock travels from a manufacturer to a shopper.

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  1. Manufacturers

    Manufacturers publish a wholesale catalogue

    A manufacturer lists what they produce, with a wholesale unit price and a minimum order quantity. They never sell to shoppers directly — nothing in a manufacturer catalogue appears on the storefront until a seller has bought it.

  2. Sellers

    Sellers source that stock, then set their own retail price

    A seller requests units from any verified manufacturer. Once the purchase order is delivered, the seller gets their own listing for that product, and it is their price and their stock the shopper sees.

  3. Schools

    Schools curate book lists and invite sellers to fill them

    A school builds a list from the catalogues of manufacturers it is linked with, then asks one or more of its linked sellers to supply it. Several sellers can offer the same list at different prices.

  4. Sellers

    Sellers package items into bundles

    A bundle is a set of a seller’s own products at a single price below the sum of the parts. The seller funds that discount out of their own margin. Bundles built against a school book list appear on that school’s public page.

  5. Shoppers

    Shoppers buy, and the platform settles up

    Adding a bundle to the basket adds its items individually, priced as a group. The platform takes its commission out of the seller’s settlement — never by adding to what the shopper pays.

Worth knowing

Two things always gate progress

Almost every stall in the system is one of two waits: an approval that platform staff have not actioned yet, or a supply payment that has not been confirmed. If something will not move, check those first.

Nothing is public until it is approved

New accounts, new products and new bundles all start invisible. That is by design, not a fault — approval is what makes them customer-facing.

Next

Open a seller accountRegister your store, get approved, and reach the point where you can list products.Source stock from a manufacturerBuy units wholesale and turn them into a live listing. This is the longest chain in the system and it passes through three parties.Create a bundlePackage products at a single price below the sum of the parts, and get it published.