Manufacturer Program
One Relationship. Hundreds of Sellers.
Stop managing dozens of retail partnerships. Upload your products to Lesuto and let hundreds of merchants sell them on their own storefronts. You handle production. We handle everything else.
The Problem
The hidden cost of retail distribution
For every product you make, there's an entire infrastructure needed to get it into the hands of customers through retail channels. Most of it has nothing to do with making great products.
Finding Sellers Is Expensive
Trade shows, cold outreach, distributor relationships — building a retail network costs tens of thousands and takes years. Most small manufacturers never break through.
Background Checks & Vetting
Every new retailer needs vetting. Credit checks, insurance verification, compliance audits. Each relationship is a liability until proven otherwise.
Support for Every Retailer
Every seller needs onboarding, product training, marketing materials, and ongoing support. With 50 retailers, you need a full support team just for channel management.
Returns from Dozens of Sources
Each retailer has different return policies, different processes, different timelines. Managing returns across 30 partners is a full-time job.
Payments & Accounting Chaos
Net-30 terms, invoice disputes, chargebacks, payment processing — managing money flow across dozens of accounts is a nightmare for accounting teams.
Small Sellers Get Cut Out
Traditional distribution requires minimum order quantities that exclude small sellers. You lose the long tail of diverse, passionate micro-retailers.
The Lesuto Solution
Replace complexity with a single partner
Instead of managing relationships with dozens of retailers, you partner with Lesuto. Our platform handles everything between your warehouse and the customer's doorstep.
Sellers Sign Up Every Day
Merchants join Lesuto and browse the supplier marketplace. They subscribe to your products and start selling to their audiences — you don't lift a finger to recruit them.
We Handle Critical Infrastructure
Payments, tax compliance, shipping coordination, dispute resolution — Lesuto manages the infrastructure that makes retail partnerships work. No background checks needed.
One Line of Communication
Instead of managing relationships with 50 retailers, you communicate with one partner: Lesuto. Our platform handles merchant onboarding, training, and support.
Reduced Overhead, Increased Growth
No sales team needed. No trade show expenses. No distribution infrastructure. Your products reach hundreds of storefronts through the platform alone.
Simple Accounting
One partner, one payment flow, one reconciliation. All sales across all merchant stores aggregate into a single Stripe Connect payout. Your accountant will thank you.
Large Volume for Bulk Orders
Hundreds of merchants selling your products creates aggregated volume that justifies bulk production runs. More sellers means more predictable demand.
The Difference
Traditional distribution vs. the Lesuto model
Traditional Model
One manufacturer, dozens of direct relationships, exponential complexity.
Lesuto Model
One manufacturer, one platform, hundreds of storefronts. Clean and scalable.
What We Handle
Everything between your product and the customer
You make great products. We handle the infrastructure that gets them sold, shipped, supported, and paid for across hundreds of storefronts.
Returns
Full return lifecycle management — customer requests, approval workflows, shipping labels, refund processing. You receive items back; we handle the logistics.
Payments
Stripe-powered payment processing with automatic 3-way splits. Merchant commission, platform fee, and your payout — all calculated and transferred automatically.
Shipping Coordination
Multi-carrier tracking integration. Customers get real-time updates. Merchants see shipment status. You fulfill orders and we handle the communication layer.
Customer Support
Built-in support ticket system for customers, merchants, and suppliers. Multi-party resolution so issues get solved without you talking to every customer directly.
Data & Analytics
Revenue trends, top-performing products, order volume by merchant, return rates, and payout summaries — all visible from your supplier dashboard.
Seller Vetting
We manage the merchant ecosystem. Platform rules, quality standards, and automated monitoring ensure your products are represented properly across all storefronts.
Built for manufacturers who want to grow without complexity
Traditional distribution forces you to trade growth for complexity. Every new retailer means more contracts, more support, more accounting. With Lesuto, every new merchant is just another row in your dashboard — zero additional work.
Replace dozens of retailer relationships with one platform partnership
Merchants find and subscribe to your products on their own
After merchant commission and platform fee, you keep the majority
Partner With Lesuto
One relationship replaces dozens. Upload your products, set your commission rate, and let hundreds of merchants sell for you.
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