Online Bedding Store

Households furnishing a bedroom, students, new homeowners and people buying gifts, plus the occasional small guesthouse or rental host.

You sell at a mark-up over your wholesale cost. Bundles (sheet set plus pillows) and seasonal sales raise the average order value.

• Choosing products and fabrics customers trust
• Basic online shop setup and photos
• Stock tracking and packing orders
• Customer service for returns and questions

• Check textile labelling rules for fibre content and care labels, and bilingual labelling requirements if you sell in Quebec
• Pillows and duvets filled with feathers or down may have extra labelling or import rules, check with the relevant federal agencies
• Register for GST/HST once you pass the small supplier threshold, and check provincial sales tax rules
• Check whether your municipality requires a home-based business licence
• Shipping bulky items is costly, work out your delivery prices before setting retail prices

Startup costs are typically estimated at around $2,000 to $10,000, depending on your range, stock levels and shop set-up. Shipping bulky items is costly, so work out delivery prices before setting retail prices.

Monthly revenue is typically estimated at around $500 to $5,000, depending on your product range, marketing and how many orders you ship. Good customer service for returns and questions also helps.

Check textile labelling rules for fibre content and care labels, plus bilingual labelling if you sell in Quebec. Feather or down products may have extra labelling or import rules. Also check GST/HST registration, provincial sales tax and any home-based business licence.