# Where a shop actually sources its stock

A business and marketing format, measured November 8, 2026 by Volume. https://tryvolume.app/working/business-and-marketing/where-a-shop-actually-sources-its-stock

Answer the behind-the-scenes question of where a business gets its products, with real suppliers, places and budgets. It worked for 3 accounts, with a median of 24x their usual reach. Type: Angle. Seen as: Talking head, Voiceover.

## Why it works

People dreaming of opening a similar business want the operational detail. Concrete places, options and dollar amounts beat promo posts.

## How to make it

1. Pose the sourcing question people actually ask
2. Show the real supplier, location or haul
3. Give specifics: costs, options and what to watch for

## Hook formula

When you open a [business], where do you actually get the [product] from?

## Examples

- @thearchive.chs (11K followers, TikTok talking head): 221x their usual views. Hook: “When you open a bookstore, where do you actually get the books from?” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@thearchive.chs/video/7698014601358642462)
- @theglambookvendors (164K followers, TikTok voiceover): 24x their usual views. Hook: “I DROVE TO DALLAS TO SEE IF THEY HAD THE BEST WHOLESALE SUPPLIERS... ...here are 4 things you need to know before you...” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@theglambookvendors/video/7692495244717247774)
- @ecom.prodigy.academy (8K followers, TikTok voiceover): 9.1x their usual views. Hook: “Inventory I got from my USA based jewelry vendors for less than $200” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@ecom.prodigy.academy/video/7694087035480444174)

More business and marketing formats: https://tryvolume.app/working/business-and-marketing.md

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## How this is measured

- Every post is compared with its own account's usual reach, not with other accounts. "14x their usual" means the post got 14 times the median views of that account's recent posts.
- TikTok videos and Instagram Reels are measured on views. Instagram carousels have no view count, so they are measured on likes against the account's usual likes, and say so.
- A post makes the library at 2x its account's usual or more. A format is a repeatable move (what is said or shown, or how it is edited) that several accounts used in breakout posts. It is listed here once it worked for 3 or more different accounts.
- Formats rank on how many accounts they worked for and how far above usual, damped so a fluke on one tiny account cannot outrank a format that worked for ten.

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