Wholesale Health and Beauty Products for Convenience Stores in Illinois

What convenience stores typically stock in health and beauty

A typical c-store HBA set is small and high-turn: pain relief and cold/flu OTC, personal care basics like deodorant and feminine care, and travel sizes. Most stores fit HBA on a narrow section of a gondola or a small endcap near the register. The steady sellers are single- and double-count pain relief and cold/flu OTC, deodorant, lip balm, disposable razors, pads and liners, toothpaste and toothbrushes, hand sanitizer, and travel-size shampoo, conditioner, lotion, and body wash. If you're adding personal care to your restock, plan the set around your checkout counter and the shelf space you actually have. Our guides on checkout counter essentials and small-store assortment planning walk through how to size it. Gokul's catalog includes a health and beauty assortment for licensed Illinois retailers, with familiar names like Advil, Tylenol, Aleve, and Tums on the OTC side and Always, AXE, Gillette, and ChapStick in personal care. Browse the catalog for the current list.

How ordering works with Gokul

You need a wholesale account to buy. Apply online or walk in to the Itasca warehouse to open one. Approved account holders sign in to view pricing and order online, or order by phone, text, or WhatsApp. The public catalog shows the assortment without wholesale prices. how to order covers pickup and delivery; the FAQ covers ordering in more detail. Health and beauty is ordered like any other category. Add it to the same order as your beverages, candy, and store supplies, for delivery or Itasca pickup. There's no extra license and no separate minimum for HBA or OTC items.

Delivery and pickup

Gokul runs same-week delivery routes across Chicagoland. Delivery covers Cook, DuPage, Lake, McHenry, DeKalb, and Will counties. Delivery orders have a $500 minimum; warehouse pickup is free with no minimum. Timing is confirmed during the ordering process. Check the delivery page for details, or call sales with your store address to confirm your route. OTC and personal care items ride on the same truck as the rest of your order and count toward the same delivery minimum.

Open an account

Submit a wholesale account request online. You will get an email when it is approved, and then you can sign in to see pricing. You will need your business name, contact information, and business address; optionally your FEIN/EIN and state tax ID. There is no fee to submit the request, and Gokul may ask for resale, tax, and license documents during approval. Sales are for licensed retail businesses, 21+. Start at Open an account, or call, text, or WhatsApp the sales desk at (630) 540-9910. You can also email [email protected].

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