by JK Beaton | Sep 9, 2024 | Tips & Tricks
Are you negotiating these 3 things with your factories? Since cost of goods (COGs) typically make up about a 1/3 of most brands’ expenses, it pays to track and actively work on reducing them. Or you can also try to improve cash flow, which is another...
by JK Beaton | Sep 4, 2024 | Tips & Tricks
Here are the top bad experiences brands have with sourcing agents. Many brands that first speak with us have already worked with a sourcing agency before. Oftentimes they had a bad experience. Here are the top 3 reasons: 1.) Many agencies secretly...
by JK Beaton | Aug 29, 2024 | Tips & Tricks
My 7 key takeaways from the Walmart Let’s Grow! 2024 conference. Impressive marketplace growth 1.) Walmart’s online marketplace has seen sustained 30% growth in each of the past quarters. Ocean freight savings 2.) “Walmart Cross Border”...
by JK Beaton | Aug 28, 2024 | News
Just arrived at the Walmart Let’s Grow! 2024 conference. It’s going to be fun chatting about sourcing great products from China while making new friends in the eCommerce space. My learning so far? Don’t wear new shoes. Break them in first. Ouch....
by JK Beaton | Aug 21, 2024 | News
I’m excited to be attending the Walmart Let’s Grow! 2024 Marketplace Seller Summit. I’ll be representing both our home storage brand and our product sourcing agency, China Product Pros, that my wife Xiaofeng Wu and I run together. Let me know if...