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 15, 2024 | Tips & Tricks
What tough decisions are you avoiding? Here was mine… First, some context: when we’re not helping our product sourcing clients grow their brands, we are running our own home storage brand and have been since 2017. It’s been a wild...
by JK Beaton | Aug 13, 2024 | Tips & Tricks
Xiaofeng Wu and team were in Guangzhou visiting one of our main China warehousing partners. With our China-based office and many partners located in the Pearl River Delta, we are well-positioned to help our clients reduce their footprint, increase their shipping...
by JK Beaton | Aug 9, 2024 | Tips & Tricks
Avoid hundreds of emails with factories by doing this… Another day, another factory visit by the team in China! Brands, don’t sleep on visiting your factories or having a representative do so. It’s one of the highest ROI investments you can...
