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...
by JK Beaton | Aug 1, 2024 | Tips & Tricks
Summertime is the perfect time to… Kick back and… talk to your factories. Most western brands are quiet in the summer. Chinese factories have a rare moment of available bandwidth. Remember, the big Chinese Lunar New Year vacation is in...
by JK Beaton | Jul 22, 2024 | Tips & Tricks
Now it’s easier than ever to visit your factories in China. Read on to learn about visa-free travel. China has now expanded its 144 hour visa-free entry to include 37 entry points across the country. Citizens from 54 countries, including the...