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How a B2B e-commerce platform could change your business
Today’s consumers are digitizing, preferring to purchase online instead of in-person. And they favor companies that provide sleek and accessible websites to ones that don’t. Manufacturing clients are no different, so if you don’t yet have an e-commerce ....
Why is the supplier refusing to make sample as asked
Sometimes suppliers will say they will make the sample. But it won't include… the logo. Or the custom color. Or the exact material. Why does this happen? How does the supplier ex....
The US-China trade war What you need to do NOW
There is an old saying about how lawyers do well when an economy is either rising or falling, just not when it is stagnating. When the US and Russia imposed sanctions on business from the other our international lawyers saw a massive bump in Russia rela....
Don't let these reasons cause you to drop a good supplier
Don't drop a good supplier over trivial reasons. Buyers, from the novice to the experienced, tend to view suppliers as a dime-a-dozen. Especially when so much of the communication is online, faceless, names you cannot pronounce, there's an u....
Do NDAs Work When Importing from China
Many Ecommerce business owners are, rightfully, worried about their suppliers duplicating their products. For many, a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) seems to the logical method to prevent suppliers from ever making replicas. It makes sense in the....
Is factory consolidation accelerating in China
I had an interesting discussion last week about one of the mega-trends I see happening in the Chinese Manufacturing sector — the consolidation of the manufacturing sector, from many players of all sizes to a few large players. Several factors, mos....
EN 71 & Toy Safety When Importing from China
EN 71 compliance is mandatory when importing toys to the European Union. Yet, many Importers fail to understand that EN 71 compliance is more complex than a printed CE mark. In this article, we explain what EN 71 really is, and what you must do t....
Why catching defects is not enough
Successfully sourcing your products from Asia implies being careful and diligent about each step of the manufacturing process. QC (Quality Control) is one important step that responsible importers implement at some stages of their production, usu....
Even temperature during offshore sourcing projects
The summertime is heating up. Factories are getting busier than they were say even 2 to 3 weeks ago. Not-too distant Autumn orders should be in production and then there are those eventual jolly Holidays. Here’s some advice as we st....