I own a store and I usually go to Los Angeles to buy shoes and clothing for wholesale prices. Buy my question is.. If they sell me the products cheap they must get it cheaper somewhere else. I know they go to exhibitions, expos, and tradeshows, places like that, where can I go to find out what city to go to?
Why do you want to buy products cheaper? Will you charge your clients less or the same? Are you trying to increase profits for your store?
Unless you want to be a distributor you are better off just paying the best price you can get and working more on things like promotions, advertising/viral marketing and customer service. If you have a retail shop you are competing with other stores generally buying the products at the same price as you. Price is rarely what drives retail sales, unless you are Walmart and I assume you are not. If you buy in bulk you can often negotiate with distributors but other than buying a boat and going to China, you have to pay regular wholesale price.
As far as trade shows go, wholesale distributors get better prices for bulk only and you can’t normally purchase products at a trade show (place orders, but not walk out with product). You generally get the same price if you call the manufacturer or the distributor.
15 years wholesale and retail exp. (fashion/beauty)
November 29th, 2009 at 11:48 am
As I know, they invested lots of money to buy bulk merchandise, from China, maybe. They store it in a big warehouse. And sell it to you.
If you can afford to buy that many,
and you have a big storage place,
and you are pretty sure that you can sell it all. The go for it. But remember, that bulk merchandise is a specified item that you want to sell. Do not mix. (for example, you can only buy Adidas shirt. No Shoes and purses and clothings.
hope you’ll find them. Good Luck!
or you can check out the link below.
References :
http://www.worldwidebrands.com/
November 29th, 2009 at 12:25 pm
Why do you want to buy products cheaper? Will you charge your clients less or the same? Are you trying to increase profits for your store?
Unless you want to be a distributor you are better off just paying the best price you can get and working more on things like promotions, advertising/viral marketing and customer service. If you have a retail shop you are competing with other stores generally buying the products at the same price as you. Price is rarely what drives retail sales, unless you are Walmart and I assume you are not. If you buy in bulk you can often negotiate with distributors but other than buying a boat and going to China, you have to pay regular wholesale price.
As far as trade shows go, wholesale distributors get better prices for bulk only and you can’t normally purchase products at a trade show (place orders, but not walk out with product). You generally get the same price if you call the manufacturer or the distributor.
15 years wholesale and retail exp. (fashion/beauty)
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