Three ways to buy floral packaging, differing by far more than price. Who absorbs the stock risk, what each route really costs, the break-even point by monthly volume, and the hybrid arrangement most shops should use.
Category Archives: Sourcing Notes
Notes from the factories in Jinhua and Yiwu — how the supply chain works and how we inspect every batch.
The seven stages from first enquiry to stock on the shelf, the specification fields that must be pinned down before ordering, where the cost actually sits, and the six mistakes that cost the most.
When air freight beats sea and when it quietly doubles your cost. Volumetric weight explained, which product categories belong on which mode, how to split one order across both, and a seasonal ordering calendar.
I love flowers. I love them so much that I once opened my own physical floral shop in Quanzhou, China. But passion alone doesn’t pay the bills. I quickly found myself trapped in an intensely competitive local market. Everyone was fighting a price war, sacrificing quality for survival. It was a race to the bottom, […]