I am a small retailer and get approached on a monthly basis by people who wish to import tiles - mainly India at the moment.
You first need to decide what sort of service you will offer - room lot/box quantity ordering (including samples?) or pallet quantity only? The smaller the quantity you offer to supply - the more you can charge (generally), but then your warehousing and logistics costs will be much higher.
I buy tiles for many different prices - but would need to see the tiles and here the service proposition before I would decide if it would be worth me displaying the tiles.
Distribution is not for the faint-hearted - you generally need to make a hefty investment and have a good knowledge of the tiling industry.
I am a small retailer and get approached on a monthly basis by people who wish to import tiles - mainly India at the moment.
You first need to decide what sort of service you will offer - room lot/box quantity ordering (including samples?) or pallet quantity only? The smaller the quantity you offer to supply - the more you can charge (generally), but then your warehousing and logistics costs will be much higher.
I buy tiles for many different prices - but would need to see the tiles and here the service proposition before I would decide if it would be worth me displaying the tiles.
Distribution is not for the faint-hearted - you generally need to make a hefty investment and have a good knowledge of the tiling industry.
Hi,
Thank you for the feedback, i stubbled across this opportunity and I’m looking at supplying directly to developers I am already networked with as well as a potential UK retailer with 14 stores nationwide who is willing to give me a go and for this I was really trying to work out what the typical mark ups are..
I have already been provided with product details and costs from a number of developers and so far it seems like I could supply to them at a further discount to the trade prices they are currently paying so a win win. just don’t want to be selling myself to short to the retailer and realise this after
I’m based in Burnham (bucks) and should have access to a industrial unit in the next few weeks.
Where are you In Middlesex perhaps we could talk further..
Thank you again for your help so far