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A Guide To Sourcing Products from Wholesale Markets in China

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Chinese wholesale markets are a great tool for anyone looking to experiment with importing goods for their small business. In this guide we will cover wholesale markets in China, important tips on dealing with wholesale suppliers and importing. Why source from wholesale markets in China? Wholesale markets in China are...

Importers are Moving Their Footwear from China to Vietnam

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China has been known as the world’s factory for a long time, but it may finally have some competition. Vietnam is becoming a close second supplier for many major importers. In this blog, we’ll explore why China continues to be the world’s factory, despite the fact that some importers are...

China Sourcing and Tariffs

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In the current climate of new tariffs, many importers are unsettled and worried.  This is partly due to the disruptive effect of changing rules and also due to unclear information.  I mean, tariffs are confusing.  Many importers are wondering whether they will still be competitive with their current supply chain. ...

Celebrating 40 years of China Sourcing: Lessons learned

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The China supply chain has evolved a lot since we got started 40 years ago. During those 40 years, we, at CPG, have learned many lessons that have helped us build our business, establish our knowledge base and create a name for ourselves as specialists in China sourcing management. I...

China sourcing agents: Part Three – The Future

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A few weeks ago, we started a series about how the role of sourcing agents has evolved to adapt to the age of ecommerce and the instant availability of just about anything on the internet. A couple weeks ago, we published another segment to that series: China sourcing agents: Past,...

Procedures in China Supply Chain Management

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Keeping Track on how to doTasks and Missions “I had been told that the training procedure with cats was difficult. It's not. Mine had me trained in two days.” Bill Dana   We recently wrote a blog series on The Future of Communications as it relates to the China supply...

China Sourcing Agents: Past, Present & Future – Part Two

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In our previous blog, China sourcing agents: Past, Present & Future – Part One,we discussed the role of sourcing agents and how they were defined in the past. The role of agents is an ongoing concern and we have written about it in a previous blog series here. Today, we jump...

China sourcing: The Future of Logistics and Technology – Part Two

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In Part One of this series, we talked about the logistics industryand how it was antiquated and expensive. In this blog, we will discuss the changes and improvements that will shape the industry’s upward progression. Last week, wepointed outthat freight forwarders and brokersare making it difficult to drive down the...

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