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Find Wholesale Suppliers in China: Useful Tips
The internet has enabled much greater access to overseas markets and their supplier bases. At the touch of a button, one can access lists of suppliers..
Sourcing Trends for 2021
It is true that our 2020 predictions failed to foresee the impending Pandemic, even though at the time of writing there were already whisperings of an outbreak of Pneumonia-like illness in Wuhan, China.
Brexit Impact on Global Sourcing for UK Companies
It has been a journey, or rather a long drawn out political fanfare with bluster and bravado on both sides but ultimately an agreement was reached on Christmas Eve 2020.
Turkey Sourcing: Part of a Global Sourcing Strategy
Set amongst rolling hills on the Western Aegean coast of Turkey, sits the ancient city of Izmir. Its history stretches back to around 3,000 BC..
Virtual Factory Trips – Manage Suppliers from the Comfort of your Desk
A year has already passed since the Covid-19 virus entered our lives and transformed them forever. The consequential changes..
Freight Rates in the Spotlight
Freight rates form an integral component of any sourcing decision. They are part of the ‘landed cost’ which can determine ..
The Buying Office: Unlock Your Supply Base in an Era of Covid
Ten months in and the Pandemic still dominates global news cycles. The West is lurching in and out of lockdowns.
Bamboo Furniture is ‘The New Green’
As the climate emergency becomes evident to an increasingly wider audience, business leaders in every industry and sector are committing to..
Trump Vs Biden: impact of the US election on Asia Sourcing
Uncertainty is never a good thing for business. But it is even worse when it becomes a pervasive feature of our daily lives as it has done over the past 18 months.
Food Packaging & Beyond: 4 Innovative Ideas to Replace Plastic
Packaging is a hot topic nowadays and food packaging is a key part of this. Considering that over the past ten years, ..
Face Masks and Smiles for an Anti-Covid Competition
arge swathes of people across the Globe are moving into secondary lockdowns and this is not just impacting our way of life, but our outlook on our existence.
Industrial Manufacturing, how to build your Asian Supplier Base
Outsource manufacturing has broadly always been reliant on raw material availability, a supply of labour and a low-cost base.
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