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Product Sourcing
5 Putts principals have 31 years of sourcing experience, including 21 working in China through a network of over 25 different factories.
Manufacturing technologies we work with:
• Cut & sew
• Injection molding
• Electronics
• Printing & packaging
Materials expertise
• Extensive range of travel-related fabrics, trim, and fasteners
• Injection-molded PVC
• EVA Foam
• Dielectric sealing
Logistics
• Asian-North American logistics
• Cross-border logistics
• Design for and compliance with duties and tariff regulations
Sales & Marketing Management
5 Putts possesses an extensive knowledge of the North American luggage and travel goods market at all levels of the supply chain:
• Retailers & buying groups
• Mail order catalogs
• Promotional products distributors
• Sales agents
• Distributors
• Manufacturers
We can advise on
• Product selection
• Packaging and merchandising
• Market positioning vis-à-vis competitors
• Sales agent selection, compensation and management
• Targeting, acquisition, and management of clients
• Pricing policy
General Management
We can also advise, from the perspective of a team that has been there, on:
• Short term opportunities vs. long-term brand-building
• Negotiating strategy
• Harvest strategy
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