The “Perfect” Piece Isn’t Profitable Until It Survives Delivery I’m an interior designer. I can walk into a room and see what it needs in 30 seconds—scale, balance, texture, negative space. The part no one sees (and clients never want to pay for) is what happens after I spec the
Home Decor Exporter China: The Sample Isn’t the Risk—The Reorder Is The first shipment is rarely the problem. The second one is where reputations get bruised. Because that’s when reality shows up: finishes drift under store lighting carton damage turns into instant markdowns replacement orders don’t match the original floor
“Handmade” Isn’t the Risk. Uncontrolled Handmade Is. (A U.S. buyer’s view of the artisan supply chain in China) If you’ve ever pitched me “artisan,” I probably smiled—and then asked a question that sounded boring: “Can you make it again… the same way?” Because in U.S. retail, handmade is not the
Chinese New Year Sourcing Plan for Buyers: The Factory Shutdown You Can Predict (and Still Get Wrong) If you’ve ever sourced from a home decor exporter China and felt blindsided in February, you’re not alone. Chinese New Year is the one disruption everyone sees coming—yet it still breaks calendars, budgets,
Your Chinese New Year Sourcing Plan Is Either Boring… or Expensive. Every year, I watch smart buyers make the same mistake: we treat Chinese New Year like a date on a calendar instead of a system shock to manufacturing and logistics. In 2026, China’s official Spring Festival holiday runs February
