Calling all importers of contemporary home decor, housewares and sm

Hello:

We are a small but growing retailer based in Vancouver, BC called
Homewerx. We specialize in catering to urban condo dwellers who are
looking for functional, unique and contemporary home decor and
houseware products. What sets us apart from other retailers is that
we carry design-oriented products at prices that don't break the bank.
We do a strong business in glasswares, kitchen accessories, art,
candles, giftware and decor.

Interestingly, we find that product packaging is as important as the
product itself. I encourage all importers to keep this in mind.

We are finding it increasingly difficult to find interesting new
products in our categories. We believe that there is a demand for them.

Big retailers like Target are catching on to this trend. However,
people are always looking for something new and unique that mass
retailers can never provide.

If you are an importer that believes that you have products that can
meet this niche. Please contact me at amyn@homewerx.ca.

We presently have 5 stores but homewerx is a new concept store that we
are expanding. As we grow, we will aim to partner with importers that
share our design sense or directly import products ourselves.

To hear what others have written about us, read the following article:

http://sweetspot.ca/vancouver/archives/house_home/001227.php

Also, if you have any suggestions on how to more efficiently source
products like these, please let us know.

Finally, John, in your course, you mention that it is possible for you
to determine where products are sourced from. We are big fans of
Target, Crate & Barrel and West Elm. They all produce great products
in China. Our luck with Chinese suppliers has been average. How do we
find out which suppliers they use? Any suggestions would be helpful.
Thanks,
Amyn

PS We found great design-oriented products at the Thailand Gift Show
in Bangkok. It was a great event and is coming up again in March if
anyone is interested. I warn you though that Thais compete on design
not price so their products command a premium. Unfortunately, the
price divide is too great and the Chinese are beating them on both fronts.

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