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The Journal

Practical notes on sourcing, pricing and selling across borders.

Buying Guide

How to choose a supplier you can actually rely on

Five checks worth doing before you place a first bulk order.

Wholesale

Understanding tiered pricing and minimum order quantities

What MOQ really means for your cash flow, and how to plan around it.

Shipping

A practical guide to cross-border delivery times

What to tell your customers, and what to promise yourself.

Operations

Placing your first wholesale order without overcommitting

How to test demand before you tie up capital in stock.

Pricing

Working out real margins after freight and duties

The costs that quietly eat a reseller's profit, and how to price for them.

Policy

Designing a returns policy that does not sink you

Generous enough to build trust, tight enough to stay solvent.