How to Find the Right Acrylic Cosmetics Display Suppliers for Retail Store
Owning a retail store is basically like being in show business. Whatever you sell, no one will buy it if they do not know about it even if it is a revolutionary product that will change the world. For example, let us imagine that you are selling laptops. How on earth would anyone know that they can buy laptops from you? You need a system so that people can know what you sell.
An easy solution is a board that you can set up on the door which lets people know that you sell laptops. But it would only let the people who happen to be outside your shop know about it. What are the odds that a person who wants to buy a laptop would just happen to be walking outside your shop? Unless your shop is situated in a computer supermarket, the odds are pretty slim.
That is where advertising comes in. To let people know that you sell laptops, you display the name of your shop along with address and some other short details all across the town. Now let us assume that everyone knows where you are and what you sell. But when they enter your shop, what should they see? Should there be just boxes upon boxes of laptops, and when they order one you just find its package and give it to them? That would be counterproductive since normal people do not know much about laptops, and when they come to a computer shop they do not have a specific model or make in mind, neither do they know about new trends and specs.
That is why you should have display tables inside your shops on which the newest models are displayed, and there should be posters displaying relevant information. That is the heart of selling retail. This long introduction seeks to serve only one purpose, which is, letting you know how important displaying your product is. That is where acrylic display boxes come in. Acrylic display boxes are versatile display boxes that can be used to display pretty much anything. With proper lights, they have the power to make everything look cool. In this article, we will talk specifically about acrylic cosmetic display boxes, and how to find the right suppliers for them.
Acrylic Cosmetic Display Boxes
Acrylic is a plastic type material which is high quality, transparent and beautiful in every aspect. It seems like glass and yet it is stronger than glass. There are so many advantages of having acrylic display cases. It does not break easily. Maybe if you hit it repeatedly with a sledgehammer, but then, even concrete breaks at some point, so nothing is break-proof, but acrylic would not break on you during normal operation, even if it fell on the floor. Secondly, it is crystal clear. You can easily see everything inside unless the acrylic is scratched of course. Thirdly, it is so much lighter than glass thus it is easy to handle and much more convenient. It also happens to be cheaper than glass, thus using acrylic cases is cost effective.
Cosmetics look great in acrylic display cases. Here are some cases that cosmetics sellers normally use:
Acrylic Brush Holder
It is used to display brushes of different kinds that can be used to apply make-up.
Acrylic Blush Organizer
It is a tray which can hold multiple pockets make up kits and blushes.
Acrylic Lipstick Case
It has small pockets that hold lipsticks in an upright position so people can easily choose.
Tiered Acrylic Nail Polish Rack
This rack is tiered so that each successive row of nail polishes is elevated more than the previous row thus making it easy to choose and pick up one. Rather like a stadium or auditorium.
General Purpose Acrylic Cosmetic Organizer
It is like a small filing cabinet that has drawers to keep your cosmetics organized.
How to find suppliers?
Now that you have been properly acquainted with the importance and details of display boxes let us talk about how to get them for your cosmetics retail store. Of course, you would need suppliers who can supply you with acrylic display cases from wherever in the world they are produced (mostly China) at a wholesale rate.
Google is a very good place to start of course. Google is an online search engine that lets you search anything you want. If it is on the World Wide Web, and whatever it is it most probably will be on there, then Google will find it and bring it to you. However, there are a few things you should know about beforehand. For example, would you rather buy generic display cases from suppliers, or have a manufacturer make customized and personalized cases for you? Think about it. Most vendors would like to have their display cases custom made to cater to their specific needs and also give the shop a more professional look by having their names embossed or engraved on the cases.
The second most important question is, whether you want products made locally or overseas. Overseas production is cheaper of course, mainly because of dollar conversion rate. But there are many other aspects to be taken into account. For example, local manufacturing offers higher manufacturing standards and deliver better quality than overseas.
You can easily convey your requirements as there is no language barrier. Plus, you can boast about using local products and boosting the local economy, thus earning a certain level of brand loyalty. Also, in one’s country, it is easier to verify the reputation of a manufacturer, and it is easier to take action in case of manufacturer’s non-compliance with your standards or your dissatisfaction with the product.
There is also the fact that transactions have to be made locally. Thus there will be fewer taxes and service charges, plus the transactions will be secure. The disadvantages of using local manufacturers are of course higher costs and less variety, as what you are looking for might not be being made in your country.
Coming over to overseas manufacturers, the manufacturing costs are a lot lower which is why many companies outsource manufacturing to Asian countries like China. There are a lot of choices, and you can have exactly what you want. Plus now there are many online services which have made it easy for you to find and contact overseas suppliers and manufacturers.
Disadvantages include lower quality as the quality standards might be lower there. As history has shown us many times since the labour standards and laws in that country might be a lot lower, they might be abusing labour, and you have absolutely no control over their practices. If they use sleazy tactics such as forced or child labour and word got out, it will destroy your reputation as well because you buy from them and enable this despicable behaviour.
If you are buying from overseas, there might be a language barrier too which would make it difficult for you to convey exactly what you want. It would also be next to impossible to verify the manufacturer unless you are a multinational conglomerate with offices all across the globe. Shipping would take longer too, thus hindering your progress and you will also have to deal with customs and import authorities. And if you are dissatisfied with the product then it is very difficult to take action against the manufacturer.
Consider these points carefully and decide which are more important to you. Then choose wisely. After that, it is time to find those manufacturers or suppliers. In the old times you would consult the yellow pages, but now the task has been made much less tedious by the internet. There are many online directories which you can use to search for manufacturers. If you are looking for local manufacturers then you can use the following directories:
ThomasNet
Makers Row
MFG
Kompass
As for overseas manufacturers, their information can be found in the following online directories:
Alibaba
AliExpress
IndiaMart
In addition to these, you can explore Google to find manufacturers on your own too, but that will be tedious because many manufacturers, especially overseas ones do not keep their websites search engine optimized thus Google does not display their websites on the first few pages. You will probably find manufacturers and suppliers like these on page ten and beyond of Google. Of course, there might be other problems like the language of the website not being in English at all or English that makes no sense due to faulty translation.
Conclusion
Thus, we come to an end of this article about choosing suppliers for Acrylic Cosmetic Show Cases. In a nutshell, we can say that items like acrylic cosmetic showcases are very important for business. It all comes down to choosing the right manufacturer or supplier like Parkway Display Products Limited, it all depends on what you want, what is necessary and what can be compromised upon.
