Indeed you can find a lot of suppliers online by simply using search engines.
However, there are a lot of online retailers who hide or protect the source of their stocks.
You can spend a whole day looking for their supplier, but everything will be futile.
Now searching for the manufacturer online is not an option.
Try walking along the streets or malls and pass by some boutiques.
Who knows you might find a store pack with customers offering the product you been looking for.
You can't find the newest toy's manufacturer or supplier online either because those who were able to get hold of the manufacturer changes everything such as product code to avoid their supplier being traced.
Since this is the newest craze in town you thought that it will be profitable to offer it on your online store.
But how will you track down the manufacturer of this item? Listed below are unconventional methods, simple and effective ways on how you can track a manufacturer if you can't trace them online.
Always remember that what you need are few details you can use to searching it online.
oAsk the girl at the counter.
This might sound daft, but it is the simplest way to get the information you need.
More often than not the owner of the store does not stay at the shop and the girl behind the counter won't even mind giving it to you.
You will be surprised how many people would give it to you.
oKeep an eye of the delivery.
Usually a truck will pull up in front of the store early in the morning to make a delivery.
This will be great opportunity to approach the boxes that the driver place along the sidewalk and check out the boxes for the name of the supplier, website address if available and any other information you can use to look them up online.
Please don't forget asking the deliveryman about what you need chances are, he won't also mind giving the details to you.
oCheck the packaging.
Check the box or the packaging for details available.
Information such as the supplier's name, their website and postal address are there if the retail store did not re-brand the item.
In any case if they do so, try checking their website and look for the listing of the suppliers they use.