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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
BUYERS EDIT
The COCO Consultancy engage the expertise and experience of professional buyers from around the World. We work with the thought leaders behind fashion groups such as LVMH, Net-a-Porter, La Senza, One and Only Resorts Chanel and YSL to support brands to get valuable feedback and direction when producing, selling and merchandising their collections.
To Book a session with our buyers contact us here or email us at hello@coconautical.com
DESIGNER STUDIO
- I - Industry, understanding the current market and the potential avenues for success
- N - Numbers, clearly understanding manufacturing, and production and pricing are key to safeguarding productivity and profits
- C - Creatives, looking at the collection and campaign holistically and ensuring brand synchronicity and messaging remain consistent throughout
- I - Insight, leaning on market experts to ensure your products have carefully curated for certified the market appeal
- T - Trends applying relevant style factors to increase sales
- E - Engagement, ensuring your messaging and branding engage your target audience
THE SHOWROOM
WHAT IS THE SHOWROOM
The Showroom is a digital store front developed to display designer collections privately to buyers only.
We do not stock any physical inventory. We operate via drop-shipping and brands are alerted by their in-house sales team of all wholesale orders placed via the website. Which allows you to control the growth of your brand.
You work with a personal account manager to control your inventory, sales and promotions. We are your team.
On rare occasions, we do agree to stock some brands under consignment in order to ease shipping throughout the Europe and the Middle East. We also have facilities in place to assist with international shipping where necessary.
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?
Please email us at hello@coconautical.com for our complete list of rates and regions. We work on monthly retainer and charge up to 15% commission on all wholesale orders. Commissions must be paid seven days after receiving full payment.
All invoices and orders are sent to you by email within 24 hours of PO. Commission or fees will be automatically deducted from the final payment. Transaction fees will also depend on the method of payment chosen by the brand/designers we advise setting up a Pay Pal account.
HOW DO I LIST MY BRAND ON THE SHOWROOM?
We curate collections from the best designers around the world. To sell with us all you have to do is Apply Here. All designers must submit look books and line sheets to ensure that our products are of a certain standard.
Once your application has been reviewed we will respond to you within 5 working days as to how to proceed. We may request further information or imagery to ensure that your brand is right for the Showroom and will sell successfully to our buyers.
WHAT’S THE CRITERIA FOR JOINING THE SHOWROOM?
- You brand must be selling clothing, bags, shoes, accessories or jewelry
- Your collection must have at least 10-15 different products or styles
- The brand must have an active social media presence
- The brand must have a complete brand identity and product
- There is no minimum stock quantity. We can sell as many or as few items as
- The brand must have consistently high-quality imagery and professional retouching are really important and a key to driving sales.
HOW DO I LIST AN ITEMS ON THE SHOWROOM?
In order to sell your items on the Showroom, we will need full product descriptions, wholesale and retail prices and images. You must accurately describe your items and all terms of sale including shipping, return and exchange.
You must specify both the quantities of stock available and sizes. Please also provide size charts where required.
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