The Benefits of Good Vendor Relations

CS: Why is flexibility crucial?

Nachemin: It helps in keeping your fulfillment percentages up and out-of-stocks down by getting bestsellers in [stock] faster. And with international vendors, which many of us rely on, very flexible relations are certainly even more important. When you’re dealing with sourcing from Pakistan, India, China and other countries as we are, cooperation and assistance from your vendors are especially urgent in today’s volatile international climate. Our international vendors have gone out of their way to come to us recently, traveling every six weeks from Pakistan to New Jersey, for example.