dear all,

anyone has experienced dealing with supermarket like cold storage/ jusco/ giant as consignee? i am planning to consign in sweets from europe to sell here...i am planning to start with only 1 outlet first with small quantities. btw i have relative in germany who will get the me the supplies...so far no idea how to import them in as well..

mm, never done consignment with supermarket before..
But, do expect few months credit from supermarket..usually is 3 months minimum.
Good luck!

few months im ok with it...since its only few hundreds only...just additional passive income

you have to open a trading account with them, and you will need to play according to their rules, if they want for all outlet, you will need to provide for all outlet, if they want it in 2 weeks, you must provide in 2 weeks. Jusco will ask for 45 days, giant is 90 days, tesco (I forgot).

Consignment in a way is asking for a headache, if they knot sell, they will ask you to take it back, if it does not involve their capital, they will not push

is it possible to open a akaun with a branch instead with their hq? i mean branch manager kenot make decision at all?

On top of that you bear losses thru pilferage and damages. You pay for listing about a few ten thousand ringgit. You pay for shelf space. You pay for merchandising and promotions. Basically you pay for everything!

Yup, Branch manager kenot make decision at all!!!!

Forget about Tesco, very very unprofessional (corrupt) and bad pay master!

u experienced dealing with which one? merchandising? sweets also need? can i give get a place to put the sweets and let it sell by itself?

I have dealt with Jusco, Carrefour, Giant and Tesco.
You have to pay for shelf space - a place to put the sweets and let it sell by itself.
But when your stock arrives at the outlet who is going to open the box, tag the variety and quantity, and arrange the sweets on the shelf?

BTW These sweets are in packet or loose?

that is y i plan to consign 1 outlet near my home @ penang...packed sweets...how much is the shelf? r u still dealing with them? wat item do u supply to them?

You still don't understand... if they accept you (and that's a big if) you are their b****. You can't say you plan to consign to one outlet in Penang, they will tell you where, and when, and how much.

hm..then it will be very difficult...since i don have such capital to kick off...moreover im all alone...mind share ur experience dealing with them wodenus?

Better don't do consignment.
They cannot sell, they return.
I'm ok with my projector being returned as I can keep in my store. What happen if they return your sweets?

If you wanna try the market with small quantities, I suggest you rent a space in the mall instead of doing consignment.

Let them choose ...

Draw a package
- lesser discount if consignment , the longer the credit term the lesser the discount
- more discount if wholesale . the more quantity they purchase , the more discount

Careful though , if your product is really good . what is stopping them from taking direct from Germany ?
You better score a sole distributorship in M'sia .

gs20...i am still having a full time job..if i open a booth...i hire ppl...all profit lost....if i work myself...could b worst...

gapnap...the sweets are supplied by a importer here...but very limited choices and only can be found @ 1 place in penang...which is in cold storage island plaza..it will not sell well...just certain ppl might like the taste...

Terrible way of doing business.

You cannot control your marketing. You cannot control your location. You need to pay for everything. And worst of all, if your products don't sell, you have a loss.

From what I've garner through these posts, it sounds risky.
But yeah, my company is doing consignment to Tesco and they will ask you to take ur products back if it failed to sell in a period of time.
And yes, they do have a "play my game by my rule" kinda stuff.
So beware.

actually my hope is tat they might allow me to consign 1 outlet of my choice....since i cant afford having a booth...or anyplace far away from my home...

btw i know supermarket only do consignment to newcomer but i didnt know that they will also choose the place for the consignment.

U can try but I think , very slim chance.

Better to rent a stall within Carrefour. It is only RM200/day depending on location but it is easier to negotiate vs getting shelf space. Either way, you will need a promoter to allow testing or tagging etc.

so its u again. i cant afford renting a kiosk. worst is i need to hire promoter...best is consignment to supermaket...if kenot sell, i just lose the cost for the sweets...

200/day...1 month rm6k...can rent a shop do smthg else....btw the sweets will not sell well la...

Bro..
If u already expect the sweets will not sell well, why even considered to sell it at all? =.=
At least put ur efforts in selling a sell-able product ma.

Ok, Bro, since you are so determine, suggest you go to Tesco HQ @ No 8, Jalan PJU 7/4, Mutiara Damansara, 47800 Petaling Jaya, Selangor. The HQ lift entrance is near the Petronas and Proton Edar side at the car park.
Talk to the appropriate buyer and see how much your investment is going to be?
Be prepare to show & tell why should they rent shelf space to your product? What's the USP?
Also be prepare for them to bring in the product themselves!
Good luck.

Make sure you have plenty of cash to roll otherwise these hypermarts are going to kill you. Some of them are famous for holding your payment. Carrefour have been holding my friend's RM45K for months and the amount keeps on multiplying. When chased for payment, he managed to get a small % of it. And Giant is also not known to be a good pay master. My friend supplies cookies to them and gets squeezed when come to payment. Some of the suppliers came as far as Penang and after queuing for half a day, they were told their cheques were not ready.

When come to promotion, the suppliers are forced to contribute if they decide to promote your products. They practically don't have to come up with a single cents. The suppliers have to pay for everything; ad, flyers and etc.

If you are not a big player, you can't survive doing biz with them.

vengance...this sweet taste weird...only 1 supermarket is selling this in penang. but not full range. i have surveyed all over penang island. anything that is popular...manufacturer will come themselves like cadbury...=)...there is always market for everything...just big or small..

darknite..i have been to tesco HQ@the curve, parkson HQ@klang parade, giant HQ@shah alam stadium, carrefour HQ@subang parade...that is why i started this thread as consignment to supermarket...or else i would just sell to supermarket...i know all their payment terms well...that is y i asked if anyone here who has dealed with branches instead with HQ...like backdoor?

4rings...in case u missed my earlier post....i cant afford dealing with large quantities...renting a kiosk and hire a promoter also i cant afford....wat to say supply nationwide chains.

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Added on November 24, 2010, 3:36 pmso this wat im planning to do...dealing with just 1 supermarket of my choice....i don mind consignment in small quantities...

This post has been edited by georgelimsk: Nov 24 2010, 03:36 PM

So how much is the 'investment'?
If I'm in your shoes I will go for Jusco. So far to me their terms and payment are reasonable and prompt. Most of all, less corruptions.
As far as I know, Hypermarket Branch managers all have no power cos their point of sales computer is control by HQ. Their branch manager have no say as to wat new product can be put on the shelf or else all outlet will have many different stuff.

This post has been edited by DarkNite: Nov 24 2010, 05:22 PM

darknite...actually i aiming cold storage..my budget would be 1k...and thats is alot for sweets

currently im dealing with jusco...my company is dealing in kitchenwares... since we are new. their terms are we are to do 2 weeks promotional basis on different outlets (region to be decided by my company) for 1 year. we must supply everything & promoters on consignment basis.

if this apply on me...then i cannot afford la...

i have worked part time at the cold storage...i know the managers are allowed to manage the pos system...that time i was selling oranges for CNY on consignment basis as well...



This post has been edited by georgelimsk: Nov 25 2010, 09:38 AM

Hope to see your sweets selling in Cold Storage soon!

i will inform u guys if i manage to get into cold storage ah....

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Added on December 13, 2010, 5:19 pmhi guys.

i am planning to buy sweets and candies from europe. but i dunno the import process to malaysia. will the sweets be taxed and do i need to get the halal cert? i have no idea on kastam clearance at all. please advice

btw. i planning to get a push cart to sell candies. =(

This post has been edited by georgelimsk: Dec 13 2010, 05:19 PM

Interesting topic, so how is your business now?

hows your candies business now?