Sourcing displays, fixtures and packaging that are not in the catalogue
Saw a fixture in another store, a display at a trade fair or a box on a marketplace, and want it in your size, your colour or at a better price? Send a photo, a drawing or the store layout. We look for the shop fixtures manufacturer or custom display manufacturer behind it, compare quotes and run the order for you.
This is also how we handle items that are not in our catalogue: made-to-measure counters and furniture, fixtures to your drawings, security tags and woven labels. Mannequins, clothing rails, slatwall, glass showcases, counters and price labellers are now catalogue items with a minimum and a “from” price. We are an importer, not a manufacturer: you get one EU invoice and one delivery.
What sourcing includes
Finding manufacturers
We look beyond the first page of B2B platforms and contact manufacturers of fixtures, displays and packaging, not only trading companies.
Checking the factory
Business licence, export history, production capacity and the documents available for the model, checked before we order.
Comparing quotes
Quotes on the same specification, including material, finish, packing, carton volume, MOQ and lead time, compared like for like.
Samples
Samples or swatches from shortlisted factories, consolidated and sent to you in one parcel.
Negotiation
Price, payment terms, packing for transport and quality standards negotiated directly with the factory.
Order management
Contract, production follow-up, inspection and handover to logistics, combined with catalogue items in one shipment.
How a sourcing project runs
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Your brief
Photos, drawings, dimensions, finish, target price, quantity and the delivery address.
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Shortlist
We come back with suitable manufacturers and their quotes.
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Samples
Consolidated samples or material swatches to your address.
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Order
You choose; we place the order and handle everything through to delivery.
Sourcing agent or EU importer?
Typical sourcing agent
Finds suppliers and charges a commission, but you remain the importer: you pay the factory, arrange freight and customs, and carry the EU duties for documents and labels.
DisplayiQ
Finds suppliers and also buys the goods, imports them into the EU, collects the declarations and invoices you as an EU company. One partner, one price delivered.
Frequently asked questions
How much does sourcing cost?
If you order through us, sourcing is included in the product price. For research-only projects without an order, we agree a fixed fee in advance.
Do I still need sourcing for mannequins, rails and showcases?
Usually not: standard models are in the catalogue under mannequins and dress forms, clothing rails and slatwall and showcases and counters, each with a minimum and a “from” price. Sourcing is for what the catalogue does not cover: your own size, finish or glass thickness, a made-to-measure counter or a fixture from your drawings. Showcases and counters ship on pallets in crates, and installation is done by your shopfitter.
Can you work from our shopfitter’s drawings?
Yes. Send the drawings with dimensions, materials and finishes, and we ask factories to quote exactly that. We do not design stores or fixtures; we source what you or your designer have specified and check samples against it.
What if no factory meets my target price?
We tell you and show what is possible at your price, for example with a different board, metal finish or quantity.
Do you source products other than shop fittings and packaging?
Our focus here is store equipment, POS and packaging. For promotional mascots and souvenirs, see our sister brands MascotiQ and SouveniQ.
Send us your list for the shop floor
Catalogue items, photos, a floor plan list or a spreadsheet are enough. You get delivered prices, minimums, print options, lead times and the documents available within 2 working days.
Request a quote
Send a product list, links or photos. We reply with prices delivered to your country, minimum quantities and lead times.
- Reply on working days, usually within a few hours
- Prices delivered to your door, customs and VAT included in the calculation
- Written offer within 2 working days