Category Archives: Wholesale Strategy

What is GMP? A Quick Tutorial for Beauty Brands

Lela Barker

When I started my apothecary brand way back in 2003, I had precious little clue about what I was doing. I’d never heard of “GMP” (good manufacturing practices) for cosmetic companies. I understood that personal care brands in the U.S. were beholden to the Food & Drug Administration (FDA), and I was aware of the…

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#LBCWantsToKnow >> August 2018: Wholesale

Chloe Tate

Each month, I ask my Instagram community to join me in a focused, crowd-sourced discussion on a specific subject.  For the month of August, we rolled up our sleeves to chat about wholesale. If you’re serious about getting a foot in the door with shops for the all-important holiday season, then August is the month to…

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Category: Wholesale Strategy

How to Pack a Pallet

Lela Barker

More and more Lucky Break clients are packing pallets these days (hooray!). Whether they’re bound for Anthropologie, Home Goods, TJ Maxx or subscription box companies, many of us are tackling big corporate purchase orders and the mondo-sized shipments that go with them. I thought a tutorial on how to properly pack a pallet might prove…

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#LBCWantsToKnow >> June 2018: Holiday Wholesale Outreach

Chloe Tate

Every month, I ask my Instagram community to lend their voices to a focused business conversation so we can crowd-source meaningful discussions. I call it #LBCWantsToKnow and it’s one of my very favorite things of 2018! Though the mercury is peaking and all the wee ones are out of school at the moment, I’ve got…

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5 Common Wholesale Mistakes (and how you can avoid them)

Lela Barker

No matter what you create- stationery, jewelry, apothecary products, apparel + accessories, housewares, or something else- there seem to be some common wholesale woes that bind us all together. I know them intimately, having spent so many years as a full-time maker myself. And my work as a wholesale strategist for hundreds of other brands…

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