Summary
- Profile Type
- Business request
- POD Reference
- BRIE20221003011
- Term of Validity
- 6 July 2023 - 5 July 2025
- Company's Country
- Ireland
- Type of partnership
- Supplier agreement
- Targeted Countries
- All countries
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General information
- Short Summary
- An online retail company from Ireland is seeking an outsourcing agreement to find new and more cost-effective Irish-themed items to be included in its novelty subscription gift boxes.
- Full Description
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Irish online retail company selling gift boxes from Ireland and shipped worldwide are seeking an outsourcing agreement with potential partners. The gift boxes contain 10 Irish-themed items presented and packed into a box, bagged, and shipped. The products include well-known Irish foods like candy, chocolate, cookies, sauces, and food mixes. The gift boxes also contain gift items like books, mugs, tea towels, steel signs with quotes, wooden signs with quotes, flags, tote bags, and knitted tea cosies.
The company is seeking an outsourcing agreement to find new, cost-effective manufacturing for Irish-themed items like mugs, printed tea towels, small wooden printed signs, flags, custom knitted tea-cosies, clothing, tweed flat caps etc for inclusion in their gift boxes. Outsourcing these products would allow for ordering higher quantities for lower prices. - Advantages and Innovations
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This is a fast-growing company that is scaling quite quickly.
In order to scale, the margins need to grow, and to do this, finding partners for outsourcing is essential to find lower prices for the products offered.
As the company is growing fast, this is a great opportunity for any manufacturer to get on board early as there are a lot more products in waiting for this company. - Technical Specification or Expertise Sought
- A cooperation partner is sought to assist in the manufacturing and outsourcing of some of the Irish-themed products that are supplied in the gift boxes.
- Stage of Development
- Already on the market
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Not relevant
- IPR status
- No IPR applied
Partner Sought
- Expected Role of a Partner
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The cooperation partner would need to be able to manufacture the Irish-themed goods mentioned previously (for example mugs, printed tea towels, small wooden printed signs, flags, custom knitted tea-cosies, clothing, tweed flat caps) and give ideas for new products that they could potentially offer.
- Pricing would need to be very competitive, the products would need to be of the highest standard.
- Quick turnaround and fast delivery options are also major factors.
A cooperation partner is sought to assist in the outsourcing of some of the Irish-themed products that are supplied in the gift boxes.
-In order to scale the company, quantities purchased will need to rise and the unit costs will need to come down so competitive pricing is essential for the partner.
-Product quality and durability is a huge factor and each unit must be manufactured to the highest standard.
-Fast turnaround time is a big factor as this company is turning over products very quickly.
-Delivery to Ireland is also a big requirement. - Type and Size of Partner
- SME 50 - 249
- Type of partnership
- Supplier agreement
Dissemination
- Market keywords
- 07004001 - Clothing, shoes and accessories (including jewellery)
- 07004004 - Housewares
- 07004003 - Home furnishing and housewares
- 07004008 - Other consumer products
- 07004005 - Furnishing and Furniture
- Targeted countries
- All countries