Start with the channel and a key project
Live-commerce sellers, yarn shops and design studios need different product mixes. Note your sales channel, audience, launch season and a key project—such as a scarf, cardigan or blanket—before comparing collections.
Give every product a reason to be there
Core products meet ongoing demand; project-led products use tutorials and finished examples to explain their value; statement products express your store’s style. Set the first-order mix using your budget, sales experience and sample feedback, rather than ordering every colour.
Separate first orders from replenishment
Confirm sample costs, first-order minimums, mixed-colour rules, repeat-order minimums and available batches separately. Website listings are not inventory commitments. Pricing, availability and delivery depend on current trading information and mutual agreement.
Keep an agreed specification list
Record product IDs, composition, ball weight and length, quantities, approved samples, packaging and delivery terms. For colour development, use Pantone FHI TCX in the full XX-XXXX TCX format and confirm physical colour cards and dyed samples.