{"id":6795,"date":"2023-04-08T21:22:11","date_gmt":"2023-04-09T02:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staginggembah.wpengine.com\/case-studies\/case-study-101-commerce\/"},"modified":"2024-12-13T11:02:24","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T17:02:24","slug":"101-commerce","status":"publish","type":"case-studies","link":"https:\/\/gembah.com\/case-studies\/101-commerce\/","title":{"rendered":"101 Commerce"},"content":{"rendered":"
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About 101 Commerce<\/h2>\n

101 Commerce is a next-generation e-commerce company owning a portfolio of micro-brands that sell exclusively through the Amazon FBA program. Backed by the investors and executives behind HomeAway, IGN, and Dollar Shave Club, this internationally distributed team aims to become the first billion-dollar company leveraging Amazon FBA.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’d recommend Gembah to any company importing more than a handful of products. They speed up and simplify production, and add an extra layer of security.\u201d
\n-Will Freeman, Senior Director of Product Development, 101 Commerce<\/p>\n

Challenges<\/h2>\n

Wo<\/span>r<\/span>k<\/span>i<\/span>n<\/span>g<\/span><\/span>\u00a0i<\/span>n<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Ch<\/span>i<\/span>n<\/span>e<\/span>s<\/span>e<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Bu<\/span>s<\/span>i<\/span>n<\/span>e<\/span>s<\/span>s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Ho<\/span>u<\/span>r<\/span>s<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

Prior to working with Gembah, 101 Commerce Senior Director Will Freeman had to work every day across multiple time zones while interacting with Chinese suppliers and manufacturers.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was too much, I had to be on 16 hours a day working,\u201d\u00a0Will recalls.\u00a0\u201cThat was one of the reasons we started looking for an outside entity to handle sourcing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gaining More Competitive Pricing<\/h3>\n

Beyond the long hours communicating to factories in China, they ran into other bandwidth issues. 101 Commerce had over 1,000 existing SKUs they sought to increase the margins on and in some cases also tweak the items. Their team didn\u2019t have the time to renegotiate pricing or find suppliers they can trust.<\/p>\n

They first tried a leading online source platform for product sourcing to improve their margins. Along with not being customized in any way to their business, 101 Commerce found:<\/p>\n

The process to submit a quote was a similar experience to working with Alibaba
\nTheir sourcing solutions didn\u2019t provide better pricing or cultivate any relationships with the factories that would produce for them
\nThey weren\u2019t going to do any QC or factory visits
\nTheir services were expensive<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were asking for 1K a month to provide no benefit in my opinion,\u201d Will explains.<\/p>\n

Then 101 Commerce tried working with another sourcing agency that marketed themselves as specializing in textiles and other products. It took over a month to get the first manufacturing quote back from the agency. The quoted price was higher than what they were already paying.<\/p>\n

Sc<\/span>a<\/span>l<\/span>i<\/span>n<\/span>g<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Fa<\/span>s<\/span>t<\/span>e<\/span>r<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

After those experiences, they realized they needed to work with a more transparent and responsive team. They also required an end-to-end service offering to help them scale quicker. 101 Commerce needed assistance with:<\/p>\n

Product design for SKU updates and new items
\nIdentifying and negotiating with factories
\nQuality control of products
\nMaintaining relationships with overseas factories
\nExpediting the product sourcing and sampling process<\/p>\n

Solutions<\/h2>\n

In January 2019, they tested the waters working with Gembah. The initial contract piloted Gembah\u2019s product design and sourcing solutions.<\/p>\n

\u201cGembah has a different model. They\u2019re active and provide more personalized services,\u201d\u00a0Will says.\u00a0\u201cThey asked us what we needed and adjusted accordingly.\u201d<\/p>\n

In just a few months into their partnership, 101 Commerce found a number of key benefits.<\/p>\n

Smarter Product Development<\/h3>\n

Gembah also has team members based in China, to give customers a presence in China that works with factories during their business hours. This not only helps with building relationships but also more streamlined QC.<\/p>\n

The Gembah team in China reviews samples of new products to check sizing, durability, and other important facets. This way instead of waiting on international transit times to receive samples, 101 Commerce can iterate and list items on Amazon faster.<\/p>\n

\u201cGembah just speeds up the process by being on the ground and doing QC,\u201d\u00a0Will says.\u00a0\u201cBeing able to talk to people there the same day speeds up sourcing, testing, and sampling.\u201d<\/p>\n

101 Commerce\u2019s new product ideas come from a wide range of data points. They may have a trending item or an opportunity to market a product in new countries. Or for more complex items with multiple component options, they have big decisions like making an item battery-operated or a plug-in device.<\/p>\n

In each of these scenarios, getting quickly to market is key. Gembah helps them make a more informed decision faster. Within five business days, they gather quotes from their network of factories and provide the best options based on their preferences and business goals.<\/p>\n

Pr<\/span>i<\/span>c<\/span>e<\/span><\/span>–Op<\/span>t<\/span>i<\/span>m<\/span>i<\/span>z<\/span>e<\/span>d<\/span><\/span>\u00a0So<\/span>u<\/span>r<\/span>c<\/span>i<\/span>n<\/span>g<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

Once 101 Commerce acquires a new microbrand for their portfolio, Gembah also works with them to identify how they can increase their margins. Whether it\u2019s sourcing a new factory or renegotiating the expenses with their current manufacturer, Gembah consistently provides them more savings than they were able to get on their own.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey can deal with price negotiations better than we can,\u201d\u00a0Will says.\u00a0\u201cWhere we know we can get 30% margins, they\u2019ll get us even better pricing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Results<\/h2>\n

Since partnering with Gembah to get their portfolio of items expertly designed and manufactured, 101 Commerce has been able to\u00a0get new products from initial concept to on sale at Amazon in as little as four months. Thanks in part to Gembah, they also flourish with:<\/p>\n

18% average lower production price
\n5 business days to receive quotes
\n30+% average product margins<\/p>\n

Moving forward Gembah will play a key role in their continued expansion as 101 Commerce aims to sell in over 200 countries and scale 101 retail microbrands.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d recommend Gembah to any company importing more than a handful of products,\u201d\u00a0Will says.\u00a0\u201cThey speed up and simplify production, and add an extra layer of security.\u201d<\/p>\n

101 Commerce has since been acquired by e-commerce company Goja.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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