Most things made in Bali are handmade, made in traditional ways using natural materials and very basic tools.
The ways of making things have been passed down from generation to generation.
]]>Most things made in Bali are handmade, made in traditional ways using natural materials and very basic tools. The ways of making things have been passed down from generation to generation.
While there are some factories mainly in the garment space that have a large number of workers using modern tools and machines, the majority of work done in the homeware space is completed by families using hand tools.
When we have a wholesale order for bulk items, we typically place the order with a community leader who passes the work out to families in their community. The Balinese live in large compounds that can house several related families, and these families work together to make the items. Large groups of family members sit together in a central area, and weave, cut, carve etc. Skills are passed on between family members.
So strong are these skill sets, that many communities in Bali are known worldwide for a particular craftsmanship.
So when you buy an item that is handmade in Bali, you are generally directly supporting family incomes, and in doing so strengthening the local community the families live in, and in a sustainable way.
Now for the cravat. Not all handmade items by any means are only made in Bali - depending on the type of natural material used, handmade items can come into Bali from Java, Lombok or other islands in Indonesia. Indeed, a lot of items come into Bali in a basic form, and are finished off by the Balinese. However the majority of work in these islands also comes at the family and community level.
We regularly carry out QC on our customer orders, and we see the reality. We know just how important the orders are to families, and to our communities. We see the impact, and the stability and certainty it brings.
So if you have a choice of China or Bali, buy here. Your purchase really does make an impact.
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Interested in becoming a wholesale homewares partner or distributor with Canggu & Co?
See a niche market for homewares & lifestyle collections with your customers, or in your market or country, that no one else is filling? Want to gain income from distributing and selling homeware collections?
]]>Canggu & Co provides overseas business owners with a complete range of homeware & lifestyle collections and integrated wholesale services to support the sourcing, design, production, purchase, and export of Balinese and Indonesian homewares.
Members of our homewares wholesale club include B2B wholesalers who purchase wholesale and distribute via retail outlets and retail chains; B2C retail homewares stores and shops, both online and brick & mortar; and property developers, interior designers & decorators for hotels, villas and resort estates.
All of the tropical homewares collections on our website are open to wholesale for members of our homewares wholesale club (the only collections not open to wholesale are our "Exclusives" collections). If you understand our homeware offerings, and you see that our homewares could complement your own homeware range, then please contact us about becoming a member of our wholesale club. We are always interested in collaborating with businesses wanting to develop professional distribution or partnering relationships.
We are actively seeking homewares businesses wanting to develop commercial distribution relationships, where we all benefit. It does not matter where you are in the world, or where your customers are. Members of our wholesale club have online businesses, and brick & mortar shops - or both.
We are actively seeking wholesale club members who can market our range of homewares throughout the world. We are looking for members with vision and strong marketing skills or established networks.
Members of our wholesale club receive discounts based on a simple tired sliding scale of wholesale discounts - the more you spend the greater the discount. Members are offer a tiered scale of discounts, based on spend amounts. This is regardless of the quantity or number or type of items ordered. In other words, a members wholesale discount is based on the invoice value, not on a collection or stock quantity ordered - that is, there is no MOQ.
The wholesale club programs starting tier, Bronze, begins with a minimum spend of USD$1000/IDR15M (approximately) for a wholesale discount of 20%, meaning members only pay USD$800/IDR12,000,000, which is a saving of USD$200/IDR3,000,000. The more members spend the larger the wholesale discount.
Simple.
1. Complete our online wholesale club membership registration form (above).
2. Once we have received & reviewed your membership application, and agreed to proceed, we will send you a link to create a customer account online.
3. Once the customer account is set up, we will assign you a wholesale club members tag, send you your log in link, and more information on our wholesale club membership program.
4. Once you Log In to your customer account, you will be able to access all our collections (other than our "Exclusives" collections), with the wholesale club % discount automatically applied to each product, displayed beside the item as a reduced product price.
5. As members will have a large bulk order, your order is sent to us as a manual wholesale draft order (no payment necessary). We then add a custom & optimised ship quote to your order and send back to you for review and payment.
As simple as that!
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We are very fortunate and blessed to be living in this place we call home: Bali.
Anyone who has been to Bali knows that despite all the challenges here on this island, the nature and culture of the Balinese is a powerful reminder of some of the things that make a way of life so meaningful: SUSTAINABILITY. COMMUNITY. FAMILY.
These words are how we describe Bali. Why these 3 words I hear you say?
Simple.
]]>We are very fortunate and blessed to be living in this place we call home: Bali.
Anyone who has been to Bali knows that despite all the challenges here on this island, the nature and culture of the Balinese is a powerful reminder of some of the things that make a way of life so meaningful: SUSTAINABILITY. COMMUNITY. FAMILY.
These words are how we describe Bali. Why these 3 words I hear you say?
Simple.
Most things made in Bali are handmade, made in traditional ways using natural materials and very basic tools. The ways of making things have been passed down from generation to generation.
While there are some factories mainly in the garment space that have a large number of workers using modern tools and machines, the majority of work done in the homeware space is completed by families using hand tools.
When we have a wholesale order for bulk items, we typically place the order with a community leader who passes the work out to families in their community. The Balinese live in large compounds that can house several related families, and these families work together to make the items. Large groups of family members sit together in a central area, and weave, cut, carve etc. Skills are passed on between family members.
So strong are these skill sets, that many communities in Bali are known worldwide for a particular craftsmanship.
So when you buy an item that is handmade in Bali, you are generally directly supporting family incomes, and in doing so strengthening the local community the families live in, and in a sustainable way.
Now for the cravat. Not all handmade items by any means are only made in Bali - depending on the type of natural material used, handmade items can come into Bali from Java, Lombok or other islands in Indonesia. Indeed, a lot of items come into Bali in a basic form, and are finished off by the Balinese. However the majority of work in these islands also comes at the family and community level.
We regularly carry out QC on our customer orders, and we see the reality. We know just how important the orders are to families, and to our communities. We see the impact, and the stability and certainty it brings.
So if you have a choice of China or Bali, buy here. Your purchase really does make an impact.
Happy to hear your thoughts. Please feel free to comment below.
Matur Suksama.
]]>Want to know what it's like to be running a business during this crisis? We answer five simple questions that may be of interest to you:
1. How are we diversifying our business during these times?
2. Are we still operating & how?
3. Have we launched any new campaign we can share?
4. What are the challenges?
5. Any good news?
]]>Dear Bali & Homewares Lovers,
Bali like elsewhere is in the middle of a health, social and economic crisis due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. Others more qualified can comment on lock down, causes, social distancing, a vaccine etc.
What I would like to share with you is what we have done and are doing to move our own business and our own teams and families here in Bali through this testing time, in the hope this may be of some help to you. We would love to know how things are for you and your own business as well.
I have learned that a simple Q & A is a great way to start most topics. So some simple Q & A to begin:
How are we diversifying our business during these times?
A bit of back ground first. We are fortunate that we began diversifying over two years ago, in response mainly to what our customers were asking for. We have two retail homewares stores, but the majority of our business is now wholesale. We noticed a strong and growing demand for B2B services, and less for D2C (direct to consumer). So we changed our business model around to being a B2B one stop shop, that supports new and existing businesses to sell to consumers, beautiful handmade homewares from Bali.
We became less focused on selling direct to a customer (online retail and in store), and more focused on attracting and supporting businesses. This changed our business completely, and changed what we plan for, and what we do on a daily basis.
So what do we do that’s different now?
A whole bunch of new services and systems: we are offering a free start up homewares business advisory service; we have launched an automated Wholesale Members Club (including an online Wholesale Buying System); we have added a range of fulfilment services - D2C Outsource (Store, Brand, Pick, Pack, Ship) + Amazon FBA + Bulk Fulfilment; we have launched a Private Labeling & Branding Service; and we have initiated a process to increase on-island Interior Designer collaborations (borrowing of homewares).
More importantly, we have changed our mindset so we see our selves as a services business, solving customer needs, not just a homewares business. Make sense?
Some of the above actions we had started slowly, played with or thought about prior to the pandemic, but now we have planned them all out as projects, and actioned them all.
Are we still operating & how?
We have closed our two home stores to the general public, however our staff are still working in the shops and/or remotely to fulfil ongoing container & online orders, new quotes and invoices, and maintain new customer/account care.
As retail store sales have decreased, we have broken our staff up into 4 Teams during this period, in order to focus on some key areas we identified we needed to improve in - one team is focused on Inventory & Barcoding all new, current stock, and warehouse items (we fell behind on this as our Fulfilment & Orders section were stretched with too many orders); an Online Product Team, responsible for getting all the items we have in store but not online, photographed and published; a New Projects Team (focused on getting the project we listed earlier planned and actioned); and a Marketing Team (focused on a new Newsletter, SEO, Soc Med, SEM, B@B market place expansion etc).
Have we launched any new campaign we can share?
Yes. This blog & newsletter are our newest marketing focus! We have around 5000+ email subscribers, and we have never sent an email. Lets see how we go!
What are the challenges?
There are a number of challenges in Bali which every business is experiencing here and globally in regard to our supply chain and delivery chains. Like everyone, we are naturally having challenges with stocking some items that are out of stock (because our manufacturers are closing, reducing output, or operating at reduced capacity), and with scheduling deliveries (because of reductions/restrictions in shipping & cargo flights/deliveries/collections, inter-island and overseas). This affects our normal order processing times. And this changes on a daily basis.
Any Good News?
Yes. The good news is that we have communicated the issues the pandemic is causing us with all customers with existing open orders, and all of them have been really understanding and cool with the slow down. We have not lost any existing open order business because of the pandemic.
In addition, as we are a digital business, our new customer enquires have increased, and this has meant in an increase in the rest of the sales funnel & process. I am not sure how long this will continue. I expect it is because people are in Isolation, so are searching. It will be interesting to see the conversion rate (enquiry to sale) later for this period. I expect some enquiries are driven by boredom.
The other good news, is that we have not had to lay off any staff or reduce salaries, and our staff are learning a bunch of new skills.
Any Collaboration Ideas?
Any platform that allows businesses to cross share what they are doing is a great way to move forward. Please let me know if you have any ideas we can share.
So thats about it for us. I would be really interested in hearing about your experiences as a business either in Bali or any where.
Feel Free to comment below.
Praying for the world. Be safe and well.
Matur Suksma.
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