Services Overview
With over 26 years of experience bringing innovative new products to Costco, I can help your business create, prepare, and, present ideas that will sell. I am also available to make appointments and call on Costco for you. You have my word. I will not take on competing businesses and will dedicate my efforts with exclusive items that I would bring in if I were still a buyer at Costco.
Understanding Costco & Warehouse Walk
You will learn the history and culture of Costco
How best to sell to a buyer
How to prepare a presentation for a buyer
How a buyer develops items and what they look for
How/Why to present an item for Kirkland Signature
Packaging—what works, what doesn’t…Costco is a different “animal”
On the walk, I will take you on a journey that Craig (Costco CEO) takes and point out the reasons a product is placed where it is, the uniqueness of the treasure hunt. Looking at an item from a buyers perspective as well as an operator.
Any travel fees will be billed back to the vendor.
Developing an Item From Ground Up
This includes creating and innovating with your company to create a unique treasure hunt item.
Negotiate the pricing to appeal to a buyer while still making you money. I will also help you with packaging and visiting in the facility for a production run.
Helping you with your presentation to present to a buyer including forms needed to be filled out. If audits need to be done on your facility, I’ll present different options and audit companies to use.
Sliding scale on pricing due to the time and production needed. All travel expenses are to be paid by the vendor.
Working on an idea that your company already has
This includes making the item work for big box stores, packaging, and working with the operations team (or manufacturer if co-packed) to ensure the item is inspected up to our expectations.
All travel expenses are to be paid by the vendor.
Hourly Consultation
This includes discussing trends, options, packaging, and basic information to help you regarding Costco. This can be done on the phone or in person. Travel is not included in the fee.