Cardinal CONNECTION INT'L
Your Reliable Buying Agent & Exporters of Quality Garments
B7, Homebuilder's Plaza, 36 Mirpur Rd, Dhaka 1205. Tel 880-28622631, Fax. 9664425 Email: cardinal@dhaka.net

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Buyer Considerations:

The huge investment in importing goods entail certain important factors and risks that effect opportunity, profitability and market segment. Seasonal trends and competition are other factors that make decision making very complex. We at CCI, being keen to be ahead of our competitors, have recognised these factors from very early on and are therefore happy to provide a little of the key considerations we give, below. But having said this, we would not like to suggest that these are the only factors of concern or that some of those we have omitted may be less important. Needs can vary from one buyer to another as it does from person to person. You will be happy to note that we are aware of other factors and more importantly, as we are keen to learn and to grow, we would be happy to hear of any suggestions.

Price:

The search for any commodity necessitates comparisons and verifications. The aim of all businessmen is to make a profit and nothing is more important than to obtain a quality product at the lowest possible price. 

We at CCI are well aware of this fact and of our competitors. However, though we strive to offer the most competitive prices, we are the first to admit that the lowest possible price can often be bettered by someone else, thus making life more difficult for those of us who want to sell. But our recognition of the fact that prices can be bettered has strengthened us even more. We have become more innovative and we can now model and construct a product designed to the pockets of buyers, so ultimately we are able to better others, too.

A formula for Success:

CCI have developed a formula for success. We attribute this success to our keen insight of, and adaptation to our buyers needs. Although we are a sister concern of a manufacturing unit, we are not a manufacturer ourselves. Our independence was seen to be essential in order to adapt to the needs of our buyers. 

Manufacturers may be able to cut our costs, but they cannot represent buyers. They can only represent themselves and if things go wrong, as they sometimes do, they will try to protect themselves at the cost of the buyer. 

CCI is a buying house. Thus, the interest of CCI is the interest of our buyers and if things go wrong we can quickly warn and protect. We will not hesitate to reject any product at any stage of production if we do not believe it meets the standards our buyers demand. Because of our nature, we have nothing to gain by protecting the manufacturer. 

Beware:

Although, thankfully, it is not a practice in a business community, unscrupulous manufacturers have been known to ship faulty products to save their own skin, albeit on a temporary basis. So it is definitely important to be aware.

Being aware is not enough:

Although rejection may be a means to protect oneself from huge losses, contrary to common beliefs, we are the first to identify that rejection of faulty goods does not only harm the manufacturer, but our buyers as well. We are aware that though rejection may save huge losses, it does not necessarily save our buyer's businesses. Garments follow seasonal and fashion trends and rejection and loss of time could mean a loss of opportunity and market segment. 

Remedy:

So even before the manufacturing process can begin, it is important to identify who can produce the type of product required and who is available to do the job within a specified time frame. It needs to be known who is reliable and who is affordable and because we are in the locality, we are best able to do this on behalf of our buyers. Moreover, because things can and will inevitably go wrong, it is important to find a remedy quickly in order to save all of our buyers' interests.

We at CCI have our in house quality control specialists and monitors to oversee any consignment. As we are available on the spot we are quick to identify faults and errors in design and construction. we can identify if there is a backlog and can remedy problems as and when they occur. We provide regular reports so that our buyers know what is going on.