At PBJ Merch Co. we source from a terrific group of the best brands in North America. And in 95% of the orders we ship for our clients, we source locally to match our clients needs. If we have a Toronto client holding an event in Vancouver, we use locally based warehouses to source product and Vancouver-based decorators to finish the product (embroidery, screenprinting, etc). Why?
1. It makes eco-sense to lessen the carbon imprint by using a local warehouse. You cut down on the distance value-add product has to travel between warehouse, decorator and final destination. For sure, most product comes from off-shore factories (Asia predominantly) but still if we can make a difference on our end, lets do it.
2. It helps with timing. When we started in this business average orders took 6 weeks to deliver. Now its 10 days. With the crunch time and need-it-now business thinking you don’t have time to ship product half-way cross the country or world.
3. For the most part, local sourcing puts valuable dollars into the local economy. A B.C. based business helps its business colleagues by using B.C. based warehouses (full of workers) and decorators and courier companies. As we already established in #1, the actual manufacturing is already gone overseas, so lets keep as much of the value-add labour and dollars close to home.
To find out more about how PBJ Merch Co. can help you source amazing apparel, gifts and more for your company while sourcing locally, contact jen@pattersonbrands.com
– by Jen Haralson