๐— ๐˜† ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ฝ 3 ๐—™๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ง๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜€.

I've collaborated with countless commercial furniture suppliers.

One recurring frustration is the struggle to quickly access essential information that helps me decide whether to pursue a particular item.

Picture this: I log onto a supplierโ€™s website, click on the product, and then hit a wall...

โ€˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒโ€™ or โ€˜๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บโ€™.

Donโ€™t get me wrong, with enough pre-planning, this isnโ€™t a big issue. But in the fast-paced world of interior design (especially design & build), time is of the essence.

The challenge for contract-grade suppliers is that they compete with ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ dealer brands with slick websites that make it easy for designers to navigate.

Sure, their products are cheap and not friendly for the environment ๐ŸŒฑ, but theyโ€™ve nailed convenience.

Here are my three key considerations to help reclaim an edge in todayโ€™s 'fast everything' culture.

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