Industries
We focus on independent buyers in categories where the supplier landscape is fragmented and a real human in the middle still adds value. Here's where we work and what we know.
Category 01
Family-run hardware stores from Hornell to Scranton. We source brass and iron fittings from American foundries, hand tools from Pennsylvania and Ohio makers, paint sundries, fasteners by the bin, and the seasonal goods (ice melt, garden hose, snow shovels) that move three weeks a year.
12 fittings & fastener suppliers · 8 hand tool makers · 5 paint-sundries wholesalers
Category 02
Independent garden centers across upstate NY and northern PA. We focus on heirloom seed packets from family seed houses, hand-thrown terra-cotta from a workshop in Pennsylvania, organic soil amendments, wrought-iron plant supports, and the kind of decorative pots that survive a frost.
6 seed houses · 4 pottery workshops · 9 amendment & input suppliers
Category 03
Small specialty grocers, farm stores and pantry shops. We work with regional preserve-makers, dry-goods packers, small-batch coffee roasters out of Buffalo and Rochester, and shelf-stable producers who can hit the case-pack and label requirements of independent retail.
18 preserve & condiment makers · 7 coffee roasters · 12 dry-goods producers
Category 04
Independent gift boutiques, women's clothing shops, and lifestyle stores. Knitwear from cottage workshops, ceramics from Hudson Valley studios, hand-poured candles, stationery printed in upstate letterpress shops, and leather goods from small American tanneries.
22 ceramic & glass studios · 11 textile & knitwear · 14 paper goods makers
Category 05
If you're a maker selling wholesale, we source the inputs and operational pieces of your business: custom packaging, retail-ready shipping cartons, fulfillment partners in the Northeast, and the unglamorous components (clasps, jars, labels) that ship slowly when sourced direct.
9 packaging suppliers · 4 fulfillment partners · 15+ component sources
Category 06
If a major trade show — NY NOW in winter or summer, the Buyers Market in Philadelphia, the Atlanta Mart, or regional Buyers Cash & Carry markets — is on your calendar, we can prep, walk, and follow up. We've got the briefing template, the booth shortlist, and the post-show vendor-reply tracker that buyers actually use.
Show prep · Floor walking · Post-show follow-through
