It’s been a week since the launch of bebe’s Handmade to Retail Trade Challenge, and we’ve had a few questions over email. Whilst we have been respomding to these individually, we thought these answers may be beneficial to other entrants. Please keep your questions (and entries!) coming and we will respond within 25 hours.  For those entries already posted, we are sending emails to confirm receipt of entry. Good Luck :) 

 

Q: Hi there, I am VERY excited about your competition to have a retail presence in store, but I would like to ask whether more than one entry would be accepted?

 

A. Yes, you may enter as many products, and in as many categories as you like.

 

 

Q. Hello, I’m not sure if I’m eligible to enter. I sell our products on an online craft store.  My wholesale prices are a 50% off our “retail” price shown on the website. Am I still eligible to enter?

 

A. Whilst the rules specify that your product/s is ineligible if currently sold on an online store, we are making exceptions for products sold on stores such as etsy/made it, as the idea of the competition is providing the opportunity to launch into a store front retail environment.

The key here is in the pricing. We will only accept such entries  if your products are priced to allow for wholesaling. Ie your wholesale pricing is 50% off your retail pricing.

 

Q. I was just looking at your upcoming competition and am wondering if it is possible to enter with a machine knitted product?

 

A. While it specifies the product must be hand made, we will accept something that is machine knitted for high volumes. 

 

 

Q.  Our products are priced to allow for wholesaling and are stocked by a store in New Zealand and 2 small bricks and mortar stores in Australia.  All stores sell at the RRP including ourselves. Am I eligible  to enter?

 

A. As you are selling through a shopfront store you would in fact be ineligible as your product is sold in 2 shop front stores. The idea of the competition is to provide an opportunity to people not currently retailing in a shop front environment.  That said, if you would like to forward us your catalogue and price list we can review it for the store.

 

Q. I am based in the USA and purchase from bebe all of the time. Would I be eligible to enter providing my pricing etc was in $AU

 

A. Unfortunately you are ineligible to enter. We are encouraging Australian designed/made products – therefore making it an Australian only competition.

 

Q. I am preparing my entry for the competition and was wondering whether you have a preference for email or mail entries? I know that we don’t get our sample returned, which isn’t a problem – I just don’t want m entry to get “lost in the clutter” and think perhaps supplying an actual sample would help?

 

A. It is entirely up to you as to which method of application you choose. Obviously providing a sample to touch and feel does allow us to connect more with your product and assess craftmanship, but there will not be any preference given to those that use this method.

 

Q. I have a product that is very similar to something you sell in store. Would my product still be eligible?

 

A. Without seeing the product it is difficult to answer. Providing it is an original design (and not copied from any other designer), then yes.