Shaving has become highly commercialised thanks to the large number of different brands that cater to a more masculine audience in recent years. Unfortunately, this commercialisation has come with a drawback. There is a significant increase in companies that are offering subscriptions for reasons where they will give you multiple blade cartridges in a month. Unfortunately, the problem with such offers is that these are some of the most basic safety razors in Australia that money can buy. There have been numerous complaints that even before you can go through the four to five cartridges, you end up having a...

  It may be surprising to learn that there has been an increased number of individuals who have been purchasing their own barber supplies. There is increased traffic to search for a shaving shop online and many individuals are abandoning the common safety razors in Australia and opting for double edge razor blades, which are more niche. This paradigm shift is hardly surprising, considering that in the last two years many individuals have either had to take care of their grooming requirements at home or have completely stopped grooming themselves altogether. This is primarily because many individuals were apprehensive about...

The ecosystem of barbers is not organized retail. Thousands of barbers all over the cities. It is no easy job to visit them all, for barber suppliers. It is not easy job to sell them products just by visiting them physically. And quite expensive.  It will change. The way barbers buy their stuff will change.  The next BIG THING is…… barber supply apps on phones. (Yes some have already, but not very popular still)  So who will make the UBER of barber supply business? So that barbers can just order online, and barber suppliers would send by cargo.  Pros, cons?...

Go to Google, type “Barber Supply” and check what you see. My observation is the following: – A century ago barber supply was important. There were considerably important barber supply companies – like Koken Brothers. – Something happened and those companies disappeared. Mostly. – Maybe barber supply function became a sub category at beauty supply companies. The good thing is today there is a reverse trend; as male’s grooming business started to grow, as mens-only barber shops started to grow in size, as the scale of the type of services given in barber shops started to increase in quality and...

For the barber suppliers, there is always a dilemma – where to focus in. – Cosmetics products that they sell on a regular basis, or  – Furniture and barber chairs (even sometimes construction) – which is more of a project type of business.Both have pros and cons of doing furniture/barber chair.  Pros: – Profitability is high. One good lump sum money. Nice cash inflow – who can say no? 🙂 – The customer becomes a life long cosmetics customer  (if he is happy about the purchase) – Competition is less (particularly if you are doing a tailor-made project)c SupplyBut on...

It was January 2016. An e-mail with a product inquiry made me fly to Johannesburg. 12 hours of flight. It was my first visit to S.A. in my life. Enjoyed it. After 48 hours spent there, it was not the lions that I saw. Only barber shops. I particularly noticed two categories of barber shops: – premium barber shops which look more like a club for men, than just a barber shop – growing number of standard barber shops being opened by new-comers particularly from the Arab countries. “Wow” I said, “Man, there is potential for barber supply business here”...

Valued at €77 billion at retail sales price in 2016, the European cosmetics and personal care market is the largest in the world. The largest national markets for cosmetics and personal care products within Europe are Germany (€13 billion (Cosmetics Europe, Personal Care Association) True, but barber supply could only be a minor, minor part of it. Nevertheless, most probably, a quite dynamic one. Everybody says that, in France, while there were only unisex hairdressers before, now there is a boom in the number of barber shops all over the country. While in northern Paris, I was able to see...

There is a problem. A problem in how barber suppliers in Europe perceive success, plan sustainability, and evaluate results. Particularly in the ethnic market where Turkish operators take place, it looks as if companies not only work to earn money, but earn to exist: – low profitability – establishment of competitiveness solely on price – limited product range – no segment differentiation  This will make sustainability a big issue. We see it, we know it and we don’t solve it. Strange, isn’t it? Solution alternatives – subject of another article, indeed.

It is a must in a barber shop. In different markets in different shapes, smells, sizes, preferences, ways of pouring, but it is a must. Some barbers use it, some sell it. Some barbers only buy, some barbers refill from big bottle. Some barbers use eau de cologne, some barbers use after shave cologne, some barbers use now “barber cologne”, but they all use it. What’s happening nowadays is that there is a shift to “barber cologne” – something more of a “eau de parfume” than “eau de cologne”… something in between. Smells better, costs more, but heavily demanded. No...

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Over four decades ago Wahl Clipper Company produced the very first rechargeable cordless clipper. That thing must have been very heavy (with a super short battery life), but Wahl got it right with the Wahl Cordless Sterling 4 Clipper. Design The Wahl Cordless Sterling 4 Clipper itself looks much like any corded clipper, but this one you can unplug. The clipper itself is very lightweight -- which can be hard to get used to at first. It felt a bit like a toy, but the performance speaks for itself. The clipper is very comfortable in the hand and has a great lightweight design...

Derby is probably one of the most well-known brands in the razor blades industry.  They are manufactured in Turkey by Azmusebat company and have been around for quite a long time.  They are known for their comfortability and durability which is a favorable especially by home users rather than their sharpness. The most well-known blades for Derby are without a doubt the Derby Extra double edge blades 100 pack and Derby Professional single edge blades 100 pack. However, there are other blades which were introduced in the market recently and gradually gaining popularity. These are the Derby premium double edge and single...