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...