Why mixed containers work
A mixed container lets you spread risk across categories: a core of proven lines such as collars and sweaters, a seasonal apparel programme, and a tail of accessories and toys to test. For distributors serving many small retailers, and for retailers who need breadth more than depth, that mix is usually worth more than a container of any single style.
Hellomoon's model supports it: the company describes its range as inventory-based rather than made to order line by line, which is what allows apparel, leads, bowls, beds, shoes, carriers and smart products to travel in one shipment — a mixed order is one enquiry, one quotation and one shipment, not a dozen separate negotiations.
How a mixed order is built
- Pick your categories — start from the accessories hub and the family pages, and mark the lines you want.
- Balance the mix — anchor the order with replenishment lines (collars, leashes, core apparel), then add seasonal and test items.
- Confirm on quotation — quantities, packing and pricing are confirmed per item on the quotation before the order is finalised.
- Ship together — the combined order is prepared as one shipment from Hangzhou, near the ports of Ningbo and Shanghai.
Bulk orders of a single line
If you do need depth in one category — a chain-wide sweater programme, for example — bulk orders of individual current lines are equally welcome. Quantities and any labelling or packing requirements are confirmed on quotation in the same way.
Plan your container
Send your category list and rough quantities to [email protected], or use the contact form, and we will come back with the current options that fit your mix.
What a good mixed order looks like
The mixes that work share a pattern. A dependable core — the replenishment lines your customers buy in every season, in the sizes your market actually has. A seasonal layer — the apparel and themed lines that make this shipment feel current rather than routine. And a measured experiment — a small quantity of something new, bought cheaply enough that its result, good or bad, is information rather than injury.
The mixes that disappoint invert the pattern: mostly experiments, a thin core, and nothing your regulars came in for. When we help a buyer build a mixed order, that ratio is the conversation — what must never run out, what should feel new, and what is worth a small test this time.
Send us your last order's shape, or your store's category sales if you have them, and we will help you build the next mix against the current range.