Why retailers source from a distributor
A distributor model suits retail buying. Instead of placing separate production orders category by category, you draw on current lines, across apparel, walk gear and accessories at once. Hellomoon reports more than 15,000 stock-available items, which gives a single store — or a small chain — the assortment depth of a much larger buyer.
The design cycle helps, too. With more than 280 new designs a year and around 120 new arrivals every two weeks (company-reported), there is a steady flow of fresh designs to rotate through seasonal displays: winter coats and sweaters as the weather turns, lighter apparel for spring and summer, and giftable accessories for the holiday period.
What stores typically order
- Seasonal apparel programmes — sweaters, coats and hoodies sized and styled for your local market.
- Everyday walk gear — collars, leashes and harnesses, the replenishment lines that sell all year.
- Basket builders — toys, bowls, beds and carriers that lift the average transaction.
- Own-label experiments — private-label runs scoped through our private label and OEM service when you want to test your own branding.
Ordering without surprises
Send an enquiry listing the categories and styles you are interested in. Pricing, quantities, labelling and packing are confirmed per item on quotation, before you commit. If you are planning a mixed order across categories, our bulk and mixed-container page explains how categories can be combined in one shipment.
New to importing?
If this is your first time buying pet supplies from China, start with the core categories — dog clothes, collars and toys — and keep the first order broad and shallow rather than deep in one style. Our guide on starting a pet supply business walks through the sourcing basics step by step.
A note on margins and honesty
Retail buyers are rightly suspicious of supplier websites that promise everything. Here is what we will not promise: fixed prices on a page (they depend on the items and quantities you choose, and are confirmed on quotation), specifications we have not confirmed for a specific item, and delivery promises that depend on your market and season. What we will promise is a current range to draw on, new designs arriving through the year, one enquiry covering apparel, leads and accessories together, and written confirmation of the details before you commit to an order.
That combination — breadth, freshness, and written confirmation — is what a retail supply relationship actually runs on. If it sounds like the way you want to buy, the next step is a conversation about your store and your market.