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Monday 19 October · 1:40pm

Supplier Scout

Scout checked 214 UK suppliers this week for your 24 products. 6 stock what you sell, 2 are worth a sample, and switching the 3 better ones saves about £316 a month. It scans every 30 minutes. The last scan was 12 minutes ago.

Alert rulesAgents
Checked this week
214
UK suppliers looked at
New UK suppliers
6
stock what you sell
Worth a sample
2
cheaper, worth checking the build
Saving a month
£316
if you switch the 3 Better ones
You acted on
0
switched, backups and samples
Agents on their own
3 of 8
the rest ask you first
Scan
Last scan 12 min ago · next in 18 min
Your stockroomLeicesterManchesterBirminghamLeedsBristolMilton KeynesNottinghamGlasgowCardiffCoventrySouthamptonSheffield
Your suppliersFound by ScoutSwitched or backup
Watching for new supplierslast scan: 36 checked, 1 new
  1. Kestrel Wholesale, Nottingham: yoga mat £2.60 cheaper landed, 3pm cut-off. Better.
  2. Pet supplier, Exeter: dog toy out of stock too. Skipped.
  3. Automatic scan, 12 min ago: 36 suppliers checked, 1 new.

Scout checks UK wholesale directories, supplier websites and trade marketplaces. Only suppliers with a UK warehouse that drop-ship single units count.

New UK suppliers found
Head to head with the supplier you use now
Yoga Mat
BetterWorth a sample
Kestrel Wholesale
Nottingham · UK wholesale directory· 12 min ago
For your Yoga Mat · now from Fettle Fitness Wholesale

£2.10 cheaper per mat and dispatches 11 hours faster than Fettle.

Switching saves about £221 a month
£2.60 less per sale on landed cost · 19 sales last week
Head to head
Now
Fettle Fitness
Found
Kestrel Wholesale
Unit cost
£12.25
£10.15
Postage
£3.95
£3.45
Landed cost
£16.20
£13.60
Dispatch
31 hrs
20 hrs
Cut-off
12pm
3pm
Minimum order
None
None, drop-ships single units
Kestrel Wholesale wins 5 of 6. Green marks the better figure.
Product
Face Serum
Good backup
Thistle Trade Co
Glasgow · Supplier website, new drop-ship programme· 1 hour ago
For your Face Serum · now from Glow Lane Beauty Supply

50p cheaper. Slower, so a good backup when Glow Lane runs low.

Switching saves about £92 a month
50p less per sale on landed cost · 39 sales last week
Head to head
Now
Glow Lane
Found
Thistle Trade
Unit cost
£7.45
£6.95
Postage
£2.45
£2.45
Landed cost
£9.90
£9.40
Dispatch
22 hrs
26 hrs
Cut-off
1pm
12pm
Minimum order
None
None
Thistle Trade wins 2 of 6, Glow Lane wins 2. Green marks the better figure.
Product
Tennis Ball Dog Toy
BetterHas stock, yours is at 0
Riverside Pet Co
Cardiff · Trade marketplace listing· 37 min ago
For your Tennis Ball Dog Toy · now from Hound & Moggy Pet Wholesale

Has the dog toy in stock while Hound & Moggy is at zero. 20p cheaper.

Switching saves about £15 a month
20p less per sale on landed cost · 17 sales last week
Head to head
Now
Hound & Moggy
Found
Riverside Pet
Unit cost
£5.65
£5.45
Postage
£2.95
£2.95
Landed cost
£8.60
£8.40
Dispatch
24 hrs
22 hrs
Cut-off
2pm
2pm
Minimum order
None
None
Riverside Pet wins 3 of 6. Green marks the better figure.
Product
Wireless Earbuds
Skip
Albion Audio Supply
Coventry · UK wholesale directory· Yesterday
For your Wireless Earbuds · now from Northgate Tech Distribution

40p cheaper but 15 hours slower, with a monthly minimum. Not worth the switch.

Switching saves about £20 a month
15p less per sale on landed cost · 28 sales last week
Head to head
Now
Northgate Tech
Found
Albion Audio
Unit cost
£14.90
£14.50
Postage
£2.95
£3.20
Landed cost
£17.85
£17.70
Dispatch
15 hrs
30 hrs
Cut-off
3pm
11am
Minimum order
None
10 units a month
Albion Audio wins 2 of 6, Northgate Tech wins 4. Green marks the better figure.
Product
Soy Candle
Good backup
Harbour Home Goods
Southampton · Supplier website· Yesterday
For your Soy Candle · now from Brightwell Home Supply

25p cheaper and as quick as Brightwell. Keep as a second source for candles.

Switching saves about £35 a month
25p less per sale on landed cost · 30 sales last week
Head to head
Now
Brightwell Home
Found
Harbour Home
Unit cost
£7.30
£7.05
Postage
£3.45
£3.45
Landed cost
£10.75
£10.50
Dispatch
19 hrs
18 hrs
Cut-off
2pm
2pm
Minimum order
None
None
Harbour Home wins 3 of 6. Green marks the better figure.
Product
Hex Dumbbell
BetterWorth a sample
Peak Strength Direct
Sheffield · Trade marketplace listing· 2 days ago
For your Hex Dumbbell · now from Fettle Fitness Wholesale

£1.55 cheaper per dumbbell and 50p less postage. Fixes the Amazon margin problem on its own.

Switching saves about £79 a month
£2.05 less per sale on landed cost · 9 sales last week
Head to head
Now
Fettle Fitness
Found
Peak Strength
Unit cost
£19.95
£18.40
Postage
£5.95
£5.45
Landed cost
£25.90
£23.85
Dispatch
31 hrs
22 hrs
Cut-off
12pm
1pm
Minimum order
None
None
Peak Strength wins 5 of 6. Green marks the better figure.
Product

How the saving is worked out: your landed cost (unit price plus postage) minus theirs, on every sale of the yoga mat, tennis ball dog toy and hex dumbbell in the last 7 days, × 4.3 weeks.

Tell me when
Scout alerts
A supplier beats my cost by
Landed cost: unit price plus postage.
A supplier dispatches faster than
A supplier has stock when mine runs out
Stock Guard can switch orders over while yours is at 0.
For these categories
Always: a UK warehouse, and drop-ships single units to your customer.
Where alerts go
In the app
A badge on Supplier Scout and a card in this list
Email
One email per find, to your store address
WhatsApp message
A short message with the head to head

Agents

8 named jobs that run on their own schedule. For each one you choose: it does the job on its own, or it asks you first.

4 running now3 on their own5 ask you first
Supplier Scout
Running now

Looks for new UK suppliers for what you sell and what you might sell next. Tells you the moment one beats your current price or speed.

This week
6 new suppliers found, 2 worth a sample
Now: Checking supplier websites
Order Router
Running now

Sends every order to the supplier with stock, the best price and the fastest dispatch, within seconds of the sale.

This week
527 orders routed, average 6 seconds
Now: Sent order 41043 (Yoga Mat) to Fettle Fitness
Stock Guard
Running now

Reads every supplier stock file. When an item runs low it switches to a backup supplier or pauses the listing on all four channels.

This week
Tennis Ball Dog Toy paused on all 4 channels before it oversold
Now: Reading the Brightwell stock file
Price Watch
Next run 3:00pm

Checks every price against your margin floor after fees and postage. Flags a price that would lose money before it goes live.

This week
1 price below your 15% floor (dumbbell, Amazon)
Last run 1 hour ago: Hex Dumbbell on Amazon now keeps 13% after fees. Below your 15% floor
Customer Replies
Running now

Answers "where is my order" with the live tracking, on whichever channel the customer asked. Drafts the rest for you to send.

This week
41 answered on its own, 9 drafts for you
Now: Answering a tracking question on eBay
Returns Desk
Next run 2:30pm

Logs each return, asks for photos, raises the claim with the supplier and records it against the product.

This week
7 returns this week, £58.40 to claim from suppliers
Last run 2 hours ago: Raised a claim with Glow Lane for a leaking Face Serum (£7.45 plus postage)
Trend Spotter
Next run 6:00pm

Watches which products are picking up, checks if a UK supplier stocks them, and works out the real profit per channel before you list.

This week
8 products shortlisted for you
Last run 3 hours ago: Added 2 products to your shortlist. Both have a UK supplier with stock
Report Writer
Next run next Monday 7:00am

Puts the weekly sales and profit report together every Monday morning, by channel, product and supplier.

This week
Monday report ready at 7:00am
Last run 7:00am: Your Monday report is ready: last week's sales, costs and profit

Agents follow rules you set. Anything that spends money or changes a supplier asks you first.