Guess I was wrong in my expectations of their B2B business.
(Does not make other points wrong) (edited to add these parentheses)
Still, I will not take the tender method to be solid. These are not infra tenders. You go online, place the quantity you want, and press Buy.
If Macfos is providing any value through their tenders, that would be of 1. a legal entity the client can go after if the order is messed up 2. the shipping/logictics.
If it is shipping/logistics ? It concerns me even more cause shipping is not cheap. Again, based on my own experience.
All of this points to the fact that Macfos is not and Can not have its way when it comes doing business. They are stuck with selling products that they source, that they can not sell for high but also can not sell for so low that it eats up their margins. There other names who are doing the same – both B2B and simple online selling.
Don’t get me wrong, Im not just against Macfos, but all its competitors too.
These businesses will suck up the capital you give to them in the long term. Sure you can invest to catch any positive movement. But I think VP is a place to discuss long term.
And on top of this – their product stickiness.
We do not have a culture of making and tinkering.
Big companies do not look for Arduinos, they might look for Stepper motors and so, but not the whole basket of products Macfos is offering.
This is still a basket of products suitable for Individuals.
So, B2B could very much be ‘not serious names’.
I will concede if majority of their B2B clients are serious players.
But I do not think they are.
Prove me wrong.
I’ll own upto it Amit, like I did above.
Thanks for your response.
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