Manufacturer Selling Direct to Retail: How to Run a Direct Sales Network
Skipping the dealer gives you margin and market data, but it also gives you the delivery and collection work. Here is how to build that engine.
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Field sales, dealers, stock, collections and VAT — practical playbooks for running a distribution business in Nepal.
Skipping the dealer gives you margin and market data, but it also gives you the delivery and collection work. Here is how to build that engine.
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Stock-outs lose sales; overstock ties up cash. A reorder level for each SKU and a daily five-minute check keep you between the two.
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What should a tax invoice contain, how does 13% VAT apply on mixed products, and why does gap-free numbering matter? A general guide for distributors, to be confirmed with your tax adviser.
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Turnover tells you how hard your stock is working. Learn simple formulas, what to track by SKU and how to improve without causing stock-outs.
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Institutional buyers want quotes, paperwork and schedules. Learn to run quotations, repeat orders, formal invoices and payment follow-up cleanly.
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Instant noodles is a high-volume, low-margin trade where one missed route or one expired carton eats the profit. Here is how to run field sales and stock together.
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In ice cream, the season, the freezers in shops and the melt trail decide the year. A month-by-month plan for Nepali distributors, with checklists.
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HoReCa customers buy in bulk, expect quick delivery and watch quality closely. Learn standing orders, pricing, credit and stock rhythms.
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Honey and natural products sell on trust, and trust rests on records. Learn how to name lots, plan between harvests and serve very different shop channels.
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When one carton is a TV or a refrigerator, a single wrong model or a single slow-paying dealer shows up in the bank balance. Here is how to manage it unit by unit.
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Hair oil, shampoo and creams sell through cosmetic shops, pharmacies, kirana stores and salons, each in a different way. Here is how to plan coverage, launches and expiry around that mix.
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Territories decide who sells where. Geofences let you check it. Here is how to draw sensible boundaries, set outlet radii and use them for dealers and staff.
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