Tool accessories for DIY stores and hardware retailers
Abrasives, diamond tools and saw blades for your store shelves
SADU helps retail buyers source abrasives, cutting products, diamond tools and saw blades for their stores.
Whether you are reviewing one category or building a wider accessories range, start with the tasks your customers need to complete and the space available in your store.
Assortment
Select a range that fits your stores
A compact hardware store may need a focused selection of frequently used sizes. A larger DIY chain may need more choice across materials, machines and price positions. The right starting range depends on your customer base and the role each store plays.
Share your existing assortment, sales information and shelf dimensions. Use that information to identify duplicate lines, missing applications and the products that deserve a place in the initial selection.
Packaging
Help customers find the correct accessory
Retail packaging needs to explain the intended application clearly. A shopper comparing two blades or discs needs to understand differences in dimensions, material suitability and machine compatibility.
SADU offers retail packaging and colour coding within its product proposition. Review the actual packaging for each selected line, including language, barcode information and product identification, before approving the assortment.
Presentation
Consider how the range will be presented
A range should be easy for customers to navigate and for store teams to replenish. Group products by task or application, give related items a logical place and check that the pack format fits the space available.
Discuss presentation requirements with SADU as part of your brief. Any display units, shelf layouts or store rollout support should be specified and agreed separately.
Commercial fit
Compare the commercial fit
Assess the proposed purchase price alongside pack quantities, stock investment and the selling prices appropriate to your market. Margin depends on your own retail pricing and costs. It should be calculated from an actual proposal rather than a general promise.
You can enquire about the SADU brand or discuss a private label range. For multiple stores, include the number of locations, your distribution model and the timing of the intended rollout.
DIY and hardware retail
Discuss your retail assortment
Send your category priorities, store format and destination country to start an assortment discussion.
Questions from buyers
Frequently asked questions about retail assortments
Below you will find answers to questions that buyers often ask us.
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Yes. Include the type of store, your available space and the categories you want to stock. Commercial suitability and opening quantities are assessed for the proposed range.
SADU offers private label services. Product selection, packaging requirements and minimum quantities need to be agreed for the specific project.
Explain your preferred distribution model in your enquiry. SADU must confirm the available delivery arrangements before you plan a rollout.