Gnik helps people or organizations looking to buy (design, develop or source) products that can be competitively produced in the South Asian countries. The company also helps people and organizations looking to sell products through its listings. 

Traditional methods of sourcing are fraught with daunting difficulties and high costs. Even for established businesses, sustaining a healthy and effective sourcing channel is a constant challenge where costs escalate with slightest fluctuations in the system. Vast majority of sellers too find it difficult to get past the complexities and associated risks to start selling through different channels.

Gnik has been developed with the idea of removing all such obstacles for sellers and buyers and thereby, contributing to the success of all constituents of the ecosystem comprising sourcing and supply systems. 

• Gnik is an end-to-end and direct supply system while most sourcing companies just coordinate with suppliers that too after a client places order.
• We work as an extended functional team of our client right from the time when they start looking to create or source a product. We are with our clients at each step of the procurement process, starting with helping create or find the right product, getting price competencies, order monitoring, quality assurance and ends with the safe delivery of the order. We take responsibility of your investment ensuring deliveries to your shelf. 

• INSPIRATION
  • For Product Suppliers – Gnik supports its suppliers by inspiring them with possible products based on existing and emerging trends, thereby ensuring that products are being created in the countries with the highest manufacturing expertise and cost competence.

• • For Product Buyers/Clients – Through Gnik moodboards, trends forecasts and vast collections, the company tries to inspire the buyers to design and create original products. 

• PROTOTYPE CREATION
  • If you have a product idea, Gnik can bring it to reality through product design and prototype creation. We present a commercially viable physical product so that clients can take an informed decision before going forward with the buying order.

• COMPLETE CONFIDENTIALITY
  • If you create a product through Gnik platform, we assure you 100% exclusivity for the same. We assure complete confidentiality on all transactions done through Gnik – whether you create a product, source a product through our published lists or use any of our assorted services from the Gnik supply system spectrum.   

• QUALITY INSPECTIONS
  • Gnik undertakes and assists with 3-stage quality inspections providing quality assurance about the goods.

• ETHICAL SOURCING
  • Gnik ensures that its suppliers follow ethical production of goods while maintaining social norms for working people and ensuring environmental protection.

• PRODUCT MARKETING ASSETS
  • Gnik also supports with the photography, packaging and brand specific elements required by most of our clients.

• SAFE & TIMELY DELIVERY
  • Gnik ensures timely delivery of goods to the destination point. 

• OPTION TO PAY IN INSTALLMENTS
  • The cost of goods and services is split into 2 or 3 instalments so the buyers on Gnik platform get a financial convenience. 

• SPECIAL EVENTS
  • Gnik organizes unique buying events, Tag-on activities and CSB(Consolidated Shipment Buying) events that saves the participants 15% to 40% of the cost of buying and shipping.

• POST SALE SUPPORT
  • Gnik provides post-sales support.

• FULL-SERVICE SUPPLY SOLUTIONS
  • Gnik also supports by providing solutions to any immediate challenges any client may be facing regarding their existing buying and shipping processes – with inspections, photography, packaging assistance, shipping solutions as part service support.

• REPLENISHMENT ORDERS
  • Gnik supports by maintaining competitive prices and replenishing inventory for its clients in real-time.

The foundation of Gnik’s supply system rests on:

• A vast, robust and trusted network of thousands of manufacturers in south Asian countries who are matched with buyer requirements on the basis of required quality, minimum order quantity, lead time, manufacturing capabilities and price.
• Association with several shipping, transport and 3PL companies in different countries.
• Collaboration with designers from different parts of the world for guidance on trends and unique design creation.
• Network of expert technicians for quality assurance and supervise production.
• Trusted team of people with extensive industry knowledge and most of whom have 20+ years industry experience.
• Company representatives in several countries across the world for facilitate regular and close working with the client.

• The buyers register themselves on the Gnik website and express their interest or communicate their immediate challenge they want to solve. The buyers can also connect with us by clicking any of the connect buttons given throughout the website.

• Next, get access to easily browse through thousands of products compiled and categorized in catalogues based on upcoming trends and or browse through themes for making a single product or take a peek at full collection stories.

• Submit your shortlisted items or collection and required order quantity for receiving best price offer along with best delivery time estimate.

• If you have a new product idea, you may submit the details or contact a Gnik Representative for us to get better understanding of your requirement and help you with right solutions.

• Upon finalization, your order request is processed. (To understand about payment in parts, discount options and more details, please schedule a meeting with our representative).

• Brand marking on product and packaging as per buyer’s guidelines is incorporated.

• If a sample is requested, which we always encourage the buyer to have, it is provided as replica of shipment and before the moving of the goods.

• Production update along with work-in-progress and inspection pictures with report generated on work floor is shared regularly.

• Goods are shipped directly from the manufacturing point to the delivery point through buyer’s preferred mode – it may be air, individual sea shipment (LCL) or under the CSB plan that Gnik organizes. (To know about the CSB plans and calendar please click here). 

• Post-supply assistance – In case there are any complaints citing any deviation from the approved standard and evidence pictures about issue and quantity are provided, the advised quantity shall be replaced. (Terms and conditions applicable – for full details please contact Gnik representative)

• Gnik organizes monthly events where sellers participate with their projects purchase in a timeline-oriented fashion that gives the buyers opportunity to save 15-40% saving on their buying projects. (For more details about such events, please register yourself for receiving notifications in your inbox or contact Gnik representative)

• Gnik helps you save time and effort spent on research on latest trends, upcoming product designs and qualities, possibilities about product etc.
• Gnik helps you with the right sourcing for your business. 
• Our price and quality competences save the buyers from paying unnecessary high prices.
• Brand marking on the product and packaging – You get a ready to sell product straight from the production site.
• Complete confidentiality for the buyer in case of their exclusive product and brand.
• Quality assurance about the goods in production.
• Visibility to the production floor and work in process.
• Working out best shipping costs and solutions for timely delivery of goods.
• Maintenance of Supply chain for product replenishments while keeping the prices consistent as much as possible.
• Sorting issues, if any, which arise during production – for example, if there is any deviation on supplier’s part from the original instruction and agreement.
• Securing safety for the buyer’s investment and delivering to them the required goods as expected.
• We save you long hours you spend on worrying about the goods and the product establishment, production, and shipping process synchronization.
• Occurrence of any hidden cost arising in between the production or shipping stage.