Boutique hotels should evaluate an eyewear supplier on guest fit, property presentation, landed economics, replenishment, and service, not only frame price. The supplier should explain how the assortment solves forgotten or damaged-item needs without looking generic or disconnected from the brand.
Questions to ask before buying
- Assortment: How are reader powers, frame styles, fits, and quantities selected?
- Presentation: Can the display and assortment fit the property's aesthetic?
- Economics: What is the complete landed opening cost and payment timing?
- Replenishment: Are precise power and style reorders practical?
- Continuity: Can proven styles remain available?
- Support: Who handles stockouts, slow duplication, damage, credits, and the next order?
Red flags
- a commodity-looking assortment
- many minor variations of the same style
- vague freight or credit terms
- no continuity plan
- no named post-installation owner
How to compare proposals
Compare guest relevance, visual fit, power breadth, style differentiation, landed cost, refill precision, continuity, service, and exit terms.
What good support looks like
A capable supplier uses guest requests, style movement, power gaps, visual fit, and reorders to improve the program while protecting the property's identity.
This is buyer guidance based on Major Frames' wholesale eyewear experience.
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