Where do UK people buy their 4x4 accessories?
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G'Day.
As an expat now living in Australia, I've developed a rather strong passion for four-wheel-driving and now have a small business designing and selling accessories in Australia and New Zealand.
Once of my best selling products is for the new Ford Ranger and New Amarok and is small enough to reasonably consider shipping from Australia to the UK.
Down here we have a number of big brands (ARB, TJM, Opposite Lock etc.) that have stores all over the country, but what do 4WD owners do in the UK? IS is mostly online, are there physical stores, do people fit their own? I guess there's not a big range of 4x4 gear at Halfords?
Its been 12 years since I was in the UK and back then I had no interest in the 4x4 scene at all.
As an expat now living in Australia, I've developed a rather strong passion for four-wheel-driving and now have a small business designing and selling accessories in Australia and New Zealand.
Once of my best selling products is for the new Ford Ranger and New Amarok and is small enough to reasonably consider shipping from Australia to the UK.
Down here we have a number of big brands (ARB, TJM, Opposite Lock etc.) that have stores all over the country, but what do 4WD owners do in the UK? IS is mostly online, are there physical stores, do people fit their own? I guess there's not a big range of 4x4 gear at Halfords?
Its been 12 years since I was in the UK and back then I had no interest in the 4x4 scene at all.
Thanks for the input everyone - I assume it's a similar story for other European countries?
We have a couple of options to sell this to UK buyers:
1) Sell through our website and they have to wait ages for it to arrive.
2) Have a batch manufactured and boxed by a company I know in Buckinghamshire then get them distributed somehow. However with no real 4WD shops that plan may be a bit tricky without resorting to some kind of side-hustle/airtasker type person we don't know handling and shipping the products out.
I have a trip to the UK scheduled for my main job (the 4WD stuff is really just a hobby) in 2024 during which I can try and get a feel for things but it would be nice to try and get our foot in the door prior to that.
We have a couple of options to sell this to UK buyers:
1) Sell through our website and they have to wait ages for it to arrive.
2) Have a batch manufactured and boxed by a company I know in Buckinghamshire then get them distributed somehow. However with no real 4WD shops that plan may be a bit tricky without resorting to some kind of side-hustle/airtasker type person we don't know handling and shipping the products out.
I have a trip to the UK scheduled for my main job (the 4WD stuff is really just a hobby) in 2024 during which I can try and get a feel for things but it would be nice to try and get our foot in the door prior to that.
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