Article - Modern Corporate Merchandise by XCO

25 Oct 2021

Classic or Funky, Fun and Modern Corporate Merchandise by XCO

 

The wide range of merchandise supplied to corporate entities by our company, XCO Group, consists of more than 230 000 different products. This figure excludes the items, typically corporate clothing, sports apparel or team wear, which we at XCO may custom-design and/or custom-manufacture for the use of our clients’ employees and team members, according to given corporate specifications.

 

Trading, Buying and Selling

 

More generally and broadly speaking, “merchandise” is defined as manufactured goods and services that are bought or offered for sale. “Merchandising”, on the other hand, refers to the creation of an attractive display of goods, usually in a retail store environment, in such a way as to present, promote and make the goods easy to spot and convenient to access. This task is usually performed by a trained person, the merchandiser.

 

Merci, les Français

 

As with so many English words and terms, “merchandise” is derived from the Old French word “marchandise”, which in turn, stems from “marchand” – a merchant – defined as “a person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially one dealing with foreign countries or supplying goods to a particular trade”.

 

Such a person or body typically buys and sells goods in large quantities or bulk and sells products directly to customers in a retail store or online via the Internet. Catalogues, printed or online, are invaluable tools of this trade. At XCO Group, we certainly find them so; in our case, in an online format.

 

Despite starting out initially as a sports retail outlet in the City of Pretoria, back in 1987, we’ve grown, evolved and developed into what we are today, the XCO Group, wholesalers to the corporate sector. No longer retailers that supply and sell to the public from a store, we now conduct our business almost exclusively online, which is of tremendous benefit to our clients – locally, nationally and internationally.

 

Modern technology enables XCO and its corporate merchandise to be accessible to all corporate entities instantly, with the mere click of a button. It’s that quick and easy, and we’re always there, whenever it suits you to do your corporate shopping.

 

Online Catalogues

 

Our cutting-edge online facilities enable our clients, wherever they may be located, to select from our comprehensive collections of merchandise, contained in our clearly illustrated online catalogues. This they may do at their own, individual convenience and leisure, since our system allows our clients the opportunity to shop and place orders online at any time, for more than 230 000 products across 130 different brands.

 

 

For your ease and convenience, we’ve categorised and sub-categorised our divisions and corporate merchandise collections as follows:

 

Divisions

 

·         Lifestyle

·         Deals and promotions

·         XCO Group videos

·         Design your own

·         Etail brand management

·         Quick quote cart

 

This is followed by several informative options, with a strong focus on vital aspects of your corporate brand – the backbone of any and every successful enterprise:

 

·         Create your brand

·         Apply your brand

·         Expose your brand

·         Expand your brand

·         Live your brand

 

Merchandise Categories

 

·         Gifting – promotional items for all types of events and occasions, from small budget give-aways to high-end executive gifts

·         Corporate clothing – for a variety of working environments, from dressy and formal to comfortably semi-formal to completely casual and informal, yet still smart, neat and appropriately attired to promote a professional corporate image

·         Workwear (workwear & PPE) – all the heavy duty apparel and equipment with which to ensure that workers are visible, attired and protected suitably and safely for a variety of tasks and trades

·         Branding – exposes the presence of your entity, its insignia, and its image, indicating that you take your business seriously, likewise your customers

·         Sport – apparel, accessories and equipment with which to get your individual participants and teams geared for competition and victory

·         XCO digital – more than marketing and/or design, helps brands grow in this modern, technology-driven, transformative digital age, where innovative ideas and imagination meet and merge

 

On the XCO Group website, each one of the categories is listed immediately above features a drop-down menu, in which similar or associated collections of corporate merchandise are grouped together under a relevant heading, making viewing and selection much quicker and easier.

 

An image of each individual product is clearly displayed; by selecting each, additional information and available options are displayed, typically accompanied by guide price indicators, which may be confirmed when requesting a quote.

 

XCO is also qualified and equipped to attend to all your branding requirements in-house. For top-quality, competitively priced, expertly branded corporate merchandise, you need not look any further than XCO.