In the 1970s, our family started importing jewelry and accessories from Indonesia into Australia. It was small-scale, hands-on trade. Learning which factories could deliver, which could not, and how to tell the difference.
Indonesia to Australia
Our family begins importing jewelry and accessories from Indonesia into the Australian market. Small volumes, hands-on learning. Every factory visit, every negotiation, every quality check done in person. The relationships built during this era still underpin the business today.
Indonesia, 1970s
Asia offices. US retail.
The second generation moves to New York and opens sourcing offices across the Asian market, building distribution into every major US retailer. The business grows from a family trade route into a full-scale sourcing operation with 42 factory partnerships across Asia.
Sourcing across Asia
Same network. Modern tools.
The third generation adds proprietary AI tools and a full digital growth practice to the same sourcing infrastructure. BrandFit scores products against brand catalogs using machine learning. CatalogIQ identifies assortment gaps in real time. The factories are the same. The relationships are the same. The intelligence layer is new. Headquarters in Charleston, SC.
Charleston, SC