OEKO-TEX Bedding France: project record
Two mills' certificates had lapsed without notice; fabric hand-feel varied across batches (complaints on 5.4% of orders); MOQs were rigid at 2,000 sets per SKU, blocking a test-and-scale launch.
- Buyer and project
- A Lyon, France bedding brand with 40 SKUs, selling DTC and through 60 retail points.
- Products and scope
- Bedding sets; duvet covers and sheets, OEKO-TEX Standard 100 class I.
What LifaSourcing.com did
Shortlisted 8 suppliers; verified OEKO-TEX certificates against validity, scope, and test-lab records.
Coordinated fabric sampling across 3 seasons' colorways.
Negotiated flexible MOQs (1,000 sets per SKU with a fabric bank).
Set acceptance criteria: shrinkage ≤3%, colorfastness ≥4.
2 certified partners engaged; complaints down to 1.1% of orders; first collection launched on time; landed cost −9%; approximately $52,000 annual saving at planned volumes.
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