Guides for retailers: buying wholesale, product range and trends

Understanding wholesale and your trade account

Guide: how to find a reliable wholesaler: How do you find a trustworthy wholesale supplier? Criteria, proof of business, minimum orders, red flags and a checklist for shops, kiosks and online sellers.

Guide: trade account and proof of business: Buying wholesale: do you need a registered business, is a small business enough, is a VAT ID required? Trade account registration explained step by step.

Guide: wholesale for small businesses: Buying wholesale as a small or side business: a business registration is enough, the small business VAT scheme in plain terms, small quantities, no minimum.

Buying from other EU countries

Guide: buying wholesale with an EU VAT ID: Buying from a German wholesaler as an EU business: what a VAT ID is, how VIES checks it, how reverse charge works and how delivery to your country works.

Shop, online store and product range

Guide: opening a kiosk: Opening a kiosk or convenience store? Location, formalities in brief, the suppliers you need, a starter range, budget and buying in the first weeks.

Guide: wholesale for online sellers: Buying stock for your web shop, Amazon, eBay or TikTok Shop: reselling, invoices, trademark basics, food rules and which products ship well.

Kiosk range guide: Which trending items pay off in a kiosk in 2026 and where to place them.

Guide: selling squishies: Selling squishies in kiosks, convenience stores and toy shops: target group, counter placement, display, range mix, reordering and the Christmas season.

Trends and seasons

Guide: buying trend products: Buying trending products wholesale: the right quantity, the right timing, measuring sell-through and limiting risk. Practical tips for kiosks and retailers.

TikTok trends guide: How to spot viral products, buy them in time and place them well.

Guide: seasonal calendar for retailers: Seasonal calendar for kiosks and toy shops: Valentine's Day, Easter, summer, back to school, Halloween and Christmas. When to buy and what to display.

Guide: Christmas sales in the kiosk: Plan Christmas 2026 in your kiosk: squishy advent calendar, Christmas squishies, Red Bull editions, Takis and Buldak as small gifts, drinks for the holidays.

Expert articles: squishies and toy safety

Guide: wholesale squishies in Europe: Where small shops in Europe buy squishies wholesale: MOQ vs. packing units, displays, seasons, supplier documents to request and how ordering from MDH works.

Guide: are squishies safe? EU toy rules: Are squishies safe and legal to sell in the EU? Toy Safety Directive, the new Regulation 2025/2509, the 2026 dumpling debate and a checklist for retailers.

Guide: the 2026 squishy trend explained: Butter, crunchy and dumpling squishies: why children, teens and kidults buy them in 2026, what the data shows, seasonal peaks and sales arguments for shops.

Expert articles: food, labelling and deposits

Guide: Buldak and the Denmark recall: Denmark recalled three Buldak noodles in 2024 and cleared two a month later. What was recalled, the 2026 batch recalls and what EU retailers should check.

Guide: labelling imported snacks in the EU: Imported snacks and drinks in the EU: which label details are mandatory, which language applies, which colours and caffeine levels need warnings.

Guide: German can deposit (Pfand) and selling abroad: Drinks with German deposit (Pfand) sold abroad: where DPG cans can be returned, when German deposit applies and which deposit systems run in other EU states.

Guide: Korean snacks and drinks in Europe: Korean snacks and drinks for EU retailers: export figures, Buldak noodles, Milkis milk soda and Cantabile Ade, who buys them and how to place them in store.

Expert articles: buying and doing business in Europe

Guide: EU wholesale paperwork: Buying wholesale from Germany as an EU business: what the invoice must show, how VAT IDs are checked and why suppliers ask for proof of delivery.

Guide: B2B wholesale marketplaces in Europe: Faire, Ankorstore, Creoate, Qogita and zentrada compared for small shops: who sells there, minimums, payment terms and shipping, with dated sources.

Guide: starting an exotic snack shop: Opening an exotic snack and trend shop in Europe: registrations, label checks, supplier types, a starter range and a checklist for your first orders.

Expert articles: documents, logistics and range

Guide: halal snacks in wholesale: Which halal certificate should retailers ask a wholesaler for? How to check certifier, product and validity, and what applies to Buldak noodles.

Guide: flavoured toothpicks in retail: Flavoured toothpicks explained for retailers: what Wunder toothpicks contain, who buys them, how to display them and which claims to avoid. No nicotine.

Guide: documents from your wholesaler: Which documents can retailers request from a wholesaler? EU declarations of conformity, EN 71 test reports, food specifications, halal certificates, invoices.

Guide: delivery to your fulfilment centre: Shipping wholesale stock straight to a fulfilment warehouse: advance notice, carton and pallet labels, best-before dates and paperwork. A seller checklist.

Guide: order sizes from carton to pallet: How order sizes work in wholesale: packing unit, carton, layer and Euro pallet, when parcel or freight makes sense, and how much a small shop should order.