Journal

Notes from the warehouse, for buyers.

Name: Al Bahiya Trading Co.
Address: 3300 San Juan Dr, Las Vegas, NV, 89108, US
Telephone: +1-850-390-2093
Price range: $$

Long-form essays we write for the trade — grading guides, merchandising playbooks, and the occasional rant about category-language inflation.

April 2026

A retailer's guide to grading oud

How to tell A from Double A from Super — without taking your supplier's word for it.

March 2026

Tin size, shelf placement, demo strategy, and the impulse price point that actually works.

February 2026

What a hospitality scent program actually costs, and how to brief one without overspending.

January 2026

CITES rules, wild vs cultivated agarwood, and what 'ethical oud' really means.

December 2025

When private label makes sense, when it does not, and what to expect from a 250-unit run.

November 2025

Oil-based attars and alcohol-based EDPs serve different customers. A buying guide for boutique floors.

October 2025

How long oud and attars actually last, what destroys them, and the warehouse practices that protect margin.

September 2025

How we help our accounts plan October through January — case packs, gift sets, in-store theatre.

August 2025

A week in Deira and the perfume souks, written for buyers who can't make the trip themselves.