Samsung Electronics, a global leader in digital technology, sent four sourcing teams to meet 49 pre-screened Global Sources suppliers at a Custom Private Sourcing Event held on September 10-11, 2008 in Shenzhen. Samsung Electronics' Vice President, Jang Yoo Chun, said: "We create all our designs in-house and manufacture the final products, but we need to find component suppliers who can help us get great products. Because Private Sourcing Events connect us with quality suppliers who have already been pre-screened based on our requirements, we can find the suppliers we need faster and get our products to market faster."

Lowe's, the second-largest home improvement retailer in the world, with annual sales of over US$48 billion, met pre-screened mainland China suppliers at Global Sources' Custom Private Sourcing Event in Shanghai on September 3, 2008. Buyers met with suppliers to source tools, rough plumbing and rough electrical, and outdoor power equipment. LG Sourcing's Managing Office Director of its Shanghai office, Victor Pan, said: "In the home improvement industry, quality is key. In addition to meeting industry certification requirements, suppliers we work with need to meet our company standards. We have more than 1,500 stores in North America - so not only is quality a key factor we require of our suppliers - but also reliability and flexibility. Because of the pre-screening process that takes place beforehand, these Private Sourcing Events help enable us to more quickly find the suppliers with the right qualifications. This saves us a tremendous amount of time and effort." LG Sourcing, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lowe's Companies, is responsible for Lowe's overseas sourcing.

A custom Private Sourcing Event was arranged for Verex Co., Ltd on July 10, 2008 in Shenzhen. The company was looking to expand their vendor base of lighting, stone, millwork, and porcelain in China by this event.

Samsung Electronics, the global leader in digital technology, sent seven sourcing teams to meet 60 pre-screened Global Sources suppliers at a Custom Private Sourcing Event on May 13-14, 2008 in Shenzhen. Product categories covered at the Event were Audio/Video, Computers, Digital Appliances, Printers, LCDs, Visual Displays and Wireless Products. Managing Director of Samsung Electronics, Jang Yoo Chun, said: "World-class consumer electronics require world-class components. Suppliers not only have to produce quality, they have to deliver on time, every time. We were impressed with the suppliers we met at the Event. We look forward to working more with Global Sources going forward to find even more suppliers at the next Samsung Custom Private Sourcing Event in the third quarter."

Tractor Supply, the largest U.S. farm and ranch product retailer with over US$2 billion in annual sales, met 23 Greater China suppliers pre-screened by Global Sources at its Custom Private Sourcing Event in Shenzhen on April 7, 2008. Product categories covered at the Event were hardware, tools and outdoor equipment. Melody Alford, Director of Global Sourcing for Tractor Supply, said: "At Tractor Supply, we stand behind the products we sell and our customers have come to expect our products to perform and to last, so we must focus on quality. The opportunity to meet directly with suppliers and communicate this message was invaluable. The Global Sources suppliers we met at the event reflected this quality consciousness that's so important to our business. We will continue to utilize Global Sources as one method to locate suppliers for the Tractor Supply stores."

Easton-Bell, representing five top international sporting goods brands, met Global Sources suppliers at its Custom Private Sourcing Event in Shanghai on December 3, 2007. Vice president of Global Sourcing for Easton-Bell Sports, David Ward, said: "We asked Global Sources to mine their vast database to find a very particular group of vendors in our biking and team sport product categories in a specific region in China that we were not able to adequately find through our own sourcing offices in Asia. In a matter of two weeks they were able to locate over 40 qualified vendors and arrange private meetings for us to meet with them. I was extremely impressed with the results."

Staples, the world's largest office products retailer, sent five buying teams to meet thirty-four China suppliers at Global Sources' Private Sourcing Event on April 2,2007 in Shenzhen.