DataBest next move
Read the market direction first
Use market intelligence before you compare suppliers or start outreach.
Category route
Hardware & Tools from discovery into a clearer sourcing decision
Start from the visible products in this category, then move the strongest opportunities into supplier comparison, RFQ, or managed sourcing instead of treating the category like a dead-end browse page.
Visible products
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Surface type
Discovery then shortlist
Natural next move
Compare or RFQ
After understanding the category
Do not leave Hardware & Tools trapped inside the product grid
A strong category should move into a practical next step: market data clarifies the trend, comparison sharpens the shortlist, and RFQ or managed sourcing push it into execution.
Decision
Build a stronger supplier shortlist
Move the vendors behind the strongest products into compare instead of evaluating them manually.
RFQ
Turn the category into an RFQ flow
When the requirements get clearer, start a structured RFQ for this category.
Inside this category
Watch where the strongest signal starts, then move it into a real workflow
Grid ready for shortlistingReady for tracking
