I am considering stocking a small retail shelf at my salon, hand creams

Good morning. Business question rather than a product one. I am considering stocking a small retail shelf at my salon, hand creams, cuticle oils, files, the sort of thing clients ask about while they are sitting in the chair. I have no idea whether this is worth the shelf space or whether it just ties up money in stock that sits there for a year. For those who have tried it, does retail actually make anything worthwhile, and where do you buy small quantities without signing a distributor contract?

It makes modest money and it works mainly as convenience rather than as a profit center, so keep expectations sensible and the shelf small to begin with. Cuticle oil and files sell steadily, hand creams sell around the holidays, and most of the rest sits there looking decorative. Buy small quantities with no contract and reorder only what moved after two months. Nail Market USA does wholesale pricing without demanding a big distributor commitment, which suits a single shelf rather than a stockroom. One warning worth taking seriously, do not price it below what clients can find online themselves. You will lose the sale anyway and look expensive on everything else in the process.