Manhattan by Bond No.9 3.3oz Unisex EDP Spray

Manhattan — a niche reference for the customer who has run out of designer names to try

Manhattan by Bond No. 9 is a niche reference for the customer who has run out of designer names to try. This catalogue carries it in 2 presentations, inside a Bond No. 9 range of 152 in all — enough to build the brand a facing of its own rather than stocking one orphan bottle. Bond No. 9 sits in the niche tier, not the designer one: retail runs several times a department-store bottle, and the buyer knows it. That is the point — it gives a perfumeria something to sell that the shop across the street cannot discount.

Every unit is authentic and sealed in its original packaging. Half of what a niche customer pays for is certainty; being able to stand behind the bottle is not a footnote to the sale, it is part of the product.

Fragrance Composition

Olfactory family: Oriental Spicy
Top notes: Fresh Coriander, Corsican Immortelle, Nutmeg, Italian Bergamot, Gold Saffron
Heart notes: Gingerbread, Cashmere Wood, French Genet, Star Jasmine, Cistus Flower
Base notes: Red Plum, Honey, Agarwood, Creamy Sandalwood, Suede, Musk

The result is dense and honeyed, an after-dark spice that turns soft as suede — that one line is usually all a customer needs to hear before they try it.

Commercial Details

Size: 100 ml spray
Concentration: Eau de Parfum (EDP)
Presentation: Sealed retail unit in its original box
Authenticity: Genuine Bond No. 9 stock
Case pack: Individual + case discounts starting at 12 units
Terms: Flat $35 shipping on all orders, no minimums, no membership. 3% off when paying by Zelle

Retailer Insights

Manhattan targets buyers 25-55 across genders, in the niche segment. Moves well through niche perfumerias, concept stores and hotel retail. Sells hardest in the colder half of the year, when heavier compositions dominate the counter. Natural cross-sells from this catalogue: Astor Place, Little Italy, Fire Island, West Broadway.

Positioning

Bond No. 9 does not sell from a shelf the customer has to hunt through. Give the house a block of its own, above the designer stock and where the bottles are visible, and keep something open to spray. This is a line customers discover in the shop rather than arrive asking for, so the bottle being seen and smelled is the whole mechanism. Hold your price. Bond No. 9 lives on the perception that it is worth several times a designer bottle, and a deep discount does not read as a bargain here — it reads as a reason to doubt the bottle.