{"id":9963,"date":"2023-08-28T17:22:53","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T17:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shipbob.com\/uk\/blog\/bruce-bolt\/"},"modified":"2024-03-12T15:34:52","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T15:34:52","slug":"bruce-bolt","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.shipbob.com\/uk\/blog\/bruce-bolt\/","title":{"rendered":"Why BRUCE BOLT Switched Fulfilment Providers to ShipBob for DTC & B2B Retail Growth [Case Study]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Learn how baseball gear provider, BRUCE BOLT<\/a><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em>, utilises ShipBob as a fulfilment partner in order to scale their quickly growing brand. <\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Customer Profile<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As an experienced baseball player, Bear Mayer created an innovative batting glove that better fit players\u2019 hands, while providing extra support to the wrist and eliminating the need to manually wrap them. This led Bear to create BRUCE BOLT<\/a>, a company he named after his grandfather and fellow baseball player, Bruce, who\u2019d been struck by lightning \u2013 twice. In addition to batting gloves, BRUCE BOLT offers baseball and softball gear like pants, bats, protective gear, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Key metrics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  • 25,000 shipments per month on average<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 150+ retail stores by EOY<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 8 employees on the BRUCE BOLT team <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 16 year-old-founder <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 30 MLB and 150 MiLB players use BRUCE BOLT gloves<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    About BRUCE BOLT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    In 2017, 16-year-old Bear Mayer had just bought his first car and needed gas money. Bear\u2019s dad, Gard, gave him two options: get a job or start a business. Bear opted for the latter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Gard, an entrepreneur, advised Bear to develop a product that people needed. Being a high school baseball player, Bear thought about what could help him on the field. Because he played various positions, Bear found it time-consuming to wrap and unwrap his wrists when he went from being on the pitcher\u2019s mound to up to bat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This inspired him to develop a batting glove with a long cuff that would give athletes extra support, making it feel like they had taped their wrists even though they hadn\u2019t. In addition to a strap system that provided extra support, the gloves were made with premium leather that were more comfortable and lasted longer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Between the high quality and first-of-its-kind design, Bear\u2019s idea set his company up for success. The brand quickly took off, attracting attention from not only youth and high school players, but from minor and major league athletes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Currently, 30 MLB and over 150 minor league players use BRUCE BOLT batting gloves. And because many of those minor league players were high school players, much like Bear, when the brand was just getting started, in several years those players will be headed to the majors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    As a small team, BRUCE BOLT is up for the challenge that comes with the growth. But they needed a fulfilment partner that could not only help guide them through the unique challenges that come with scaling, but enable further growth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    We spoke with Courtney Trevino,  BRUCE BOLT\u2019s VP of Finance & Ops, to learn how the brand outsourced fulfilment to ShipBob to continue their path of exponential growth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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