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Apparel Inventory Management Services<\/strong><\/h1>\n

The apparel ecommerce market is expected to reach $759+ million<\/a> by the end of year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though there\u2019s plenty of opportunity, the logistics side of selling apparel online has its own set of challenges, especially when it comes to managing inventory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re struggling to keep up with apparel inventory, ShipBob can help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ShipBob is a best-in-class 3PL<\/a> that can help you optimise your inventory management process and  grow your business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read on to learn more about our inventory management solution for apparel brands..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is apparel inventory?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Apparel inventory refers to inventory of an assortment of clothing items, including jeans, t-shirts, dresses, and more, which often are available in several different variations \u2014 from size to colour to patterns \u2014 increasing the number of SKUs an apparel business has to manage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With apparel inventory, businesses must implement inventory tracking systems<\/a> that offer SKU management<\/a> capabilities in order to organise, update, and view SKU at a glance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This allows brands to track inventory across their sales channels and quickly make decisions on SKU performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best practices for managing apparel inventory<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Managing apparel inventory can be a challenge. It often involves small variations of a similar SKU. Whether it\u2019s offering polo shirts in a variety of colours or jeans in both regular and petite sizes \u2014 apparel inventory requires a system that makes it easy to track it all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some best practices for managing apparel inventory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Track inventory in real time<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Be sure to implement software designed specifically to help manage inventory in real time. With the right real-time inventory management solution, you can reduce risks of inventory shrinkage<\/a>, inaccurate inventory reports<\/a>, stockouts<\/a>, and backorders<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With inventory tracking software in place, your orders and inventory are synced in real time. This makes it much easier to track inventory by increasing inventory visibility<\/a> and providing insights into when it\u2019s time to replenish inventory<\/a>, run a promotion, and track slow-moving items that are no longer generating sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Practice proper SKU management<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When selling apparel, SKU proliferation<\/a> is inevitable. But holding on to certain variations of apparel items that don\u2019t sell can cut into your profit margins in the long run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To stay profitable, it\u2019s important to optimise inventory<\/a> by determining slow-moving SKUs and possibly discontinuing them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the right inventory tracking software, you can easily track slow-moving items vs. fast-moving items and make decisions on what SKUs to discontinue or replenish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Simplify fulfilment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Managing inventory is a major component of the ecommerce fulfilment<\/a> process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are currently handing fulfilment in-house<\/a> but offer different products in variations, it might be time to partner with a ShipBob.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ShipBob\u2019s entire distribution network is powered by the same fulfilment software<\/a>, which includes built-in inventory management<\/a> software. ShipBob can receive and store each SKU separately, pick and pack orders efficiently, and ship orders through the most cost-effective route. This allows you to spend less time on logistics but maintain visibility into operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s simple to\u00a0add products to the ShipBob dashboard<\/a>\u00a0automatically or manually. If you have the same SKU imported from different stores, you can\u00a0easily merge them<\/a>\u00a0to prevent duplicate products\/inventory.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cAs we saw our small startup business beginning to gain traction, we needed to find a 3PL that could help us manage the thousands of orders we would get in minutes. When I was researching companies, I knew they had to be tech-enabled, integrate with Shopify, and a company that could scale with us. We found exactly that with ShipBob.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jason Ton, CFO of 100 Thieves<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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With a global fulfilment<\/a> network and best-in-class technology, ShipBob offers a wide range of fulfilment capabilities to help you create a winning apparel logistics strategy, including flexible fulfilment<\/a>, advanced data and analytics<\/a>, and other world-class logistics solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cLast time we shipped our own packages, it took us 3 weeks. It took ShipBob less than 2 days. I couldn\u2019t wait to delegate this business over, because the stress level was through the roof. I am just so grateful for ShipBob.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrea Hamilton, founder of The Finer Things 1920<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

ShipBob has vast experience in fulfilling a wide range of apparel, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n