Multi-carrier rate shopping
Available services are compared shipment by shipment, balancing cost with the required transit time and destination.
3PL operations
Ship individual orders, cartons, couriers, and freight through defined program rules.
Multi-carrier rate shopping, customer-selected services, third-party accounts, and destination-specific workflows can connect directly to decoration, inventory, store packs, and fulfillment.
Inside the operation
Shipping & distribution, up close.
Selected views from the equipment, finishing, inventory, and workflows connected to this work.
Bulk orders organized for carrier handoff.
Packed orders staged for the next fulfillment step.
Inventory staged for store packs and distribution.
Warehouse inventory positioned for fulfillment programs.
Warehouse space organized for inventory, fulfillment, and distribution.
Store packed garments staged for distribution.
Retail ready displays prepared for multi-location distribution.
Retail-ready product prepared for distribution.
Pick locations organized for warehousing needs and fulfillment programs.
Store packs prepared for coordinated distribution and multi-location shipping.
Easily accessible inventory supports seamless picking.
Organized warehouse capacity for continuing programs.Overview
The final handoff should be planned with the order.
Most customers elect to have Impress Designs compare available UPS, FedEx, USPS, DHL, GlobalPost, and other carrier services to find a cost-effective option that meets the shipment's transit-time and destination requirements.
Customers may instead specify a shipping service or provide a third-party carrier account. Packaging, address quality, carrier rules, billing, tracking, and exception ownership are defined by program.
Capabilities & scope
Distribution options.
Courier and pickup
Local pickup and courier releases require an order or purchase-order reference.
LTL and bulk destinations
Pallets, store packs, cartons, and large program releases can be coordinated to approved destinations.
Canada and Mexico
Shipping to Canada and Mexico is available for a fee. International ecommerce options are being expanded, but additional destinations are not represented as generally available yet.
International duties and taxes
International shipments are sent Delivered Duty Unpaid (DDU). Duties, taxes, brokerage fees, and other import charges are billed to the recipient or to a customer-provided third-party account and are not the responsibility of Impress Designs.
Tracking and status
Shipment status and tracking are typically returned to the store through ShipStation's API or through a program-specific custom API where available.
Operating model
Distribution planning.
- 01
Define destinations, service levels, carriers, accounts, packaging, labels, documents, and cutoffs.
- 02
Validate addresses, routing information, third-party billing, and special handling.
- 03
Pack, label, reconcile, and release each shipment.
- 04
Return tracking, status, documents, and exceptions through the agreed workflow.
Requirements & controls
Program considerations
- Accurate addresses and order references
- Carrier account and chargeback responsibility
- Packaging and dimensional requirements
- Pickup and dock scheduling
- International duties, taxes, brokerage, and import responsibility
- Claims, returns, tracking, and exception ownership
Customer fit
A strong fit for
- Direct-to-consumer orders
- Retail and distribution-center programs
- Multi-location business shipments
- Events and time-sensitive releases
- Orders moving directly from decoration to destination
A partner that stays ahead