A company store: every employee picks their own size, you get one invoice
The size sheet is where staff apparel orders go wrong — someone guesses, someone's out that day, someone is a large in polos and an extra-large in fleece. A company store fixes it. Company Promo Apparel, a Strive-To-Be company in Delaware, Ohio, builds a private online store for your organization: approved garments, your logo, sized youth XS to adult 4XL, open to your people by link.
How it works
- You approve the items and the logo once. Four to eight garments in your colors — the crew tee, the polo, the quarter-zip, the hat, whatever the program calls for. Mockups on the actual garments before anything goes live.
- We build the store. A private page with your branding; nothing on it is visible to the public unless you want it to be.
- You share one link. Each employee picks their garment, color and size, adds a name if the design allows, and either pays at checkout or uses the allowance you set per person.
- We print, sort by employee and deliver. One labeled box to the office, the shop or each location. Nobody sorts a mixed case.
- The store stays open. The new hire in March orders from the same link and gets the same shirt as the one who started in January. Reorders match because the artwork is on file.
Three ways to run it
- Company-paid. Each employee has an allowance — two polos and a quarter-zip, say — and the company gets one invoice per ordering window.
- Employee-paid. Staff buy what they want at your quoted pricing. Common for optional gear: the hoodie, the hat, the second polo.
- Mixed. Required pieces on the allowance; optional pieces paid by the employee. Most programs land here.
Customers or members can be let in too — a merch item at the counter, or a store for a cause the company backs where a set amount from every item goes to it when the window closes.
Ordering windows vs. always-on
Two rhythms. Windows — the store opens for two weeks, closes, and one production run ships — fit onboarding classes, seasonal gear and events. Always-on stores stay open all year and fulfill in small batches; they fit multi-location businesses, steady hiring and the quarterly restock. We'll recommend one based on headcount and turnover.
What the store replaces
- The size sheet and the spreadsheet
- The box of leftover mediums behind the desk
- The manager collecting money for the optional hoodie
- The "we'll wait until we have ten" delay for a new hire
What we need from you
- Logo files and brand colors (one email)
- The garment list and who pays for what
- Headcount by location, roughly, and where to deliver
Every program is quoted for your headcount and garments — no public price list, one person who knows your account. Every order is approved by you and starts with a deposit that covers artwork and setup.