All  merchandise ships directly from the manufacturer or through their special markets distribution center. When you place an order we will let you know the name of the supplier you should make your purchase order  out to.

Why Would a Supplier Have a Distribution Center?

Manufacturer's are designed to ship massive quantities to retail receiving centers. Special Markets allows you to order like a retailer but you may need to ship the merchandise to a non-traditional receving center like a hotel or conference center, or you may need to drop ship your orders directly to the recipients.

Special Markets is also different from traditional wholesale in that you want the exact quantiy and style ordered to arrive by a particular time. Retailers don't work under these contraints and a manufacturer could ship whatever is available whenever it's available.

For these two reasons a manufacturer will either develop their own Special Markets department or outsource fulfillment to a Special Markets Distributor, whichever is best suited to their business model.

Last updated on October 30, 2011 by Greg Greunke