Online Company Stores

Resource Center is a pioneer when it comes to company stores. As a fulfillment company we have always had the fulfillment muscle to power any company store. Since before the internet was "the internet" that it is today, we have provided company store fulfillment for many of our clients. We were leaders in moving our company stores online in the 1990's, and that experience benefits all of our current online stores today.

Many merchandise vendors offer some form of off-the-shelf company store while Resource Center offers a time-tested proprietary solution, and we have the fulfillment expertise to back up our promise to provide an unparalleled company store experience.

Leveraged Purchasing
Allowing sales reps, departments, regions, or other organizational groups within your company order their own promotional goods on an "as needed" basis is not financially effective. Having multiple groups ordering a similar item from different vendors at different times costs much more than stocking enough of that item for everyone to access through a company store. Here's why:

• Each order will require your staff's time to find a vendor, research items, review quotes and coordinate orders
• Each order will be assessed separate setup charges, often between $40 and $100 each
• Each order will have a higher per-unit price due to the smaller order size
• Each order will have a separate freight cost which is more expensive than 1 large shipment
• You will process and pay multiple invoices, the average invoice processing cost in the US is $10 to $30
• Ensuring the majority of your annual promotional products are bought through a single source reduces the overall margin for each item, significantly reducing your annual spend, by as much as 20%
• Items in stock ship in 24 hours or the same day, so all of those last minute needs won't incur rush production costs and air freight is significantly reduced

Brand Control
Resource Center develops a detailed profile of your promotional branding requirements. We work from your corporate identity guide and we work diligently to apply those guidelines to maintain rules regarding the use of your brand. We focus on your corporate colors, logo placements, sizes, logo quality, etc. We develop a catalog of all logos used for promotional purposes and we make those logos available to our clients online. We can be your branding police that ensures your identity is consistent across your entire organization.

Budget Control
You have the option of running all costs through a single cost center/purchase order, or, users can use a corporate credit card to place their orders, or they can supply a department code and cost center at the time of checkout. Online reports are available at any time regarding where your promotional inventory ships and where the costs were posted. We can setup the accounting for your company store however you would like, at the same time maintaining accountability and budget control.