Every collection has a different fulfillment rule

A new drop, a full-price bestseller, and an end-of-season style should not be promised from stores the same way.

New drops need protection

Fresh collections can lose store selling time when online orders pull inventory from stores too early.

Markdown styles age quickly

Older styles lose value when they sit in slow-moving stores, while full-price winners still need a buffer for walk-ins.

Multi-item orders can lose margin fast

One order can become expensive when every item ships from a different location.

Pickup depends on store eligibility

A shopper may see inventory nearby, but not every store can pick, hold, and hand over every style.

Custom apparel has its own inventory math

Embroidered, altered, or made-to-order styles may share the same blank inventory and need special handling.

Store capacity varies by location

A flagship store, small boutique, and outlet door may not be able to fulfill the same number of orders in a day.

Rejected items need follow-up

If a missing, damaged, or mismatched item stays available, the same store can receive another order for it.

Control how each collection sells

HotWax Commerce channel availability control for apparel, hold back launch and full-price stock, clear markdown, and publish different sellable inventory by channel
Control how each fashion collection sells online

Hold back launch and full-price stock

Set buffers by product, collection, or channel so online orders do not drain core sizes and styles from stores.

Publish different availability by channel

Keep eCommerce, marketplace, and wholesale sellable inventory rules separate when they draw from the same stock.

Show pickup before checkout

Show store availability on the product page and allow pickup only from stores eligible for that item.

Control future stock and launch demand

Pre-sell selected styles before stock arrives, then release orders when receiving is complete.

Route orders by margin, speed, and sell-through

HotWax Commerce order routing for apparel, warehouse-first fulfillment, store selling windows for new drops, and multi-item shipment consolidation to protect margin
HotWax Commerce order routing for apparel, warehouse-first fulfillment, store selling windows for new drops, and multi-item shipment consolidation to protect margin

Warehouse-first fulfillment

Use stores only when the warehouse cannot fulfill, delivery is faster, or store inventory needs to move.

Multi-item order control

Prioritize locations that can fulfill more of the order and use shipment value rules to avoid unprofitable split shipments.

Give new drops a store window

Keep stores selling fresh arrivals locally before those units become available for ship from store.

Route custom apparel

Route embroidered, altered, or made-to-order items only to locations with the tools and staff to fulfill them.

Clear markdown inventory

Route older styles, outlet items, and end-of-season stock from stores that need help clearing slow inventory.

Build omnichannel strategy around your collection

Bring your launch, pickup, or custom apparel flows. We'll map how each collection should sell, move, and fulfill across online channels.

Give store teams workflows built for apparel

Store order and inventory management apps built for fashion industry
HotWax Commerce store fulfillment app for apparel, scan-first picking, pickup preparation, and store-to-store transfers by size, color, and style

Fulfill pickup orders quickly

Pick the exact size and color, hold it for the customer, and complete pickup when they arrive.

Ship right apparel from store

Use scan-first picking and packing so similar sizes, washes, fits, and colors do not ship incorrectly.

Fix inaccurate store inventory

Assign counts by style, size, color, or store when an item is rejected, missing, or repeatedly wrong.

Move styles between stores

Transfer aging styles, missing sizes, or customer-requested items with clear shipped, in-transit, and received states.

Control how much each store fulfills

Set daily order limits by location so high-traffic stores, small boutiques, and outlet stores are not overloaded.

Capture why a style cannot ship

Let associates choose configurable rejection reasons like not found, damaged, stained, stitching issue, wrong color, or last unit.

Questions apparel teams ask

Can we stop low-value accessories from shipping alone?

Shipment value rules can prevent socks, caps, belts, gifts-with-purchase, or small accessories from becoming standalone shipments that lose margin.

Can we handle size exchanges in store?

Store teams can process the return and exchange in one flow, capture the reason, and make the approved item available again after inspection.

Can returned apparel stay offline until it is inspected?

Returned items can stay out of online availability until the store confirms the item is sellable, tagged correctly, and ready to go back to stock.

Can marketplace or wholesale orders avoid store fulfillment?

Yes. Channel-specific routing rules can set preferred fulfillment locations, so marketplace, wholesale, custom, or B2B orders can ship from the approved locations instead of stores.

Can stores pause fulfillment during sale weekends or staffing gaps?

Stores can be removed from pickup or ship-from-store eligibility temporarily without removing their inventory from every view.

Can different regions or brands follow different rules?

Rules can stay separate for regions, brands, outlet stores, warehouses, 3PLs, and marketplaces while orders are still managed centrally.

Sell through every collection without losing control of inventory

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