Ben Hedlund

#logistics-operations - April 03, 2025 at 08:25 PM

We’re exploring Canadian 3PLs, does anyone have some good recommendations? For reference we work with Quiet Platforms in the US now

#jobs-and-talent - April 03, 2025 at 08:23 PM

@French we’ve got a ton of experience doing merch, and general apparel design, and development. Find us at MFG.

DM me if you have any questions

#wholesale-tariffs - April 03, 2025 at 08:13 PM

If your supply chain partners can support it’s a great option. Some of our brand partners are doing it for their overseas POs. It starts to strain with the extreme tariff levels we’ve been seeing.

#self-promotion - March 06, 2025 at 11:02 PM

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mfg. is a full-service production partner, specializing in:

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If you’re looking for a smarter way to build product—without the typical factory runaround—take a look at what we do: https://wearemfg.co/

Always happy to connect—drop me a DM or book a quick chat through our site.

#wholesale-tariffs - March 06, 2025 at 07:31 AM

NuOrder isn’t cheap, but it works pretty well. About $1k/mo +/-

#wholesale-tariffs - March 06, 2025 at 07:17 AM

Shopify B2B ain’t it, but at least they don’t lock you in, prohibiting you from working for the accounts started on the platform. We use NuOrder, and it’s pretty good.

The common mistake made by DTC first brands is thinking that they can scale in the same way they can digitally. Wholesale is built on relationships AND awareness

#wholesale-tariffs - March 05, 2025 at 09:32 PM

I have a ton of experience in this space, and I’m always open to chat. Hit me with a DM if you’re keen.

Another note to consider: working with distributors introduces a ton of brand risk. Be very cautious choosing the right partners. I would HIGHLY encourage you to find the right agents in the markets you want to explore; better margin hit for you, and way less risk that your brand value is diluted by poor placements or liquidations.

#wholesale-tariffs - March 05, 2025 at 09:27 PM

Faire is an easy way to add wholesale. Retailers love it, we just can’t get past their insane lock in requirements and 15% take. Juice isn’t worth the squeeze.

#wholesale-tariffs - March 05, 2025 at 09:25 PM

A bit late to this conversation. We do ~$1.3m in wholesale revenue and about $100m in ecomm revenue. We love using Shopify, but have found their B2B approach to not align well with wholesale market expectations. We use CIN7 and NuOrder. We are currently exploring some other options, mainly interested in removing CIN7, as it’s just utter crap.

#self-promotion - February 24, 2024 at 03:54 PM

Hey LS fam,

After many years producing apparel for some of the best and biggest global brands, we are opening up some capacity to the DTC space. Despite how easy some IG accounts make sourcing look, the reality is that making good apparel is a complicated process, made easier with our years of experience and deep relationships. If you're interested in expanding your product mix to include apparel, we may be available to help. Setup a call from our site, here:

https://www.wearemfg.co/

Key features:
• We can help at any point. Have a design? Great! Don't? No worries!
• Award winning team of experts
• MOQs and Costs designed to work with your margin and sourcing requirements
• Easy communication with our US based team
• Work with the industry's best factories
• Duty-free, high quality product, delivered on-time
You're experts in building great brands, and promoting them to the top of the market. Our expertise is designing, developing, and producing apparel that exceeds quality standards.

Talk soon!

Ben

#paid-media - September 20, 2023 at 05:27 PM

Webflow / Unbounce for a simple landing page and tie it in with Jobber for ops stack

#paid-media - September 18, 2023 at 02:51 AM

Mercury is great (I’ve used it for a few companies now), Wise is probably the easiest and most versatile if your company isn’t US based in my experience.

#tech-talk - September 14, 2023 at 11:40 PM

Purple Dot

#paid-media - September 14, 2023 at 09:48 PM

Does anyone have anything to share about which countries they will not ship to? Why? How did you determine the list? Context: Shopify Plus, DHL Express for all international shipments, shipping from USA, mostly footwear, shipping a mix of DDU and DDP. Thanks in advance!

#jobs-and-talent - August 31, 2023 at 10:18 PM

Reposting here for more relevant visibility. Thanks for the heads up @@E!

#paid-media - August 31, 2023 at 10:14 PM

Good idea! I’ll repost.

#paid-media - August 31, 2023 at 10:11 PM

A company I’m an advisor for, Jogo, is looking for a qualified growth marketer to help them best use their limited ad budget (mainly Meta). I appreciate any well qualified individuals pinging me with interest. Thanks!

#paid-media - August 03, 2023 at 08:28 PM

Yeah, mainly because I wanted to roll something out quick. I’m going to start working on it soon

#paid-media - August 03, 2023 at 06:21 PM

Hi all, I'm diving head first into the world of DTC marketing with the launch of kids brand, and I would qualify as a novice with some front-end dev experience. I want to learn more about the stacks people are using to launch brands. I have setup a barebones landing page, with a Facebook Conversions API Pixel using Segment, a Klaviyo sign-up form also connected to Segment.

I'd like to make my stack as easy and cheap as possible. We'll be moving to Shopify as soon as we get a bit farther along with product content.

Any help, resources, and support would be very much appreciated!

#paid-media - June 09, 2023 at 06:04 PM

We're using CIN7 if you want any feedback DM me...

#paid-media - June 07, 2023 at 05:35 PM

Does anyone have the NRF / GS1 Color and Size Codes that they are open to sharing? Thanks in advance!

#limited-supply - April 18, 2023 at 06:19 PM

To jump in on this thread, while listening to the most recent episode, while in NY I consulted on a fast casual restaurant project from the family that owns a major Indian food company that was aiming to build this kind of concept. Restaurant zero launched with the "Indikitch" brand name, they've since changed it to Deep Indian Kitchen. I think they've expand to four locations now.

#the-welcome-mat - April 17, 2023 at 07:24 PM

Thanks Matt! I'm good for now. What are you working on?

#the-welcome-mat - April 17, 2023 at 06:22 PM

Yo!! Glad to see some familiar faces in here. My day job is as the VP of Sales at Oliver Cabell. I'm a veteran in leveraging the power of the wholesale market for brand growth, and I am actively building, and learning, the best practices on how to do that in house with an established DTC brand. I'm looking forward to some good conversations!