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Printify makes the sale come first
A failed inventory bet became a marketplace for making things only after someone buys them. Printify removes the stockroom from entrepreneurship. The homework stays.
Warren James Makes Fandom Tangible
A creator can command millions of screens and still struggle to make something worth keeping. Warren James handles the journey from an inside joke to a product on your doorstep.
Advertising Edge and the small decisions that make a shirt worth wearing
A Santee merchandise company offers a useful lesson in branding: the logo is only part of the order. Fit, quantity, artwork and the date on the calendar do much of the work.
Another Box Story puts the launch party in the mail
A sunscreen message that appears in sunlight. A fragrance reveal for 100 creators. Another Box Story turns product gifting into small, shippable events - with a growing logistics operation behind the lid.
Articore found a profit in the small print
The owner of Redbubble and TeePublic has returned to profit while sales keep falling. Its turnaround runs through cheaper fulfillment, shared operations and a bigger bill for some artists.
The Icebox Cool Stuff
The Icebox Cool Stuff is an Atlanta-based, full-service branded merchandise and custom apparel agency founded in 2001 on the belief that promotional products can actually be cool. It handles the whole chain - creative design, product sourcing, in-house decorating, warehouse fulfillment, company-store management and global distribution - for corporate clients ranging from Delta Air Lines to Google. Roughly 150 employees work across three locations and 150,000+ square feet of warehouse space, serving brands that want merchandise people actually keep and wear.
THE/STUDIO
THE/STUDIO is a custom product manufacturing and on-demand merchandising platform that connects brands, creators, and organizations to a global network of vetted factories. Founded in 2013 as a custom patch shop, it now produces 300+ categories of custom goods - pins, patches, apparel, coins, drinkware and more - with no minimum orders, fast turnaround, and software that compresses the traditional sourcing process from months to days. The company positions itself as a modern, ethical answer to slow legacy manufacturing, serving over 100,000 customers including Nike, Adidas, Netflix, Uber and the Met Store.