20+ Brands, One Storefront: Selling Assortment Without Carrying Inventory
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A client asks if you can carry the scrub brand their nurses already wear. Your answer usually depends on how much stock you're willing to buy. Carrying one brand means betting on sizes, colors, and fits that may not sell, and carrying five turns into a warehouse problem.
With Uniform Stores by Scrub Authority, 20+ leading scrub brands (plus outerwear, etc) sit in one storefront built for your client, and you never hold a single unit.
Why Assortment Matters to Your Clients
Uniform-wearing teams rarely agree on what they want to wear. One healthcare group can have nurses who want stretch joggers, techs who need fluid-repellent fabric, and front desk staff who wear polos. A single program often needs to cover:
- Scrubs in different fits and fabrics, including stretch, antimicrobial, moisture-wicking, and anti-shed options
- Lab coats and jackets
- Outerwear and layering pieces for colder months
- Polos, business attire, and casual apparel
- Footwear and accessories
Fit also changes from brand to brand. Once employees find a brand that works for them, they tend to stick with it. When a program only offers one brand in a few colors, the people it doesn't fit end up buying somewhere else, and the program looks incomplete to the client who's paying for it.
What Offering That Much Choice Used to Require
Traditionally, offering more choice meant buying more stock. Covering several brands for one account usually meant:
- Buying stock across sizes and colors before anyone ordered
- Paying inbound freight to bring it in
- Storing and counting it, then writing off what didn't sell
- Sorting orders and shipping them out to each location
That ties up a lot of capital in a forecast, and the forecast only gets harder as you add brands.
How One Storefront Carries 20+ Brands With No Stock on Your End
Uniform Stores by Scrub Authority takes the inventory side off your plate completely. When an employee places an order, the product comes from live inventory, gets decorated, and ships out.
- Live inventory means employees see what's actually available, so backorders are rare.
- Decoration is handled by Scrub Authority, so you don't have to coordinate with an embroiderer.
- Orders ship directly to each employee's home or office.
- Inbound freight costs go away, since there's no stock to bring in.
- Returns and exchanges go through U.S.-based customer service by phone, email, and chat, so they never land on your desk.
You can browse the full Uniform Stores brand lineup here.
Your Client Still Controls What Employees See
Wide selection doesn't mean anything goes. Employees only see the products, colors, and logos your client has approved, so every order stays on brand. Clients can also add company-sponsored stipends with automated renewal, so the program keeps running without anyone chasing it.
The Same Storefront for 10 Employees or 10,000+
The platform is trusted by groups with 10 to 10,000+ employees. A 12-person dental office and a multi-location health system both get the full assortment, and you don't have to add inventory as an account grows. You can say yes to the small practice and the large system with the same program.
The Client Relationship Stays Yours
Scrub Authority runs the storefront, but the account belongs to you.
- You keep the customer relationship.
- All transactions run through your bank account.
- Scrub Authority bills you, and you bill your client.
- Scrub Authority's fee is a 4.9% transaction fee.
Why Offering More Brands Gives Clients a Reason to Stay
Uniforms are a category people need in any economy, because employees have to have them. A storefront with real choice gives clients fewer reasons to look anywhere else. When employees can find the brand and fit they like under their employer's logo, the program keeps running and the account stays with you.
If you'd like to see what a storefront could look like for one of your accounts, book a free Strategy Session. You can also learn more about Uniform Stores by Scrub Authority.