2023 was a roller coaster year for so many boutiques and wholesalers in our industry - and Ave was no exception! We were fortunate to have our best year ever from a revenue perspective, but, just like you all, we have continued to battle against increased costs, lower margins and huge industry shifts. Based off all of this, there are some adjustments we are making for the health and longevity of Ave moving forward.
Shipping Costs
- Effective March 1, Ave Tech will begin charging actual shipping costs instead of the flat rate tiers we’ve historically used. Rates will be based on destination plus weight and package dimensions + a small fee to cover our hard costs (packaging materials, etc).
- Orders placed directly on the wholesale website (i.e. sample orders) will continue to use the flat rate tiers based on weight.
- Effective March 1, any shop who chooses, can “opt in” to expedited order processing. For a flat fee per order, you can choose to have any or all orders bumped to the front of the shipping queue. Cost per order is tiered based on monthly order volume.
- Our Judy Blue margins need to be healthier for us to continue offering such large varieties and deep quantities of denim.
- You’ll start to see some price adjustments to Judy Blue pricing in the 1/24 launches.
- You can continue to set retail costs at whatever MAP approved number makes sense for your shop.
Effective immediately, our full service monthly membership going forward will be absolutely FREE!
What does this mean for Freemium Shops?
Access to:
- Four product launches - Tuesday through Friday
- LOTS more Judy Blue
- Automatic product push to Shopify (If you choose)
- Sample buying period access (can we get a heck-yes!?)
- Amazing customer service
- Gorgeous photos
- Fit videos and creative assets
HOW DO I UPGRADE?
- All current Freemium members will be upgraded to our full service offering over the next couple weeks.
- Please wait for an email letting you know it’s your turn, with instructions on how to upgrade - you will have to take a couple steps to complete the upgrade, so don't forget to do those as soon as we get your email to you!
- After this transition is complete, this Freemium website will be closed, and you'll have FULL access to our Full Service website, along with the products, services, and perks of Full Service!
Thank you for being one of our Shops! We can't wait to see all the amazing things you do this year!
Love,
All Of Us At Ave
