The apparel and textile industries can be cutthroat. Consumer tastes frequently change, even within the same season, and brands must increasingly do more to make an impression in the market, especially with the rapid cycles driven by social media.

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Many fashion brands focus on one-of-a-kind designs, inventive branding and creative sales tactics in search of a competitive edge, often forgetting about so-called back-office operations like logistics. 

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Family Industries bucked the trend and pulled off the trifecta: innovating its styles, promotion and supply chain.

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Family Industries is a Los Angeles-based screen-printing shop specializing in custom-branded merchandise and on-site customization services, including live screen printing, laser engraving, embroidery and on-site sublimation. The company offers high-quality apparel, accessories, posters, swag, retail-ready packaging and fulfillment solutions.

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Here is how Family Industries avoided the common pitfalls in the apparel industry and revamped its supply chain with Mothership to succeed in the competitive market.

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Instant savings right after switching to Mothership

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Family Industries had a fragmented network of various freight carriers, multiple freight brokers and even a disparate collection of old-fashioned local couriers, leading to a lack of dependability. 

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Staff found it very complicated to navigate so many organizations, even for simple tasks such as booking or managing shipments. They spent a lot of time coordinating to get their orders out to customers. Making matters worse, the complex approach was also very expensive.

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Switching to Mothership resulted in an immediate and significant impact.

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“We have saved thousands of dollars on local shipping by streamlining our operations,” a Family Industries company representative told Mothership. “We save more than $500 weekly or more than $2,000 monthly and at least 20 hours of work every month not having to work with and schedule multiple carriers.”

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The good news is Mothership’s low freight rates are widely available and accessible.

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Mothership is a leading tech marketplace matching freight with top carriers for more reliable, lightning-fast deliveries nationwide. Businesses can get quotes and book freight in as little as 30 seconds and pay up to 50% less on their final-mile freight costs. Rates for same-day delivery start at $45, with no contracts, minimum shipment volumes or existing freight broker relationship to save.

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Accelerating business growth with a modern and more scalable supply chain

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Beyond local deliveries, Mothership helped Family Industries handle larger orders, opening up new consumer acquisition and order fulfillment possibilities. The shift positioned Family Industries for future growth with its increased scale, speed and adaptivity.

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“With Mothership, we can complete larger regional shipments same-day, whether they are large orders of cartons or palletized freight, which is a game-changer for our business,” Family Industries said.

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Family Industries benefits from Mothership’s nationwide reach. The company’s same-day network reaches 85% of the U.S. population, including crucial markets for the fashion brand, such as New York City and southern New Jersey; the Philadelphia area and southeastern Pennsylvania; the Baltimore and Washington, D.C. region; greater Atlanta in the South; Miami and South Florida; the greater Los Angeles area, the Inland Empire, San Diego and its suburbs, and the San Francisco Bay Area in California; the Chicago and Detroit metropolitan areas; and the Dallas metroplex and greater Houston in Texas.