Case Study: The Soccer Archive scales global jersey fulfillment with ShipStation

The Soccer Archive cuts order processing time by two-thirds with ShipStation

The Soccer Archive, a vintage football jersey retailer with stores in Manchester, London, and Milan, faced the challenge of efficiently shipping orders to over 100 countries. This process involved manually juggling multiple courier accounts across different nations and handling complex customs paperwork, which threatened to overwhelm their small team, especially during demand surges like the World Cup. To address this, they turned to the shipping automation services of vendor ShipStation.

By implementing ShipStation, The Soccer Archive automated its shipping workflow. The solution automatically routed orders to the correct UK or Italian carrier account and handled customs setup, eliminating manual sorting. This resulted in a two-thirds reduction in order processing time, cutting it from three hours to about one. The automation allowed the business to easily handle a 100% jump in daily orders during the World Cup, with spikes of up to 500%. Additionally, the ability to compare carrier rates instantly saved the company £15 or more per package.

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