Discuss the process of getting your t-shirt line into brick and mortar stores and selling offline. Topics include industry tradeshows, events, line sheets, sales reps and other retailing tips and advice.
I'm new to the forums and have been lurking for awhile and I have a question. If I were to consider consignment selling, would I be responsible for the set up/display of my t-shirts as well as the racks, hangers, etc. or would that be left to the shop owner? I'm no where near this step, but just curious how this would work.
We have a gift shop and sell embroidery and screenprinting services. In order to fill up the gift shop and not spend all of our capital we took on consignment. I went to Lowes and bought several displays and told each consignee that they could have this rack, or this rack and this wall space. Ultimately, each store owner will have their own preference. I bought my own fixtures to make sure everything would match.
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Hard labor kills, make t-shirts instead.
Like I said, I got mine from Lowes. They have several styles to choose from. I chose the set that comes in separate shelves, support bars/legs, and feet. They look very nice and you can build them as tall or short as you want them to be. I went 5 shelves high and spent about $75 each. I have 4 racks total so for that kind of setup, I felt like $300 for everything was a steal. You won't find much less expensive without sacrificing quality. I also thought about the stainless steel racks that they have, after seeing that type at another store, but ultimately, the wifey liked the one's we got better.
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Hard labor kills, make t-shirts instead.
Consignment/ Display 
