Simpl fulfills folded soft-goods apparel: t-shirts, activewear, knitwear, loungewear, and similar garments. Items are stored flat in ambient warehousing and shipped folded and flat-packed. Poly-bagging, steaming or pressing, and hangtag or barcode application are available on request. Simpl does not offer garment-on-hanger storage.
Every client gets a branded returns portal for customers to start a return. When the item reaches the warehouse, Simpl inspects it, re-bags and refolds resellable pieces, and restocks them as sellable inventory. Returns processing is one of Simpl's genuine strengths.
Yes. Packaging is included in the flat per-order rate, and Kitting and Assembly is a core Simpl service, so marketing inserts, multi-piece sets, and custom pack-outs can be built into your orders.
Fulfillment starts at $7/order, which includes picking, packing, postage, and packaging. There's a $750/month account minimum billed pay-the-difference, so you're charged only the gap if a month comes in under $750. Exact pricing depends on order volume, SKU count, and packaging needs.
Yes. Kitting and Assembly and Subscription Box Fulfillment are both among Simpl's seven core services, so apparel drops, bundles, and recurring boxes can all be assembled and shipped.
Four things matter most for apparel. Clean SKU and variant handling comes first, because clothing lines carry size and color combinations that multiply fast, and the 3PL needs to track every variant accurately. Returns processing matters next, since apparel comes back more than any other category and you want a partner that inspects, refolds, re-bags, and restocks resellable pieces instead of writing them off. Then garment handling: how items are stored and packed decides what shows up at your customer's door. Last, look for pricing you can actually read, where a flat per-order rate beats a stack of surcharges you can't forecast. Simpl covers all four with variant-level picking, a full returns workflow, folded flat-pack handling, and pricing that starts at $7/order including picking, packing, postage, and packaging.
Apparel gets returned far more than most categories. Commonly cited industry ranges put clothing returns at 20-30%, versus 8-10% for general ecommerce, with fit and sizing driving most of it. That gap is why returns handling should weigh heavily when you pick a 3PL. Ask how they process a return: do they inspect each item, refold and re-bag what's resellable, and restock it as sellable inventory, or does returned stock just pile up? Simpl runs the full loop, from a branded returns portal through inspection, refold and re-bag, and restock.
No. Simpl stores apparel flat and folded in ambient warehousing, and ships it folded and flat-packed. Garment-on-hanger (GOH) storage isn't part of the service. Most folded soft-goods lines, like tees, knitwear, activewear, and loungewear, don't need it. If your line depends on hanging storage to keep structured or wrinkle-prone pieces presentation-ready, weigh that requirement before you commit to any 3PL, Simpl included.
There's no hard order-count minimum, but there is a $750/month account minimum, billed pay-the-difference, so if a month's orders come in under $750 you're charged only the gap. Fulfillment starts at $7/order and includes picking, packing, postage, and packaging. At the lightest apparel weights, $750 works out to roughly 100 orders a month. Brands doing anywhere from 50 to 5,000+ orders a month work with Simpl at the same per-order rate.
