The SwagShops Blog
Practical, buyer-focused guides for HR, operations, brand and franchise teams running branded company stores. Learn how to launch an employee swag store, plan onboarding kits, set swag budgets and allowances, choose a swag vendor, and keep apparel consistent across field teams and locations.
Every guide is written by the SwagShops team, part of Swagify, headquartered in Houston, Texas with over 100,000 square feet of print on demand manufacturing. Store launch starts from $750 and software is $199 a month.
All guides
- Swag Management Platform: What It Is and When You Need One
- Company Store Software: What It Does and What to Look For
- Best Swag Companies: How to Pick the Right Fit
- Corporate Swag Vendors: How to Choose the Right One
- How to Launch a Branded Swag Store (Step-by-Step Guide)
- Employee Appreciation Gift Ideas That People Actually Keep
- Branded Merchandise for Franchises and Multi-Location Brands
- Sustainable Corporate Swag: How to Buy Less and Waste Less
- Trade Show Swag That Works: What to Bring, What to Skip
- Swag for Remote Teams: Shipping to Home Addresses Without the Admin
- Shop by club: how USHPA made a national store feel local
- A small branded store done well: GO! Coaching
- Inside UCT's employee merchandise store
- How College HUNKS keeps every crew on brand
- How U.S. Figure Skating runs a store for many audiences at once
- Inside the Modisoft company swag store
- Corporate Holiday and Client Gifts: A Practical Playbook
- How to Set Up a Swag Store With Employee Codes and Allowances
- Swag Store Checklist: Everything to Settle Before You Launch
- Auto Dealership Branded Apparel and Swag: What Works
- Restaurant and Hospitality Branded Apparel: A Practical Guide
- Gym and Fitness Studio Merch: Build a Line Members Wear
- How to Choose a Swag Vendor: Questions, Costs and Red Flags
- Branded Workwear for Field Service Teams (HVAC, Plumbing, Roofing, Landscaping)
- Men's to Women's Apparel Sizing for Company Swag (Conversion Chart)
- Company Store Platform vs Shopify + Print-on-Demand Apps
- Company Swag Budget: What It Really Costs Per Employee
- The Corporate Swag Guide: Programs That Do Not Waste Money
- Employee Onboarding Swag Kits: What to Include and How to Ship Them
- 42 Company Swag Ideas Employees Actually Keep
- How to Run a Company Swag Store Without Holding Inventory
- How to Create an Employee Swag Store (Step-by-Step)