Built for how
apparel & footwear
actually move.
Three decades of retail-compliant fulfillment for Fortune 100 fashion powerhouses and the next generation of growth brands. One network. One accountable team.
Fortune 100 fashion
powerhouses & category leaders.
Fashion Groups
Portfolios
Apparel Brands
Licensees
Purpose-Built for Fashion's
Most Demanding Requirements
Apparel and footwear distribution requires a level of operational discipline that general warehousing cannot deliver. Every capability at UDS exists because this vertical demands it.
Garment on Hanger & VAS
High-volume speed-rail GOH processing including QC inspection, ticketing and re-ticketing, price label application, hang tag attachment, polybagging, steaming, pressing, hanger swaps, and complete retail-ready preparation to exact buyer routing guide specifications.
Flat & Each Fulfillment
Barcode-verified pick-and-pack for folded apparel and merchandise. Retail replenishment, allocation, each-pick and inner-pack processing across B2B and direct-to-consumer channels.
Footwear Distribution
Complete wholesale and direct-to-consumer fulfillment. Size-run management, box labeling, retail compliance, and branded consumer packaging.
Full Case Distribution
Container receiving, storage, cross-docking, and outbound consolidation optimized for high-throughput retail replenishment programs.
Same-Day E-Commerce
Same-day ship capability integrated with Shopify, Amazon, and all major platforms. Custom branded packaging, inserts, and full returns management.
Drayage & Transportation
Inbound container drayage from Port Newark/Elizabeth and JFK. Domestic routing and retailer delivery scheduling within compliance windows.
Retailer Compliance & Chargeback Prevention
Zero-defect compliance programs built around chargeback elimination: routing guide adherence, ASN accuracy and timing, carton labeling to spec, ship-window management, and PO-level validation. Every shipment is audited against buyer requirements before it leaves the building.
Returns & Reverse Logistics
Consolidated returns processing with inspection, grading, refurbishment, re-ticketing, repackaging, and restocking. Full reverse logistics from receipt through disposition.
What Performance Looks Like
at Scale
Every client engagement is different. The standard of execution never changes.
500 Containers Off the Port — 4 Days
A new customer faced critical detention and demurrage exposure with 500 containers sitting at port. UDS mobilized a full drayage operation, pulled all 500 containers in four days, turnkeyed an entire warehouse operation from scratch, and received all freight for immediate distribution — before penalties hit.
Peak Season Surge — 280,000 Pairs Per Week
A leading footwear brand required massive peak season throughput — 280,000 pairs per week — with retailer-specific compliance across Nordstrom, DSW, and Macy's. UDS scaled operations with no additional lead time and full routing guide adherence across every account.
DTC Launch — Zero to Same-Day Ship in 14 Days
An established wholesale brand launching their first direct-to-consumer channel needed Shopify integration, branded unboxing, and same-day fulfillment — all operational within two weeks. UDS delivered a turnkey DTC operation including returns processing.
Four reasons the biggest names
in fashion stay with UDS.
Generalist warehouses treat your product like freight. Apparel and footwear demand a partner who understands that a missed ship window, a wrong hang tag, or a failed ASN costs you real money and real relationships.
You hit the ship window. Every time.
Macy's, Nordstrom, Dillard's, Bloomingdale's, Saks, Amazon — UDS knows their routing guides, ASN windows, and carton labeling line by line. Zero-defect compliance isn't a target; it's the operating standard. Fewer chargebacks, faster cash conversion.
Built for 10+ year relationships.
UDS scales staffing, layout, and SOPs around your business — not a generic grid. That's why the average client tenure at UDS is measured in decades, and why Fortune 100 groups entrust UDS with their most retailer-sensitive volume.
From container to carton, without a second stop.
Inbound drayage from NY/NJ and JFK, deconsolidation, GOH/VAS, and outbound ship — all inside one network. No inter-city transfers. No lost days. UDS has pulled 500 containers off the port in 4 days and processed 280,000 pairs of footwear per week at peak. Your peak is the UDS operating tempo.
A Tier 1 system with a fashion brain.
Our Tier 1 WMS — layered with an AI-enhanced analytics platform — gives your team real-time visibility into orders, UPC-level inventory, exceptions, and carrier performance. You see what we see, in real time.
Intelligent Operations.
Complete Visibility.
Enterprise-grade warehouse management paired with AI-powered analytics, delivering the process control and continuous improvement that modern supply chains require.
Tier 1 Warehouse Management
Enterprise WMS managing 10 million+ UPCs across client catalogs with 20 million+ units on hand managed at a given time across 1,200,000+ active SKUs in our network. Barcode-verified accuracy at every touchpoint, automated wave planning, real-time allocation, and exception-based workflows.
AI-Enhanced Process Analytics
Predictive demand forecasting, anomaly detection, and continuous optimization through our Insight platform. Our AI engine identifies inefficiencies before they impact service levels.
EDI, XML & API Integration
Full ANSI X12 EDI support (940, 943, 945, 832 and beyond), XML/cXML document exchange, and RESTful API connectivity to Shopify, Amazon, and custom platforms. Flat file, AS2, SFTP — UDS adapts to your systems, not the other way around.
Real-Time Client Portal
24/7 access to inventory, orders, shipments, KPIs, and exception management through our secure Insight platform. Complete operational transparency, always.
Operations
SOPs
Compliant
EDI
· API
A multi-facility network
across central New Jersey —
The East Coast Distribution Epicenter.
Strategically positioned within the nation's busiest port complex and the densest consumer market in America — engineered as one integrated network.
Port Corridor Access
Direct drayage from Port Newark/Elizabeth — the East Coast's busiest container terminal — and JFK air cargo.
Market Reach
65% of the U.S. population within two-day ground. Adjacent to I-95, NJ Turnpike, and all major corridors.
Industry Proximity
Minutes from NYC showrooms and NJ-based retail headquarters. The highest concentration of apparel decision-makers in the country.
Compliant Facilities
C-TPAT compliant, FDA-registered operations with comprehensive food safety plans and trade compliance protocols across every facility.
How UDS engineers apparel
& footwear distribution —
from ownership to execution.
Four operating commitments that explain why Fortune 100 fashion groups stay a decade, and why growth brands pick us first.
Owner-operated
accountability.
An unparalleled sense of ownership — from the owner down to the floor. Your long-term success is engineered into ours, so when issues surface, UDS leads with the solution and owns the outcome. Failure isn't a scenario we plan for.
Engineered for
the long haul.
Staffing, layout, and SOPs designed around your roadmap — not a generic SLA grid. Average client tenure is measured in decades because the operation is built to grow with you.
Custom-engineered,
not templated.
License transitions, new categories, retailer pivots, peak surges — UDS engineers the flow around the problem in front of you, and owns the outcome end-to-end.
Systems-grade tech.
Floor-grade presence.
Tier 1 WMS with an AI-enhanced operating layer, paired with the daily floor presence and accessibility only an owner-operated 3PL delivers.
Built for how apparel & footwear
actually move.
Whether you're transitioning a license, launching a new division, or re-evaluating your current distribution network — we'd welcome the chance to walk you through our network, our numbers, and how we'd elevate your distribution operation.