Spreadshirt Announces New Route-to-Market with Launch of Shopify Plug-in

LONDON - June 2, 2015 - PRLog -- Spreadshirt (http://www.spreadshirt.co.uk/) has today announced its newest global route-to-market with the launch of the company’s Shopify plug-in. Shopify users can now create, sell and buy print-on-demand merchandise produced and fulfilled by Spreadshirt. Stickerbomb (http://www.stickerbombworld.com/) is the first seller to use Spreadshirt via the Shopify platform.

The Spreadshirt plug-in can be found in the Shopify Appstore.It means users can import products from a Spreadshirt account into their Shopify system and automatically arranges for the production of merchandise once items have been ordered.

Ryo Sanada, Director of Studio Rarekind (SRK), the creative production studio behind Stickerbomb explains, “The Spreadshirt Shopify plug-in has enabled us to create a shop with relative ease and to provide our customers with a much wider range of products than previously possible.” He adds, “Spreadshirt’s offering means we can concentrate on what we do best, working with artists and illustrators and bringing their designs and products to market, without the need to bulk order and with no upfront costs.”

The Stickerbomb collection features the latest exclusive new range from Studio Rarekind (SRK) skate edition, the Broken Boards Club, as well as selected graphic t-shirts with the illustrations from artists such as Tomatozero, Washio Tomoyuki and Derek Deal.

Philip Rooke, CEO at Spreadshirt states “The Shopify plug-in opens our fulfilment service to large Shopify accounts looking to modernise their merchandising offering. It also marks another significant step in our company’s efforts to make spreading and selling ideas on merchandising an easy process for both buyers and sellers. Stickerbomb is an amazing first seller for us and we’re looking forward to sharing their ideas on things people can wear.”

Spreadshirt is an easy-to-use merchandising e-commerce platform, which allows sellers to bring their ideas to life on clothing and accessories via multiple channels. There is no financial investment needed upfront and running an online shop is flexible and risk-free because of a print-on-demand technology and the set of tools and features offered. The speed at which a design idea can be for sale, the quality of the clothing and quick delivery times ensure a seller- and customer-friendly experience. Spreadshirt provides a seamless extension to its sellers’ websites.

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About Spreadshirt

Spreadshirt (http://www.spreadshirt.co.uk/) is one of the world’s leading e-commerce platforms for on-demand printing of clothing and accessories. Its customers (individuals, businesses, organisations and teams) can create, buy and sell their ideas on over 150 different products.

The business model includes four areas where sellers and customers can offer or buy a product: Create Your Own, Spreadshirt’s and other online market places, white-label online stores and Spreadshirt’s fulfilment technology. Spreadshirt’s more than 70,000 active sellers include companies such as Newcastle Brown Ale, Rubik’s Cube, Thelwell and The Avengers.

Spreadshirt is active in 19 markets and 12 languages and operates five production sites in Germany, Poland, the USA and Brazil. The company was founded in 2002 and, in 2014, achieved revenue of around 72 million Euros, printed about 3.3 million articles and sent them to more than 150 countries.

Yink (http://www.yink.com/), a large volume provider for individual textile and promotional printing is also part of the Spreadshirt family.

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About Stickerbomb

Stickerbomb was the first collectable, fully peelable sticker book series featuring illustration, graffiti and graphics. The series features an extensive collection of designs from more than 300 artists, illustrators and graffiti writers from around the world, selling over 200,000 copies. Stickerbomb is fast developing into a merchandise brand with a constant stream of new products expected to drop this year.

About Studio Rarekind (SRK)

Studio Rarekind is a creative production studio that creates and curates content, tells stories and shoots films. Known for their cutting edge documentaries and outsider art books, they have released seven internationally distributed Stickerbomb publications through Laurence King Publishing; Stickerbomb, Stickerbomb 2, Stickerbomb Letters, Stickerbomb Monsters, Stickerbomb XL, Stickerbomb Skulls and most recently, Stickerbomb Skate.

For more information about Spreadshirt, please contact PR Savvy

Kate Warwick / kate.warwick@prsavvy.co.uk / 078 1069 7282

Mayra Cunningham / mayra.cunningham@prsavvy.co.uk / 078 2525 1615