A small business does not need thirty products live on day one. It needs three or four that match how the business actually operates, sold at a price customers and staff will actually pay. Bear Grips Pro Shops carries 63 products across premium apparel brands like Bella+Canvas, Next Level, Champion, Sport-Tek, Gildan, and Bear Grips' own line. Here is how to pick the right starting five and when to expand past them.
Every extra product live on a shop is one more decision a buyer has to make before checking out. A small business launching with three tight options (one tee, one hoodie, one hat) sells faster than one launching with twenty options nobody has time to compare. Expand only after the first few weeks show which pieces actually move. See the complete small business merch guide for the full launch process.
Hats work as both a uniform piece and a low-cost retail add-on at checkout. Printed options (Classic Rope Hat, 5-Panel Baseball Hat) run $29.86 VIP base, while embroidered options (Flat Bill Snapback, Cuffed Winter Hat) run the same $29.86 to $25.86 range depending on style. Embroidery tends to look more premium on a hat than print does, which matters if the hat is priced as a retail item rather than given away as staff uniform.
Once the starter lineup has a few weeks of sales data, expand toward whatever sold fastest. A business on the Free plan is capped at 3 live products, so expansion means upgrading to a VIP plan (200 to 250 live products). VIP plans also unlock seasonally curated collections, cold gear rotated in for winter, warm gear for summer, so the shop stays relevant without the owner having to manage the swap manually. See the design tips guide before adding new pieces to keep the look consistent.
Pick 3 to 5 products from a 63-item catalog. No inventory, no minimum, free US shipping.
Start FreeYes, all plans have full catalog access. The difference between plans is how many products can be live at once and the base price per item.
The Free plan is built exactly for that: 3 live products at $0 per month.
Yes. Hats commonly use embroidery while tees and hoodies use print, and both can be part of the same shop.
Unlimited colors and design elements are included at the same base price, with no per-color charge.
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