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Only at Catalist

Source and Fulfill — All From One Platform

Catalist is the only platform that combines a wholesale marketplace with integrated 3PL fulfillment. Source products from 1,200+ authorized brands and have them prepped and shipped — to your customers or to Amazon — without ever touching a box.

The Problem

The two-vendor problem is costing you

If you sell on Amazon, Shopify, or Walmart, your supply chain probably looks like this — and it is more expensive and slower than it needs to be.

1

Find a wholesale supplier and place an order

You research suppliers, negotiate terms, meet minimums, and wait for product to ship — often to your home, garage, or rented storage unit.

2

Receive the inventory, then forward it to your 3PL

You unpack, inspect, repack, and ship again — this time to your 3PL or prep center. You are paying for shipping twice. You are spending days on logistics instead of growing your business.

3

Your 3PL preps and ships to customers or Amazon

After waiting for your 3PL to receive and check in the inventory, they finally prep and ship. Total timeline from order to customer? Two to four weeks. Total shipments? At least two. Relationships to manage? At least two.

The result: double shipping costs, multiple invoices, fragmented inventory visibility, 2-4 week time-to-market, and hours spent coordinating between suppliers and logistics providers. Every week this continues, your margins erode and your competitors with better supply chains pull ahead.

The Catalist Solution

One platform. One shipment. Zero wasted steps.

Catalist collapses the entire supply chain into a single, integrated workflow. Here is how it works.

1

Source from 1,200+ authorized brands

Browse the Catalist marketplace and order products from premium, authorized brands. No minimums. Compliant invoices included for Amazon ungating and brand approval. Find products, place an order — done.

2

Products flow directly to Catalist fulfillment

Because we are both the marketplace and the fulfillment center, your products move internally — from our sourcing operation to our prep floor. No middle shipment. No forwarding. No wasted days waiting for inventory to arrive somewhere else.

3

Prep for FBA, WFS, or DTC — and ship

We prep your inventory for whatever channel you sell on. FNSKU labeling and carton packing for Amazon FBA. WFS-compliant pallets for Walmart. Branded packaging for DTC Shopify orders. Then we ship directly to your customers or to marketplace fulfillment centers.

One invoice. One platform. One relationship.

No coordinating between suppliers and 3PLs. No reconciling multiple invoices. No tracking inventory across two systems. Everything — sourcing, storage, prep, and fulfillment — is visible and managed from a single dashboard.

See the difference

A side-by-side comparison of the traditional two-vendor model vs. the Catalist integrated model.

Traditional Model

Step 1: Wholesale Supplier

Order products, wait for delivery

SHIPMENT 1

Step 2: Your Location

Receive, inspect, repack, forward

SHIPMENT 2

Step 3: 3PL / Prep Center

Receive, check in, prep, label

SHIPMENT 3

Step 4: Customer / Amazon FC

Finally delivered

Total shipments: 3 shipments
Time-to-market: 2-4 weeks
Vendors to manage: 2-3 vendors
Invoices to reconcile: Multiple
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Catalist Integrated Model

Step 1: Catalist Marketplace

Source from 1,200+ brands — no minimums

INTERNAL

Step 2: Catalist Fulfillment

Prep, label, package — all in-house

SHIPMENT 1

Step 3: Customer / Amazon FC

Delivered. That is it.

Total shipments: 1 shipment
Time-to-market: 3-7 days
Vendors to manage: 1 vendor
Invoices to reconcile: 1 invoice

Built for sellers who want to move faster

Whether you sell on Amazon, Shopify, Walmart, or all three — the integrated model gives you an edge your competitors cannot match.

Amazon FBA Sellers

Source products from authorized wholesale brands, have them FNSKU-labeled, poly bagged, and shipped directly to Amazon fulfillment centers. One purchase order, one shipment, one invoice — inventory goes from our catalog to Amazon shelves without passing through your garage.

DTC Brands on Shopify

Browse 1,200+ brands, add products to your catalog, and fulfill Shopify orders directly from our warehouse. New product lines go from discovery to deliverable in days, not weeks. Branded packaging included.

Multi-Channel Sellers

Sell on Amazon, Walmart, and Shopify from a single inventory pool. Source once, fulfill everywhere. No split inventory, no overselling, no managing three separate supply chains for the same products.

Subscription Box Companies

Source curated components from premium brands, have them kitted and assembled in our facility, and ship finished subscription boxes on your schedule. Change your box contents monthly without changing your logistics.

The numbers speak for themselves

When sourcing and fulfillment happen under one roof, the efficiency gains are not marginal — they are transformative.

40%

Lower Shipping Costs

Eliminate the supplier-to-you shipment entirely. One shipment from our warehouse to the end destination. That middle leg was pure waste — and now it is gone.

5-7d

Faster Time-to-Market

Traditional model: 2-4 weeks from order to customer. Catalist model: 3-7 days. That is the difference between catching a trend and missing it entirely.

1 vs 3

Platform vs Vendors

One login. One invoice. One support team. Instead of managing a wholesale supplier, a freight company, and a 3PL separately — it all lives in one place.

Why This Matters

No one else does this.

There are wholesale marketplaces. There are 3PLs. But there is no other company that operates both under one roof, moving products seamlessly from sourcing to fulfillment without a middle step.

This is not a partnership between two companies. It is not an integration. It is a single platform that owns the entire chain — from the brand's warehouse to your customer's doorstep. That is what makes the 40% shipping savings and 5-7 day speed advantage possible. You cannot get this anywhere else because no one else has built it.

1,200+

Authorized brands on the marketplace

No MOQ

Order as little as one case of any product

24hr

Prep turnaround for marketplace-sourced inventory

Frequently Asked Questions

How does the integrated sourcing and fulfillment model work?
You browse and order products from 1,200+ authorized brands on the Catalist marketplace. Those products are already in — or ship directly to — our fulfillment center. From there, we prep them for your sales channel (FBA labeling, DTC packaging, WFS compliance) and ship to your customers or to marketplace fulfillment centers. You never handle the physical inventory.
Do I need to use both sourcing and fulfillment, or can I use just one?
You can use either service independently. Many clients start with wholesale sourcing and later add fulfillment, or vice versa. But the real advantage comes from using both together — that is where you eliminate the double-shipping problem and unlock the fastest time-to-market in the industry.
What types of products can I source through Catalist?
Our marketplace includes 1,200+ premium brands across food and beverage, health and wellness, beauty and personal care, home goods, and specialty retail categories. All brands are authorized, and every order comes with compliant invoices suitable for Amazon ungating and brand approval.
How much do I save by eliminating the middle shipment?
Most sellers save 30-40% on inbound shipping costs by eliminating the supplier-to-you leg of the traditional supply chain. The exact savings depend on your product weight, volume, and location, but the principle is simple: one shipment costs less than two. We provide a detailed cost comparison as part of every onboarding.
Can Catalist prep my inventory for Amazon FBA and Walmart WFS?
Yes. We provide full marketplace prep services including FNSKU labeling, poly bagging, shrink wrapping, bundling, and carton packing for Amazon FBA. For Walmart WFS, we handle case labeling, pallet configuration, and all Walmart-specific compliance requirements. Products sourced through our marketplace go directly into prep — no receiving delay.
What if I already have a supplier I want to keep using?
That works too. You can ship your own inventory to our fulfillment center and we will receive, store, prep, and ship it alongside anything you source through our marketplace. Many clients use a hybrid model — sourcing some products through Catalist and shipping others in from existing suppliers.
Is there a minimum order quantity for wholesale sourcing?
No. One of the biggest advantages of the Catalist marketplace is that there are no minimum order quantities. Our order aggregation technology lets you buy as little as one case of any product. This means you can test new products without committing thousands of dollars to inventory you have not validated yet.
How fast can I get new products to market with this model?
With the traditional two-vendor model, getting new products to customers typically takes 2-4 weeks (order from supplier, receive shipment, forward to 3PL, prep, ship). With Catalist, that timeline shrinks to 3-7 days because the sourcing-to-fulfillment handoff happens internally. For products already in our warehouse, it can be as fast as 24-48 hours.

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