No pre-printed inventory
Make each item after the customer orders.
Service
Print-on-Demand
Cloudstore enables businesses to offer printed products without holding inventory. Orders are created online, priced automatically, routed to production, printed on demand and fulfilled directly to the customer or business partner.
Configurable products
Offer size, media, framing and finishing choices.
Automated production
Convert approved orders into routed production jobs.
Connected fulfilment
Bring dispatch and delivery status back to the order.
A better operating model
Move from forecasting stock to fulfilling real demand
Cloudstore connects the commercial and production steps that normally sit in separate systems and conversations.
The customer challenge
Traditional print models depend on forecasting demand and producing stock in advance. Unsold inventory ties up capital, storage and working time, while popular lines can sell out.
Forecast
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Produce
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Store
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Sell
Produce when the order is real
Cloudstore connects your catalogue, pricing rules and production network so an item is made only after it is ordered. The order is validated, routed, produced and fulfilled while your team keeps one consolidated view.
Order
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Route
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Produce
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Deliver
Core capabilities
Everything needed to connect the sale to production
A coordinated set of capabilities replaces repetitive hand-offs and gives each stakeholder the status they need.
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Made to order
Reduce dependency on products manufactured and stored in advance.
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Product choice
Offer configurable size, media, framing and finishing options.
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Live pricing
Update online pricing as customers change product options.
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Connected orders
Ingest orders from ecommerce, retail and API channels.
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Job creation
Convert one customer order into the production jobs required to fulfil it.
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Smart routing
Route work to a suitable authorised production destination.
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Shared visibility
Follow order, production, dispatch and delivery status across the lifecycle.
The connected journey
How print-on-demand works
Six coordinated steps take a configurable product from the catalogue to the customer's door.
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Catalogue
Images and configurable products are made available to sell online.
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Ordering
Customers choose options and place an order through a connected storefront.
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Pricing
Prices update as product options change, with payment taken at checkout.
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Jobs
An order automatically becomes a production-ready job.
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Production
The job is routed to a suitable production destination and printed.
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Fulfilment
The finished item is dispatched directly to the customer or partner.
Where it creates value
One model, many product and commercial opportunities
Products and channels
- Wall art and décor products
- Fine art and photographic prints
- Posters, canvas, framed prints and gifts
- Ecommerce print catalogues
- B2B and B2C print portals
A leaner route to market
- Less capital tied up in unsold stock
- A faster route from catalogue to saleable product
- Consistent pricing and fewer manual ordering errors
- A model that can scale across products and markets
Questions
Frequently asked questions
The two essentials most first-time print-on-demand customers ask.
No. Print-on-Demand is designed so that items are produced once an order is placed, which reduces dependency on pre-printed inventory.
Yes. Products can offer options such as size, media, framing and finishing, with pricing updated automatically as options change.
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