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A home goods maker turns big, bulky, and complicated into a growth engine.

A mid-sized home and furniture manufacturer sold through a handful of retail accounts and one marketplace. With Acenda, it expanded to Wayfair, Lowe’s, The Home Depot, and Overstock — with freight logistics and channel specs handled in one system.

6
marketplace channels live within a year
4,500+
SKUs including oversized freight items
2x
e-commerce revenue in the first year
99%+
inventory accuracy across channels
01 · The customer

A manufacturer with great products and a narrow storefront.

The company had manufactured home furnishings for two decades — over 4,500 SKUs spanning furniture, decor, and storage. Its e-commerce presence was a single marketplace account managed through spreadsheets.

Retail buyers loved the line, but the brand captured only a fraction of online demand in its category. Wayfair, Lowe’s, and The Home Depot were the obvious next step — each with a notoriously demanding onboarding.

02 · The challenge

Oversized items, freight classes, and four different rulebooks.

Home goods are the hardest category to syndicate: dimensional data drives freight quoting, so a wrong measurement means a losing shipment. Every channel required distinct category trees, assembly documentation, compliance labeling, and imagery standards.

The existing spreadsheet process broke at one channel. Four more would have meant hiring a team just to keep listings alive.

03 · The work

Catalog rebuilt around the physics of the product.

Acenda rebuilt the catalog with dimensional and freight data as first-class fields — validated before submission so listings clear each channel’s checks the first time. Category mappings, compliance docs, and imagery were mapped per channel.

Orders route by fulfillment type: parcel items to the 3PL, freight items to the LTL workflow, with tracking flowing back to every channel automatically. Inventory syncs from the warehouse system Acenda connected — nothing was replaced.

04 · The results

Six channels, one catalog, and a team that stayed the same size.

Within a year the brand was live on six marketplaces, and e-commerce revenue doubled. Freight rejections — the killer in this category — dropped to near zero because the data is validated before it ships.

The operations team runs everything from one dashboard: listings, orders, inventory, and channel feedback. Growth now comes from adding channels, not adding process.

Home goods marketplace FAQ

Why are home goods hard to sell on marketplaces?

Dimensional data drives freight quoting, so a wrong measurement can mean a losing shipment. Each channel also requires its own category tree, assembly documentation, compliance labeling, and imagery standards.

How does Acenda handle oversized and freight items?

Acenda treats dimensional and freight data as first-class fields and validates them before submission, so listings clear each channel's checks the first time. Orders route by fulfillment type: parcel items to your 3PL and freight items to your LTL workflow.

Which marketplaces can home and furniture brands reach?

Acenda connects home and furniture brands to channels such as Wayfair, Lowe's, The Home Depot, and Overstock. Category mappings, compliance documents, and imagery are mapped per channel.

Do I need to replace my warehouse system?

No. Acenda connects the warehouse system you already use and syncs inventory from it. Tracking flows back to every channel automatically.

Big and bulky doesn’t have to mean slow and manual.

Book a demo and see how home brands run oversized catalogs across every major channel.

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