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Showrooms send floor samples and client orders to our receiving warehouse, where each delivery is photographed and checked against your list.

Include specific details such as pickup from and delivering to complete address, type of items, number of items, weight of each item, dimensions (L x W x H), current packaging type, and estimated value of the order.

50,000+Deliveries a year
99%On-time deliveries
<1%Damage rate
100%Transparent pricing
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Shipments being received at an Elite Anywhere warehouse

What a receiving warehouse does for a showroom

A receiving warehouse is a commercial dock that signs for freight on your showroom’s behalf. Makers ship floor samples and client orders to us, every shipment is photographed and condition-checked against your list, and the pieces wait in climate-controlled storage until the floor is ready for them or the client’s home is.

What’s included in showroom receiving

Receiving at an Elite Anywhere warehouse
A dock for freight your showroom can’t take
A showroom on a shopping street or an upper floor of a design center seldom has a loading dock or space behind the floor for crated furniture. Makers ship to our warehouse, and the selling floor stays clear while customers are browsing.
Floor samples held until the floor set
A new collection often lands weeks before the current one comes down. The pieces wait together under your showroom’s name, so the changeover starts with everything already gathered in one place.
Client orders kept under the client’s name
Pieces a customer bought from your floor are logged against that customer’s order in Bond, and your team sees what has landed and what is still with the maker through its client login.
Damaged packaging reported first
Every carton is photographed in its packaging as it comes off the truck. If the packaging is damaged, we tell you before the piece is stored and you decide whether we open it, and the photos go with your claim to the maker.
Inspection on request, at no charge
Ask, and the cartons are opened and the contents checked piece by piece. It is the surest way to confirm a finish, a fabric or a shade before a client sees it.
Unexpected shipments traced
Roughly two arrivals in ten come with no notice. Instead of refusing them, we call the carrier or the maker and match each one to your showroom or to a client order.
Back stock in climate-controlled space
Overflow, spare samples and next season’s pieces stay in humidity-controlled storage, short or long term, with no minimum period. You can visit them or ask for new photos.
Delivery, placement and cleanup
Our crew protects the route in, brings pieces to the showroom floor or the client’s room, assembles and places them, hangs pendants and chandeliers for your electrician to connect, and leaves with the packaging.

How receiving works for a showroom

Received boxes logged and stored at an Elite Anywhere warehouse
1

Receive

Give each maker the address of the warehouse nearest you, with the showroom’s or the client’s name on the label. Carriers book a weekday appointment between 9am and 3pm, and we ask for the bill of lading so we know what was actually sent.

2

Inspect, Photograph, and Document

Crate and carton exteriors are condition-checked against your list, and damage is reported before storage; cartons are opened for inspection whenever you ask, without charge. Each shipment is photographed and recorded in Bond under the floor set or client order, and your staff follow its status from their login.

3

Store

Samples and sold pieces wait in climate-controlled space, grouped by floor set or by client, while the floor is being changed over or a customer’s renovation runs late.

4

Deliver and install

On the day you choose, pieces go to your showroom floor or to the client’s home. The client gets a text about 30 minutes before the crew arrives, and the crew places and assembles everything and takes the packaging away.

Receiving warehouse, showroom back room or standard 3PL?

A receiving warehouse compared with a self-storage unit and a standard 3PL
What you getReceiving warehouseSelf-storage unitStandard 3PL
Who signs for the freightOur team, under your showroom or client nameWhoever is on the floor when the truck pulls upDock staff, as stock
What customers seeNothing; trucks unload at our dockCrates and pallets near the selling floorNothing
Record when it landsPackaging photographed, inspection on requestWhatever staff write downTypically a carton count
Room for back stockClimate-controlled, held by floor set or clientOnly the space you rentRacked for picking
Client deliveriesPlaced and assembled in the room, packaging removedBooked with a separate moverLeft at the door or the curb
Building certificates of insuranceIssued on requestArranged by youSeldom offered

The network behind showroom receiving

Figures for the Elite Anywhere network your showroom ships into.

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34warehouse locations: 10 staffed hubs and 24 partner warehouses
50,000+deliveries a year across Elite Anywhere
1987the year Elite Anywhere’s operations began
24 hoursthe longest you wait for our reply to a receiving request

Where we receive for showrooms

Showrooms in these design markets can ship to a receiving warehouse close by, and every one of our 34 warehouse locations, with its address, is on the locations page.

New YorkLos AngelesChicagoDallasHoustonAtlantaMiamiSan FranciscoWashington, DCBostonSeattleDenverLas VegasPhoenixPalm SpringsNewport BeachNaplesWest Palm BeachNashvilleAustin
Frequently asked questions

Receiving for showrooms: common questions

Can my showroom ship floor samples to your warehouse instead of the shop?
Yes. Give each maker the warehouse address with your showroom’s name on the label, and send us a list of what is coming. Samples are photographed as they come in and held until you are ready to change the floor. Openings, floor sets and refreshes are covered on our showroom logistics page.
Do you deliver orders a client bought from our floor?
Yes. Have the maker ship the order to us under the client’s name. We hold it until their home is ready, text them about 30 minutes before arrival, then place and assemble each piece and take the packaging away. We can also collect a sold floor sample from your showroom and record its condition before it travels.
What if a maker’s shipment reaches you damaged?
Its packaging is photographed when it reaches the dock. If the packaging is damaged, you hear from us before anything is stored and you decide whether we open it; inspection on request costs nothing. Those photos are your record for the maker. How receiving works across the network is on our receiving warehouse page.
Can you store back stock and next season’s samples?
Yes, short or long term, with no minimum period, in climate-controlled warehouses with humidity and pest control. Your team can visit to see or collect pieces, or ask us for fresh photos. Details are on our furniture storage page.
Do you receive for showrooms in more than one city?
Yes. Elite Anywhere receives at 34 warehouse locations, and our own crew makes the delivery from each of them. Every city has its own receiving address: see New York and Denver, or the locations page for the rest.
How much does showroom receiving cost?
Every job is quoted individually. The quote depends on how many makers are shipping, the size and number of pieces, whether they go into storage, and where they are delivered. Send the list and the delivery addresses, and we’ll respond within 24 hours.

New samples or client orders on the way before you have room for them?

Give your makers our warehouse address and tell us when the floor or the client’s home will be ready. We’ll respond within 24 hours, and deliver when you are.

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