Schools

Custom Online Stores for Schools

Make school spirit wear simple. Students, families, teachers, and staff can order online, pay individually, and receive custom school apparel packed and organized for easy distribution.

Why use an online store?

Best for spirit wear, team apparel, PAC fundraisers, staff clothing, and easy parent ordering online.

School clothing orders can be hard to manage when forms, cash, sizes, classes, and late orders are all handled manually. An online store makes the process more organized for staff, families, and students.

School stores are a great fit for:
Spirit wear
Grad apparel
Staff clothing
Team apparel
Club merchandise
Fundraising stores
Field trip or event apparel
House team or classroom gear

How it Works

You organize the group; we organize the orders.

1. Tell Us About Your Group

Fill out our online inquiry form and tell us the basics: what you’re shopping for, who needs clothing, personalization, fundraising, important dates, delivery needs, sorting requirements and any special requests.

2. Meet With Us to Plan Your Store

Meet with Janet to choose products, look at samples and plan the details. Can’t make it to VH Sport? No problem—we can recommend products online. You’ll also send us your logos.

3. Approve the Plan

Before we move ahead, you’ll approve your products, logos, decoration and layouts. You’ll also review a store preview so you know exactly what your group will see before the store opens.

4. We Build Your Online Store

We finish building your VH Online Store with your approved products, personalization, fundraising, coupon codes and special instructions. Your organizer gets portal access, a shareable store link and tools to help promote it.

5. Your Group Shops Online

Share the link and let everyone shop! Each person chooses their own products, sizes, colours and personalization, then pays online themselves. Most VH Online Stores stay open for about two weeks.

6. We Produce, Pack & Organize

Once your store closes, we order the blank products and start production. Everything is decorated, checked and individually bagged with each shopper’s receipt, then organized into any predetermined groups you requested.

7. Pick It Up or We Ship

We’ll email you when everything is ready, typically about 3 weeks after your store closes. Pick up your organized order at VH Sport, or arrange grouped shipping to predetermined locations.

Good to Know: We don’t ship individual orders to each shopper. If your organization has multiple teams, departments or branches, we can sort and package orders by group to make distribution much easier.

Good to Know Before We Start

Before we get started, here are the key details about timelines, product selection, order minimums, and pickup.

What is the minimum total sales needed?

Online group stores work best when they are planned ahead and promoted well. New stores require a commitment to reach $1,500 in product sales before fundraiser markups. If a new store does not reach that amount, a $200 setup fee applies. Repeat stores are exempt from this minimum.

When should we start this?

School stores work really well twice a year—one in the fall and one in the spring. Reach out in August for a fall store delivered before Christmas, and in March for a spring store ready before year-end. VH Online Stores are also a great way to organize Grade 12 grad hoodies, without paper forms, collecting money, sizes, names, or personalization lists. If the hoodies are school-funded or already paid for through fundraising, we can also set up a $0 store or coupon credits so students can simply choose their own size and personalization online.

What do you suggest for personalization?

Names
Grad year
Club names
Sleeve embroidery
Low-back prints
Staff identifiers

How will everyone's order be shipped?

We don’t ship individual orders. Once your store closes, we can sort and bag everything by homeroom, grade, or teacher, based on the groupings you arrange with Janet. One person picks up the complete order and brings it to the school, where it can be handed out to each group. If you’re located farther from Genelle, we can arrange to ship the complete order to your school, association, or one designated organizer. Shipping is billed separately, and everything still arrives together for your group to distribute.

What sorting options work best?

Common sorting options for school stores include: Homeroom Teacher Grade Class Team Club Staff or student

Can we add a Fundraising markup?

School stores can include fundraising amounts on selected products. This is a great option for school programs, teams, clubs, grad events, trips, or school-wide initiatives.

Can we use coupon codes?

We can set up coupon codes or store credits for key volunteers, teachers, grad executive members, or anyone else the school wants to recognize. If the school is covering the full cost—like for grad hoodies—we can also create a $0 store for students and bill the school separately.

How many items is best?

Stores are limited to a maximum of 20 products, although smaller groups often perform better with a focused selection of 5–10 items. Once a store is open, products cannot be added, so we will finalize the product lineup before launch.

RECOMENDED PRODUCTS

Grad Hoodies, Hoodies, Tees, cozy sweatpants, drinkware,

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Ready to get started?

Click the button below to get started with our Store Inquiry Form. The more information you can give us, the quicker and easier it will be to get your store set up.

Once we receive your answers, Janet will follow up with you to confirm your products, logos, and any final details.

Plan Your School Spirit Wear