Off the top of my head -
No middleman.
Imagine if Kaufman or Hoffman were selling direct to you.
No salesman or wholesalers (Checkers/United Notion, etc.) or shipping costs (like from Asia to Kaufman warehouse to Checkers warehouse to the LQS - you're ultimately paying for ALL those transportation costs).
And each step/stop has its own mark-up.
Their fulfillment operation is part of a larger company, so there are economies of scale there.
Also, they can make a bit less per yard but make it up on volume.
Last edited by MTS; 10-12-2012 at 09:17 AM.