When it comes to selling furniture online, delivery isn’t simple. With varying product lead times, delivery zones, and customer preferences, a flexible and reliable delivery scheduling system is essential to closing high-consideration purchases.

For Time4Sleep, a leading UK-based bedroom furniture retailer, upgrading to Shopify Plus was a strategic move — but they needed a delivery scheduling tool that could match the complex requirements they’d previously handled with custom-built solutions.

That’s where Flare Delivery Date Picker came in.

The Challenge: From Custom Platform to Shopify Plus — Without the Baggage

Before the migration, Time4Sleep had invested heavily in custom technology to manage their delivery operations. Their old platform featured bespoke tools to handle:

• Variable product lead times (some items ship in days, others in weeks).

• UK-wide delivery zones with different availability rules.

• Customer-chosen delivery dates to suit schedules and availability.

While functional, maintaining this custom infrastructure was becoming unsustainable — not to mention expensive, with new feature development costing £10,000s and often taking weeks.

So when the team decided to replatform to Shopify Plus, they had a decision to make: rebuild their complex delivery system from scratch again, or find an off-the-shelf solution that could do the heavy lifting natively on Shopify.

The Solution: Flare’s Delivery Date Picker for Shopify Plus

Time4Sleep discovered Flare, the leading Shopify Plus delivery scheduling app, and quickly saw that it could replicate — and improve on — their previous functionality, without the custom dev burden.

With Flare, they were able to:

✅ Set dynamic lead times based on product availability.
✅ Configure delivery zones with tailored rules per region.
✅ Let customers choose their delivery date right at checkout.
✅ Avoid the need for custom apps or £10,000+ builds.

All of this was achieved within the native Shopify Checkout, where the highest conversions happen — no third-party popups or clunky cart workarounds required.

The Results: Reduced Costs, Faster Setup, and a Better Delivery Experience

By switching to Flare, Time4Sleep realized immediate operational and commercial benefits:

• 💸 Avoided tens of thousands in custom app development

• ⚙️ Fully integrated delivery logic without needing developers

• 🧭 Simplified operations across teams managing logistics and support

• 📈 Improved checkout conversion rates with a clean, intuitive UI

• 🛏️ Enhanced customer trust by offering clear delivery expectations

“For furniture and large-item retail, delivery isn’t plug-and-play. But Flare’s delivery date picker is. It handles complex delivery conditions straight out of the box — no dev time, no stress.”
– Daniel Parekh Hill, Flare

Why Flare Is Ideal for Furniture and Home Retailers on Shopify Plus

Furniture and homeware brands often deal with bulky goods, variable stock levels, and regional delivery constraints. Flare was built with exactly these needs in mind.

• Lead-time flexibility: Show only valid delivery dates based on stock or supplier availability.

• Delivery blackout management: Easily block off holidays, weekends, or internal breaks.

• Zone-specific options: Different rules for different postcodes? No problem.

• Checkout-native interface: Seamless experience right where conversion happens.

All while avoiding the need for custom development or external dev agencies — a critical win for brands moving fast on Shopify Plus.

Final Word: Flare Helps You Deliver More Than Products — It Delivers Confidence

For brands like Time4Sleep, the delivery promise is as important as the product itself. With Flare Delivery Date Picker, Shopify Plus merchants in complex verticals like furniture, home goods, and large-item retail can offer a sophisticated delivery experience without technical compromise or ballooning budgets.

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