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Comparison
GK Elite is one of the dominant US gymnastics apparel brands — performance leotards, warmups, and team apparel are their core business. They sell directly to gymnastics programs through a team sales division with a quoted-per-program model and minimum-quantity team orders.
TeamStores.AI is a self-service team store platform: launch a custom-decorated team store in 5 minutes, no rep call, no quote workflow, no minimum-quantity pre-buy. Stripe Connect routes order revenue directly to the gym's bank in 2 business days. Custom decoration ships from production with no inventory.
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| Feature | TeamStores.AI | GK Elite |
|---|---|---|
| Setup model | Self-serve, ~5 min | Quoted per program through team sales |
| Sales rep required | No | Yes for team-program tier |
| Custom team decoration | Built-in, every product | Available, quoted per program |
| Inventory commitment | Zero — ship-from-production | Minimum-quantity pre-buys for team programs |
| Order minimums | None — single items welcomed | Required for custom team gear |
| Performance leotards (competition) | Not offered — platform only | Full retail catalog |
| Brand recognition with gymnasts | Not applicable | Iconic in competitive gymnastics |
| Payout speed | 2 business days direct (Stripe Connect) | Varies by program |
| Coordinator out-of-pocket | None — families pay at checkout | Varies by program structure |
| Direct-to-family shipping | Standard on every order | Available; bulk-to-gym also common |
| AI coordinator copilot | Built-in (drafts emails, runs sales, runs reports) | Not offered |
| First-5-orders activation push | Tailored 0→5 nudges with email + AI drafts | Not offered |
| Per-source LTV cohort dashboard | Built-in admin view | Not exposed |
| Migration from current platform | Wizard imports roster + product list | Rep-led |
| Coordinator cost | Free (5% platform fee on revenue) | Free for store; revenue from catalog |
Coaches launch a custom team store in one sitting. No team-sales rep, no quote workflow.
Stripe Connect deposits sale proceeds straight to the gym's account.
Warmups, hoodies, joggers, training tops, fan wear ship from production direct to families. No minimum-quantity pre-buy, no leftover stock.
Auto-generates roster intake, parent emails, order confirmations.
Each new store gets an automated activation sequence to drive the critical first 5 orders.
Choose GK Elite when the gym's primary need is their performance-leotard catalog and the brand recognition gymnasts associate with elite competition. Their leotard quality and brand authorization are genuinely strong for competition-day apparel. Many gyms run both: GK Elite for competition leotards, TeamStores.AI for the team store covering warmups, hoodies, joggers, fan wear, and team apparel.
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