Francesca's vendor compliance fees

11 published fees · specialty apparel · newest source document 2025

Published non-compliance fees

Quoted from Francesca's's own publicly posted vendor documents. Where a figure is not published, it says so rather than guessing.

ViolationPublished fee Effective / versionSource
Sneak Peek P.O. sample not received on time$100 per PODecember 2025source
Fully defective/unsellable merchandise100% of PO valueDecember 2025source
Full size run T.O.P. sample not received$100December 2025source
Failure to comply with EDI requirements and procedures10% of PO valueDecember 2025source
Late shipment not communicated/approved by buyer in advance10% of PO valueDecember 2025source
Shipment sent prior to start ship date10% of PO valueDecember 2025source
Shipped via carrier not designated by Logistics10% of PO valueDecember 2025source
Improper hang-tags, price stickers, packaging, or pallet building10% of PO valueDecember 2025source
Tech Pack not sent on time5% of PO valueDecember 2025source
P.O. not routed 5 business days prior to start ship window5% of PO valueDecember 2025source
Late, inaccurate, or missing paperwork5% of PO valueDecember 2025source
Incurred carrier fees (TONU, weight verification, reclassification, detention)not published as a figureDecember 2025source
Tolerance Allowance threshold definition — Clothingnot published as a figureDecember 2025source
Tolerance Allowance threshold definition — Jewelry, Accessories, Gifts, Footwear, Homenot published as a figureDecember 2025source
Chargeback dispute submission deadlinenot published as a figureDecember 2025source
Mandatory EDI transaction set not transmittednot published as a figureDecember 2025source
ASN and 753 Routing Request required for warehouse shipment routingnot published as a figureDecember 2025source
Unauthorized Carrier used for domestic pickupnot published as a figureDecember 2025source
Extensive driver load/down time during pickupnot published as a figureDecember 2025source
Shipment sent without a T.O.P. sample received in timenot published as a figureDecember 2025source
Walmart, Target and Amazon publish nothing.

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