Medical scrubs — FIGS / Jaanuu / Cherokee — how is this different from general workwear?

Medical is its own vertical inside workwear, with different brands, different attributes, different buyers.

Brand catalogs: FIGS (premium DTC, technical fabric), Jaanuu (premium fashion-forward), Cherokee (institutional standard, sold through wholesalers), Healing Hands, Grey’s Anatomy by Barco, Med Couture, Dickies Medical, Wonderwink. Most distribute through medical-uniform wholesalers (Uniform Advantage, Scrubs & Beyond, Allheart) or direct API.

Scrubs-specific Magento attributes (in addition to size + color):

• Antimicrobial finish: Silvadur, Polygiene, or none. Hospital-procurement buyers filter on this for infection-control compliance.
• Fluid resistance: DWR (durable water repellent) rating, blood-borne-pathogen barrier rating (ASTM F1670 / F1671 for surgical).
• 4-way stretch / 2-way stretch / woven: fabric performance.
• Scrub style: jogger / cargo / classic-straight / yoga-waist. Customer preference, very brand-driven.
• Fit: athletic / classic / petite / tall / plus.
• Credentialing-friendly: embroidery-eligible for name + title + RN / MD / DDS / DVM / NP credential (workwear configurator handles this).

Hospital procurement typically negotiates a contract-pricing tier with one or more brands, then buys via a closed B2B portal. Magento B2B Companies with hidden trade catalogs handles this. Embroidery-included pricing is the norm for credential badges; FIGS Teams / Jaanuu For Business / Cherokee Workwear all do contract programs you can layer.

DTC nurse / med-student traffic is the other half — same Magento storefront, public-pricing tier, no contract gate. Mobile-first design matters here; FIGS proved that medical-uniform purchases happen on iPhones in break rooms.