TV stand comes fully assembled I chose inside delivery and had it put on my personal furniture dolly. I unpacked it and removed the packing material. I put glides under the feet so I could move it.  The shelf box and the hardware for shelf mounts are staple attached to the underside. I could not get the staples removed so i cut as close to the staples as possible with scissors. This unit weighs 175 pounds. I live in Hawaii. The TV stand arrived in good shape..