What Is Landed Cost, and How Does It Affect Profitability?
by Rin Mosher on Apr. 26, 2024
Ecommerce businesses always price their products with a healthy profit margin in mind – but that profit may not be entirely realized when failing to account for total landed cost. What is landed cost, exactly? And how can it affect the profitability of your ecommerce business? An impo …
A Guide to Amazon FBA Prep
by Kyla Friel on Apr. 12, 2024
Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) offers a streamlined approach to online selling, where sellers store their products in Amazon's fulfillment centers. However, the benefits of FBA can only be fully realized when products are properly prepared, or "prepped," for Amazon's fulfillment process. …
Fulfillment Center vs. Warehouse: What's the Difference?
by Rin Mosher on Apr. 3, 2024
From 'third-party logistics company' to 'order processing facility' to 'distribution center,' discussions about ecommerce fulfillment involve many similarly-sounding terms. If you’re not in the know, one of the most confusing comparisons might be the differences between a fulfillment …
How to Create an Effective Ecommerce Returns Policy
by Rin Mosher on Mar. 22, 2024
Every online shopper faces the reality of needing to return an order at some point. Ecommerce returns policies go a long way in ensuring a seamless experience by providing directions on how packages can be sent back, terms for refunds, rules for exchanges, and more. This is much more …
3PL vs. 4PL: Which Is the Right Solution For Your Business?
by Kyla Friel on Mar. 14, 2024
Managing a growing ecommerce business demands effective logistics management to keep pace. Sometimes, keeping that pace becomes too challenging, resulting in a business stagnating instead of scaling. That’s why so many ecommerce businesses are able to grow further when they partner wi …
What Is Order Fulfillment In Ecommerce?
by Rin Mosher on Feb. 22, 2024
Order fulfillment in commerce is a difficult but necessary element of success. Get it right, and you’ve got a world of opportunities at your feet. Get it wrong, and the resulting late deliveries, incorrect orders, and overhead costs will kill your growth.
A Brief Guide to Ecommerce Shipping
by Rin Mosher on Jan. 22, 2024
As more and more consumers turn to online shopping, ecommerce shipping has become increasingly important for businesses of all kinds. A smooth and reliable shipping process can greatly impact customer satisfaction and loyalty, not to mention make a big difference in operational effici …
Using Automated Order Processing as an Ecommerce Business
by Rin Mosher on Dec. 20, 2023
Love the opportunities of ecommerce, but not the logistics? Process automation may be able to help. A quickly growing strategy in the industry, automated order processing can put your fulfillment operations on autopilot. Its capabilities completely transform the status quo while deliv …
Weighing the Pros and Cons of Custom Shipping Boxes
by Rin Mosher on Dec. 18, 2023
You only get one chance to make a good first impression, and that's especially true with packaging and shipping products. Customized shipping boxes can make all the difference in terms of branding, customer satisfaction, and order fulfillment efficiency. They aren’t without potential …
How to Optimize Reverse Logistics in Ecommerce
by Kyla Friel on Nov. 24, 2023
As digital storefronts in ecommerce continue to grow, one aspect remains constant: the inevitability of product returns. It’s a customer behavior that will always occur, and it’s no wonder successful ecommerce companies are placing increasing focus on how to optimize reverse logistics …