Let’s face it, Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) set the bar high for e-retailers. Amazon’s advanced fulfillment network has the resources, technology, and capability to provide free, fast, flexible shipping to anywhere on the planet. Same day shipping is quickly becoming the norm, and for many e-retailers, the only way to meet customer expectations is to …
E-Commerce is an industry driven by speed, efficiency, and convenience. If e-Commerce is how you make your living, then everything depends on the cost of storing, filling and transporting your inventory, and how fast you can deliver it to your customers. Where to Position Your e-Commerce Fulfillment Shipping Locations Product sourcing and efficient shipment delivery …
If you are asking about liftgates, then odds are you are expecting a delivery that requires one. There is no need to worry. They are simple in function, easy to use, and not as rare of service as you might think. What is a Liftgate It is a piece of hydraulic (sometimes electric) equipment that …
What is a Floor Loaded Container? A floor loaded container is a shipping container stacked with freight that has been loaded from the floor up without utilizing a shipping pallet. In other words, a floor loaded container is a shipping container wherein all of the freight has been stacked onto the floor, instead of on …
Every package larger than an envelope that has ever been shipped has included a bill of lading, however, if shipping freight isn’t a part of your daily life then you are perhaps unfamiliar with a bill of lading, what it does and why they are so important. A bill of lading is a simple piece …
I read a great article on the cost of free shipping and how it is destroying margins for retailers and ecommerce companies. Shipping costs are often blamed for the poor margins at ecommerce companies, but what these articles miss is that high shipping costs are a result of an insufficient warehousing strategy. Where you …