It’s that time of year again where we tighten our belts and commit ourselves to improving our lives in the coming year. How you go about improving your situation depends entirely on who you are now and who you want to be in the new year. If you own an e-commerce business, 2020 can be …
There is no doubt about it. If you want to run a successful e-commerce business, you have to minimize your logistics costs. But how do you reduce logistics costs without sacrificing service or customer satisfaction? Fortunately, the majority can be mitigated with sound logistics planning, informed decision-making, and the right 3PL to back you up. …
If the trade and tariff tumult of the last year has shown us anything it’s that nothing is certain in the logistics industry, except consumer demand for same day or next day deliveries. In today’s e-commerce market, it’s no longer ok to simply be fast – as an e-commerce business, you need to pull out …
If you’re an eCommerce business then you know that the last two months of the year can make or break your business. That’s no exaggeration. Last year, 2018, Cyber Monday was the largest online shopping day in American history. In this article we’ll explain the 9 biggest mistakes eCommerce businesses make before the holidays and …
In recent decades the world has become much, much smaller than it used to be. The internet and significant improvements to transportation infrastructures has turned the world into one globalized market. This global market offers businesses opportunities to reach new customers and secure a diverse selection of new workers, materials, and products. Though the opportunities …
Before we discuss Amazon FBA alternatives, we need to understand more about Amazon’s FBA. Let’s face it, Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) set the bar high for e-commerce businesses. 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 …
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 …