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Peak Shipping Season: More Than Just Holiday Shipping
Most brands date peak shipping season from the last week of November. By then the decisions that settle how it goes are months old, made…
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Fulfillment, 3PL and Foreign Trade Zone insight from the SKU Distribution team.
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What Is Reverse Logistics? How It Works, Types, And Process
If you ask most brands what reverse logistics is, the answer comes back as one word: returns. Fair enough, since returns are the biggest piece…
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How To Dispose Of Lithium-Ion Batteries: What You Need To Know
Picture this: a swollen e-bike pack sits in a garage somewhere in Arizona, still in the carton it came back in, because nobody in the…
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DTC Fulfillment Unraveled: Every Order, One Customer At A Time
A pair of skis built in Italy clears customs, spends six weeks racked in a warehouse outside Phoenix, and then on a Tuesday in November…
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What Is Fulfillment In Ecommerce? A Full Guide
A container leaves Busan, clears the port eleven days later, and sits on a rack outside Phoenix until a woman in Ohio adds two jars…
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B2B vs B2C Fulfillment: Core Differences
At first encounter, fulfillment could easily sound like one job: get the product where it needs to go. Walk the warehouse floor, though, and you…
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How To Reduce Shipping Costs in D2C Fulfillment
Throughout our years in the fulfillment business, we have watched brands spend weeks squeezing another few cents out of their ad spend, and then ship…
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How To Improve The Order Fulfillment Process: 7 Key Steps
If you want to know more about how to improve the order fulfillment process, your starting point should be what it covers: everything between a…
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Retail Fulfillment: Getting Orders Ready For Store Shelves
For a while, growth looks like more orders through your own website. Then a buyer says yes, and the game changes. Instead of sending one…
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What Is the Difference Between a Warehouse vs Fulfillment Center?
If you’re in e-commerce or importing goods into the US, you’ve probably heard the terms warehouse vs fulfillment center. Most assume they’re the same—they’re not.…
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7 Proven Benefits of Using a 3PL Provider
In today’s competitive e-commerce and import-export landscape, businesses are constantly seeking ways to streamline operations, reduce overhead, and leverage the benefits of using a 3PL…
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How Does E-commerce Fulfillment Work? A Step-by-Step Guide
The moment a customer clicks “buy,” your real work begins. Behind that simple transaction lies a complex web of logistics, inventory management, and precision timing.…
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Six Questions Business Owners Should Ask When Looking for a Bonded-Foreign Trade Zone 3PL Fulfillment Provider
As a business owner, choosing the right bonded warehouse fulfillment and distribution center for your e-commerce business is critical. With the potential advantages that come…
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How Do You Know You’ve Chosen the Right Fulfillment Provider?
CHANDLER, Ariz. (June 1, 2022) – As an e-commerce business grows in opportunity, the topic of scaling and fulfillment becomes top of mind. How does…
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How Can Modern Fulfillment Providers Ensure Retailers’ Success?
It’s no secret that since the global pandemic began, the demand for online ordering has made a 10-year leap. Even with the world opening up,…
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How To Calculate Shipping Costs
Shopping online has drastically changed the shipping industry. Statistics show that 90% of the world’s goods are ferried by sea from their point of origin…
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What Is Order Fulfillment? A Complete Guide for Online Retailers
Success in online retailing depends on several operational strategies coming together – chief among them is order fulfillment. The process from the point of sale…
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THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO E-COMMERCE SHIPPING
Once any e-commerce operation hits even the slightest bit of product-market fit, they run into the great wall of early online selling—shipping. If you’re looking…
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How Are SKUs Used in eCommerce
When you have an eCommerce business, there’s nothing that matters more than your stock—not running out of it, and organizing your inventory.
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Warehouse Management 101: The Ultimate Beginners Guide
For the small business owner, fast business growth may cause too much complexity and might indicate that it’s time to find a warehouse management provider.…
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What is a Fulfillment Center?
A flourishing e-commerce business requires thousands of goods to be stored and shipped globally. This comes with the added costs of inventory and shipment. As…