Ecommerce Trends for 2021 In this post we'll identify emerging ecommerce trends for 2021 and provide insights to help improve your ecommerce business. According to a post on ecommerce intelligence, by John LeBaron who covers ecommerce trends and global ecommerce for Pattern, "for the past 10 years, ecommerce was growing an average of 15% year-over-year." [...]
Ecommerce Returns Management It's no secret, online merchants face major obstacles in ecommerce returns management policy and procedure. For starters, many business owners take a case-by-case approach and handle issues in house. However, the best solution for ecommerce returns management is through a reputable fulfillment services company. Ecommerce return management faces many causes like shipping misfortune, fickle [...]
Reverse Logistics and Fulfillment Services As a necessary evil of the online industry "online returns more than doubled in 2020 from 2019," according to the National Retail Federation. In this post we'll look at some factors to consider when thinking about reverse logistics and provide a few strategies to reconsider the good from the bad. A [...]
What is E-Commerce Order Fulfillment? E-commerce order fulfillment includes everything from receiving and storing inventory to shipping packages to customers. Most fulfillment companies provide basic services such as storage, packaging and shipping but not all of them provide complete e-commerce order fulfillment services. A good example is return policies. While order fulfillment always includes the process [...]
Influencer Marketing For E-Commerce Just about every platform on significant social media embraces influencer marketing and e-commerce. If you are using the internet to market products and want to broaden your content campaign, consider influencer marketing. While a recent post in the Alexa blog defines influencer marketing as "a strategy that identifies people who have [...]
Getting the best Fulfillment Company Estimates When you call to get an estimate, or fill out an online form, it's often more about learning the right questions to ask. Most fulfillment company estimates are based off of storing, packaging and shipping; however, especially e-commerce businesses need to understand the entire fulfillment process. Like any service-based [...]
What software do fulfillment companies use? Companies seek software fulfillment when they need assistance receiving, processing and delivering orders to customers. While there are many SaaS solutions and platforms for enterprise-level companies, this post addresses the needs of first-time adapters. Today, fulfillment companies employ one of two types of software for order fulfillment, monthly subscriptions or [...]
Fulfillment Company Software Solutions and Integration Practices If your company is looking for a fulfillment services provider that needs to work with existing software please read on. Likewise if you're learning about fulfillment software for the first time, understanding fulfillment software solutions and integrations practices is key. Basically software in the fulfillment business functions to [...]
Of all the challenges an online business faces, overstock and understock are some of the most challenging – and the most detrimental to their reputations. If you want to keep customers satisfied and enjoy a healthy profit, you need to get a handle on your inventory. Below are some of the ways in which overstock [...]
Are Fulfillment Companies the Same? About My Fulfillment Company While many fulfillment companies are the same, it's often the most responsive company that wins accounts. That's one of the most important factors for success when thinking about My Fulfillment Company. Another critical success metric isn't an analytic at all, it's proximity. Maybe you asked Siri [...]