Early Holiday Sales Disrupt Ecommerce Trends

Cyber Monday Online Sales Down 1.4% According to a CNBC report, "Cyber Monday online sales drop 1.4% from last year to $10.7 billion, falling for the first time ever." While this may be news to some readers, those who have been keeping up with our blog may not be surprised. In our holiday ecommerce trends, [...]

By | 2021-12-01T14:54:56-05:00 December 1st, 2021|Categories: ecommerce, Fulfillment, Inventory, online returns, Shipping|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Early Holiday Sales Disrupt Ecommerce Trends

E-Commerce Trends for the Holiday 2021 Part 3

E-Commerce Trends for the Holiday Season 2021 In Part III of our e-commerce holiday shopping trends series we are going to wrap up by providing recommendations and predictions. Perhaps no other trend is more important than early shopping syndrome. Because of worldwide supply chain issues, due to thousands of shipping containers waiting at ports, retail [...]

By | 2021-11-23T17:51:52-05:00 November 24th, 2021|Categories: ecommerce, Fulfillment, Inventory, online returns, Shipping|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on E-Commerce Trends for the Holiday 2021 Part 3

E-Commerce Trends for the Holiday 2021 Part 2

More E-Commerce Shopping Trends for the 2021 Holiday Season Earlier, in part one of our holiday shopping trends series, online reviews and personalization topped the list, now let's look at more buyer behaviors to help your business grow. Ostensibly, online stores with built-in SEO and top-of-the-market shopping carts should provide the best platform fo re-commerce [...]

By | 2021-11-17T13:40:31-05:00 November 17th, 2021|Categories: ecommerce, Fulfillment, Inventory, online returns, Shipping|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on E-Commerce Trends for the Holiday 2021 Part 2

E-Commerce Trends for the Holiday 2021

Expect Record Sales Regardless of Inventory and Supply Chain Worries In the last series of blogs we have been watching the news as reports of container ships, all around the world, stall within miles of their port destinations. Ecommerce merchants and online retailers full of supply chains and inventory worries made plans for the worse. However, [...]

By | 2021-11-17T13:07:39-05:00 November 10th, 2021|Categories: ecommerce, Fulfillment, Inventory, online returns, Shipping|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on E-Commerce Trends for the Holiday 2021

E-Commerce Order Fulfillment and the Container Ship Crisis

How the Container Ship Crisis is Affecting E-Commerce Order Fulfillment The Port of Singapore, shown in this post's image, is the second largest in the world according to Ship Technology.  Ahead is the Port of Shanghai with only the Port of Rotterdam, Europe's largest, cracking the top-ten non-asian shipping operations in the world. As a [...]

By | 2021-11-02T13:55:53-04:00 November 3rd, 2021|Categories: ecommerce, Fulfillment, Inventory, Shipping|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on E-Commerce Order Fulfillment and the Container Ship Crisis

Ecommerce Fulfillment Problems

Are You Having Ecommerce Fulfillment Problems? Perhaps you are like most online business owners and rely on external vendors for many stages of your supply chain. Ecommerce fulfillment problems arise because of several factors and in this blog we look at identifying the most frequent challenges. Perhaps you are spending time reading about changes in policy [...]

By | 2021-10-29T07:47:22-04:00 October 27th, 2021|Categories: ecommerce, Fulfillment, Inventory, Shipping|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Ecommerce Fulfillment Problems

Shipping Disruption and Global Supply Chains

Global supply chains disrupted as record-breaking queues of container ships are stalled outside major ports A myriad of container ships, like the one pictured above, remain stranded outside American ports. Accordingly, the shipping disruption continues to shake global supply chains and attracts international news. Moreover, cargo vessels contain goods that millions of consumers rely on from their [...]

By | 2021-10-19T17:14:59-04:00 October 20th, 2021|Categories: ecommerce, Fulfillment, Inventory, Shipping|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Shipping Disruption and Global Supply Chains

Container Ships and Supply Chain

Crisis at Sea: Container Ships disrupt Supply Chains Across America Retailers around the world may no longer ignore the global container ship and supply chain disruption. In a recent article, Esquire magazine cites an "ongoing traffic jam of huge ships off the California coast."  The article estimates hundreds of miles of ships are stranded at [...]

By | 2021-11-24T08:57:21-05:00 October 13th, 2021|Categories: Fulfillment, Inventory, Shipping|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Container Ships and Supply Chain

Fulfillment Company Estimates

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?

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 [...]