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The Plane Truth about Holiday eCommerce Fulfillment 2020

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

When you combine that estimate with the exponential growth that eCommerce has already experienced due to COVID-19, you’re looking at unprecedented levels of holiday eCommerce fulfillment activity.

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ECommerce Growth: How It Affects Flatbed Shipping

Trinity Logistics

The Beginning of ECommerce Over time, ecommerce has taken the baton from traditional brick-and-mortar stores, leaving many big-box store retailers high and dry. COVID-19 Creates Rapid Growth Due to health concerns and social distancing practices, COVID-19 rapidly escalated the use of ecommerce. Department of Commerce.

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Outlook on 2021 eCommerce Shipping Options

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

2020 was a chaotic year for eCommerce shipping – for the parcel carriers delivering those orders, the at-home customers dependent on reliable fulfillment, and for you, the online seller trying to keep customers happy while absorbing some pretty stiff parcel shipping cost increases.

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Importance of Social Proof in Ecommerce

Ship Monk

What can ecommerce businesses do to leverage this power? That, in a nutshell, is why ecommerce businesses cannot afford to ignore the importance of social proof. Conformity bias is what makes the fashion industry tick, and many ecommerce businesses benefit from it. What do we have to gain by helping ecommerce businesses grow?

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Impact of COVID on eCommerce fulfillment operations

West Coast and California Logistics

In the pre-pandemic world of 2019, eCommerce accounted for 15.8% That figure ballooned with the COVID-19 pandemic to 21.3% – an increase of 44% – in 2020. This extreme growth in such a short period of time has led to growing pains that are still being felt within the eCommerce industry. of all sales in the U.S.

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Peak Season Prep: Reduce Ecommerce Shipping Costs

Ship Monk

As we move into the busiest time of year for ecommerce businesses, the specter of sky-high shipping costs is still haunting us all. From 2020 to 2023, accessorial and surcharge fees increased 15% to 30%. And what do these rising costs mean for ecommerce businesses that rely on small-parcel shipping carriers to deliver their orders?

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Accelerate Your Ecommerce Warehouse Operations with a 3PL Partner

West Coast and California Logistics

Do you need to accelerate your ecommerce strategy due to the recent 2020 pandemic? The right third-party logistics (3PL) partner can guide you through these changes, while offering the eCommerce warehouse infrastructure and experience you need to grow your direct-to-consumer business. You are not alone.

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