Ship Monk

JUNE 5, 2023

Anyone who owns an ecommerce brand has unwittingly been through a crash course in ecommerce logistics. They start out by handling fulfillment manually, but quickly learn that speed, efficiency, accuracy, partnerships, and scalability are essential to the success of their ecommerce business. Who Manages Ecommerce Returns?

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Ship Monk

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Knowing everything I know about dimensional weight and ecommerce shipping, I should have shipped it directly to his house. And how in the world did that ecommerce company manage to ship it to me for nothing? Today, we’re going to discuss how package weight affects ecommerce shipping rates. Let’s get started!

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Ship Monk

AUGUST 22, 2022

In our eCommerce fulfillment blog we sometimes highlight industry jargon that’s essential for every entrepreneur. Whether you do or you don’t, this blog can help finetune your understanding of what SKUs can be utilized for, how to use them to grow your business , and best practices for this crucial part of inventory management.

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Ship Monk

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Wouldn’t it be nice to know how much it’s going to cost before you go? As an eCommerce business owner, you know how expensive shipping can be. There are ways to reduce dimensional weight and, as a result, reduce shipping costs, but first you have to understand how shipping costs are calculated.

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Ship Monk

JUNE 20, 2022

In the fulfillment industry where increasing demand, geographical obstacles, rising costs, and complex supply chains are more temperamental than a Jack Russell Terrier hyped up on sugar, it is vital that 3PL team members are on the same page. And, of course , that the page they’re on is informed, thorough, and forward-thinking.

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Ship Monk

MAY 24, 2022

If you’re reading this, you’ve probably already decided to switch 3PL fulfillment companies. Maybe you’re frustrated with poor performance at your current 3PL , or maybe they just can’t keep up with your growth. Your new 3PL will know exactly what to do to smoothly guide you through the process.

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Ship Monk

JULY 19, 2022

Running an eCommerce business forces you to become an expert at a lot of things, but estimating shipping costs isn’t the best way to spend your time. This article will compare three top shipping companies, the US Postal Service (USPS), FedEx, and UPS, and show you how to calculate shipping rates for each. Value of Contents.

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Ship Monk

JULY 26, 2023

Having a great product is key to ecommerce success, but so is making sure it gets to customers safely. However, while shipping companies will vary in terms of their policies, with ShipMonk, ecommerce clients don’t have to stress about keeping their packages safe because we have MonkProtect.

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Kanban Logistics

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

If your company is tired of riding the warehouse labor seesaw, read on to learn how a third-party logistics company (3PL) can remove this volatility from your operations Rewind to 2021: warehouse labor shortage When the pandemic hit in 2020, it changed the way people shopped. Continue to ride the labor seesaw – or leave it to a 3PL?

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Ship Monk

JULY 5, 2022

In order to keep up with growing eCommerce orders, follow through on the promise of speedy shipping, adapt to the globalization of supply chains, and adjust for labor shortages that can affect all three, 3PL technology is vital. . Continue reading to get the FYI on AMRs, and the benefits they bring to your eCommerce business.

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Kanban Logistics

JUNE 25, 2020

As a fulfillment provider, we receive many questions about eCommerce fulfillment costs. Specifically, how to make them lower. eCommerce fulfillment costs: what do you need to pay for? eCommerce fulfillment costs: what do you need to pay for? How to reduce eCommerce fulfillment costs with a 3PL.

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Ship Monk

AUGUST 2, 2023

You decide to launch an ecommerce store to sell this idea because it’s the greatest idea ever and can’t possibly fail. Part of the process is doing your homework and identifying your ecommerce niche. What is an ecommerce niche? What is an Ecommerce Niche? Let’s assume you’re an entrepreneur with a great idea.

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Kanban Logistics

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

If you are searching for 3PL order fulfillment companies in North Carolina, or anywhere, you may come up against “minimums.” Importantly, however, not all 3PLs treat minimums the same way. In this article, we’ll examine order fulfillment minimums and explain how to best navigate them. picked, packed, shipped).

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Ship Monk

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

As an eCommerce business owner, what goes inside your boxes is just as important as what goes outside, i.e. the shipping label that provides pivotal information about what is being shipped, how it is being shipped, where it’s going, and who it’s going to. Q: How to Make a Shipping Label and How to Print a Shipping Label?

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Ship Monk

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Does it feel like your ecommerce business should be more profitable than it is? One of the most common mistakes direct-to-consumer (DTC) ecommerce brands make is failing to understand and track their true costs, a.k.a. Stick with us and you’ll learn how to calculate landed cost — and how this number affects your profitability.

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Ship Monk

MARCH 23, 2023

If you want to strike fear into the heart of an ecommerce business owner, say the words, “inventory discrepancy.” Unfortunately, inventory discrepancies are a common occurrence in many ecommerce businesses and fulfillment warehouses. We know this, because they’re usually the reason ecommerce businesses turn to us for help.)

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 13, 2021

Ecommerce has been steadily rising since it was first introduced—but 2020 was an absolutely transformational year for online shopping. With heightened customer expectations, how will retailers perform?

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Ship Monk

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Ecommerce businesses depend on 3PL fulfillment companies and shipping carriers to make good on their promises to customers. The way your ecommerce business responds when things don’t go according to plan defines your business, for better or worse, in the eyes of your customer. But what happens when something goes wrong?

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Stord

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Atlanta, GA, December 20, 2022 – Stord , the leading cloud supply chain provider, announced today that it has been named a MCM Top 3PL for 2023 by Multichannel Merchant in its 8th annual directory. Each company in our directory has been selected based on its industry experience, services offered, performance and range of capabilities.”

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Ship Monk

JANUARY 5, 2024

The holiday season is never short on smiles, especially if you’re an ecommerce business that delivers on all fronts. As you plan for a more productive, profitable, and all around positive new year, ShipMonk wants to share some advice on how to recover from peak season order issues and prevent them from happening again.

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Ship Monk

JANUARY 30, 2023

If you’ve read PART 1 of our Ultimate Ecommerce Merchant Guide then you are halfway through absorbing the best lessons any entrepreneur can learn from the previous peak season, and are primed with the right knowledge to restructure for a stronger 2023. Welcome to the ecommerce party! And if you haven’t read PART 1, no worries.

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Ship Monk

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

You’ve done the hard work of building your startup into a successful ecommerce business. The last thing you want is to run out of your bestsellers, but how do you know when to order more? The good news is that there’s an easy formula ecommerce businesses can use to calculate the optimum reorder point for each SKU in your product line.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 27, 2019

01:54] What will the 3PL industry look like in 2025? A non-traditional 3PL is Amazon, who is both a customer and a competitor to some of the other domestic 3PLs. Consolidation will be one of the ways the upper half of the 3PL industry will better compete. Of course, there is the migration from retail to ecommerce. [17:29]

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Ship Monk

JULY 13, 2022

For eCommerce direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands, calculating shipping costs can be a headache. That means, whether you’re fulfilling your own orders or a third party logistics company (3PL) is fulfilling them for you, each package has to be measured, weighed, and routed to find the least expensive shipping method. in 1-3 days!

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Ship Monk

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Ecommerce stores take on the holiday stress of getting orders to them in time. ShipMonk is an award-winning 3PL founded on the simple, but oh-so-important mission of helping ecommerce stores “stress less and grow more.” How does this work? If you’re one of our 3PL clients, take advantage of this prime peak season option.

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Ship Monk

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

There are a lot of accounting terms thrown around when describing eCommerce inventory: merchandise inventory , WIP inventory , ending inventory , and beginning inventory to name just a few. For an eCommerce business, inventory is your most valuable asset (at least in terms of bookkeeping) and also one of your largest costs.

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3PL Insights

AUGUST 28, 2018

You’ve been working on your eCommerce business for some time now. It’s no lie that eCommerce businesses are expanding rapidly, and more and more people are utilizing online shopping: “In 2017, eCommerce was responsible for around $2.3 How will you instantly fulfill orders so that customers will stay satisfied?

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Camelot 3PL Software

JANUARY 29, 2020

Although, with total retail sales in 2018 at $3.628 trillion, eCommerce is still only 14.2% In 2017, eCommerce represented only 12.9% to eCommerce this past year is a sign that eCommerce is continuing to grow. 3PL Warehouses provide the storage and services to fulfill these orders on-time and with greater accuracy.

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Camelot 3PL Software

JANUARY 29, 2020

Although, with total retail sales in 2018 at $3.628 trillion, eCommerce is still only 14.2% In 2017, eCommerce represented only 12.9% to eCommerce this past year is a sign that eCommerce is continuing to grow. 3PL Warehouses provide the storage and services to fulfill these orders on-time and with greater accuracy.

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Ship Monk

DECEMBER 26, 2023

While less-than-awesome “customer service” employees may not think those less-than-awesome interactions matter, they mean everything to an ecommerce brand because they are the difference between a buyer coming back or going to a competitor. ShipMonk is an enterprise that understands the demands of ecommerce brand life.

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Ship Monk

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Remember when you were managing your eCommerce business out of your garage? If you’re like most eCommerce business owners, you have a general idea of what carrying costs are, but you wouldn’t be reading this if you didn’t have a few nagging questions—like, which is it, carrying cost or holding cost? So what exactly is holding cost?

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Ship Monk

JULY 27, 2022

For an eCommerce business owner, the answer is obvious: How the heck do I get a handle on my inventory management ?! Keep reading to learn what demand forecasting is, why you need it, and how to implement it into your eCommerce strategy! How much am I spending on logistics costs — storage, shipping, fulfillment, etc.?

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West Coast and California Logistics

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

No matter what your company sells, you’re in the logistics business. From receiving and storage of your products to getting them out to customers, there are many logistics operations that your business handles or oversees daily. manufacturing and sales) within your realm of expertise.

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Ship Monk

JANUARY 27, 2023

While “going with it” is an acceptable strategy for some areas of the holidays; it’s not a strong plan for ecommerce brands during peak season. Get Faster Shipping Options Peak season is when ecommerce brands of all sizes across all verticals feel the most pressure to deliver on the delivery front. Reduce Cart Abandonment 2.)

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Ship Monk

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Going global is a goal for many ecommerce brands. And for many brands, one of the largest opportunities lies in figuring out how to sell beyond their current scope and becoming established in North America. ShipMonk was founded on the idea of making shipping affordable and efficient for ecommerce brands of all sizes.

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Ship Monk

MARCH 14, 2023

If that’s you and you’re an ecommerce business owner, keep reading for eco-friendly packaging options your company could invest in this year to save money and help preserve the planet. Okay, there are two ways we could write this part of our eco-friendly ecommerce blog: 1.) million tons of trash, and 1/3 of that was packaging material.

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Ship Monk

MARCH 14, 2023

If that’s you and you’re an ecommerce business owner, keep reading for eco-friendly packaging options your company could invest in this year to save money and help preserve the planet. Okay, there are two ways we could write this part of our eco-friendly ecommerce blog: 1.) million tons of trash, and 1/3 of that was packaging material.

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