Ship Monk

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

If you also happen to be an ecommerce business owner, you’d better be upping your m-commerce game. Because it’s estimated that over 50% of all ecommerce purchases during the 2022 holiday season were made on a smartphone. Ecommerce, Mobile Commerce, and Social Commerce Explained Before we get started, here are a few definitions.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 3, 2024

Sokolovsky also operated an on-demand food delivery startup based in Berkeley, before entering eCommerce logistics. Our dedication to leveraging advanced technology, prioritizing customer needs, and harnessing data-driven insights drives superior performance and sustainability.

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CH Robinson Logistics

MAY 4, 2021

In 2020, the United States saw five years’ worth of ecommerce growth in one year. These ecommerce trends aren’t going away, and shippers will continue to face the challenge of moving smaller quantities of freight at a higher frequency while navigating capacity issues. Look ahead to overcome capacity constraints.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2021

Extending visibility of available capacities in the market enables a more effective result, often delivering win-wins for collaborative trading partners. Historically, companies needing greater warehouse capacity would have invested in new construction ? Deliver ecommerce-caliber service levels. How great can the impact be?

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 28, 2023

Offering 1-3 day nationwide service, Maergo accelerates the end-to-end ecommerce & delivery experience through a comprehensive, proven network of providers, and simplifies the challenge many brands face of having to manage multiple carriers. Maergo takes care of it all through a single relationship.

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Ship Monk

APRIL 13, 2023

When it comes to ecommerce order fulfillment, two of the most important operational factors are speed and accuracy. The faster your warehouse or 3PL can fill orders (while maintaining accuracy, of course), the more responsive they can be to spikes in order volume, and the easier it will be to scale your ecommerce business.

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Ship Monk

AUGUST 30, 2023

would put you in the middle 60% of ecommerce stores according to this benchmark. Today we’re going to look at how to calculate ecommerce conversion rates, identify some things that may be turning customers away, and what you can do to improve conversion rates. What is an Ecommerce Conversion Rate? Anywhere between 0.2%

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Ship Monk

JULY 11, 2022

As the hero of your business journey, every eCommerce entrepreneur also needs their own amazing method of transportation that they can count on to get their goods to customers. 3PLs like ShipMonk that ship innumerable products representing thousands of eCommerce clients). FedEx Shipping Service . Keeping Your Shipments Safe.

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Ship Monk

MAY 25, 2023

As a result, small ecommerce businesses paid dearly to tap into those resources. Now, thanks to 3PLs like ShipMonk, smaller ecommerce merchants can take advantage of this inventory distribution strategy to decrease order shipping times and reduce shipping costs. Why Would an Ecommerce Business Split Inventory? Faster Shipping.

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Rick founded RMW Commerce Consulting , a boutique ecommerce consultancy that supports investors and management teams incubating and growing digital businesses online – both direct-to-consumer and B2B. The new retail stores will most likely be designed to support both retail and ecommerce fulfillment. About Rick Watson.

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Ship Monk

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

If that sounds like you, then you’re probably an ecommerce business owner. While ecommerce has experienced boom after boom, 2022 has proven to be an interesting year in its already storied history. Ecommerce growth is expected to be up about 2.5% 2 Analyze Your Past Data and Compare It to Current Trends. Slice of cake.

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Ship Monk

JANUARY 20, 2023

Welcome back to the ultimate guide for enhancing your ecommerce knowledge! In PART 2 of our epic ecommerce terms guide and glossary, we’re here for you—the ecommerce merchants and entrepreneurial warriors of the world—to explain key terms relating to ecommerce, logistics, fulfillment, inventory, and more.

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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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FreightWaves SONAR

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

In addition to spikes in ecommerce volumes, the overall U.S. The FreightWaves’ SONAR data shows the Outbound Tender Volume Index (OTVI) remains up 25% year-over-year, hardly falling from its pre-July Fourth peak. How should a shipper read this data as a user or prospective user of SONAR?

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Ecommerce businesses can find out how to save costs, reduce shipment volumes, and boost packaging performance by visiting stand 500. These future-focused businesses are looking for systems that can cut waste, reduce ‘shipped air’ in transport, and provide capacity for further expansion.”.

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Ship Monk

JUNE 30, 2023

There seem to be about a million metrics to watch if you want to run a successful ecommerce business. You can track as many metrics as you want, but not every performance indicator qualifies as a KEY performance indicator (KPI) for your ecommerce business. Which ones are the most important? Well, that depends on your goals.

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Ship Monk

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Successful, scalable eCommerce order fulfillment hinges on efficient pick and pack warehouse operations. The faster the fulfillment center or 3PL (third party logistics company) can pick, pack and ship, the faster your eCommerce business can grow. Find out exactly what goes on after you hit that “buy” button. The Pick and Pack Process.

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Ship Monk

MARCH 30, 2024

Just as online shoppers have a lot of choices when it comes to where to take their business, ecommerce brands have many options for where to take theirs in terms of order fulfillment. While there are plenty of 3PLs out there that your ecommerce brand could consider for its order fulfillment needs, not all are equal.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Is your ecommerce business one of those that’s been growing steadily in recent years, and seen an absolute boom since the COVID-19 pandemic emerged? So what do you need to do to prevent high demand from being a double-edged sword and potentially stymieing your ability to compete in the lucrative, but fierce ecommerce marketplace?

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Growing businesses will sooner or later need more capacity in their supply chain to fulfil larger sales volumes. Using WMS to increase factors such as occupancy, throughput, and data and task accuracy can all help to increase the capacity of an existing warehouse.

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Ship Monk

JUNE 16, 2021

While operating at 110% capacity may not always be feasible, making the most of the eCommerce slow season definitely is. A multichannel eCommerce solution is packed with plenty of advantages you won’t want to miss out on. If you’ve been itching to pick up the pace, you’ve stumbled upon the right blog post. Expand Your Reach.

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FreightWaves SONAR

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Having experienced market growth in size and volume of tenders, Opus9 realized its existing freight market data intelligence tools were not giving their customers the best rate information. This makes it more important than ever before for shippers to understand the market’s capacity to get the right truck at the right rate.

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Morai Logistics

MARCH 8, 2018

The Canadian transportation industry is currently facing a capacity crunch, causing small businesses to question what their mitigation strategy should be. Third Party Logistics (3PL) providers have maintained a reputation of providing optimized solutions for those small business owners vulnerable to shipping capacity crunches.

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Freightos

APRIL 9, 2024

More Resources Home April 9, 2024 Update The Freightos Weekly Update helps you stay on top of the latest developments in international freight by giving you the rundown on the latest economic data, ocean and air demand trends, rate data – and anything else impacting the market. America weekly prices decreased 13% to $3.66/kg

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The congestion is caused by a combination of factors including: Increased consumer demand – especially ecommerce shopping. The lack of ocean capacity is making traditional ocean shippers look for options to support the holiday season. Airfreight is an option, however it is more expensive and capacity is tight.

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Ship Monk

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Managing inventory is a pivotal part of peak season for every ecommerce store, regardless of size or industry. Overestimate the inventory needs of your ecommerce store and you could be stuck paying for too much shelf space you don’t need, which cuts into profit margins. A big part of that is inventory management.

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Freightos

APRIL 2, 2024

More Resources Home April 2, 2024 Update The Freightos Weekly Update helps you stay on top of the latest developments in international freight by giving you the rundown on the latest economic data, ocean and air demand trends, rate data – and anything else impacting the market. China – N. Europe weekly prices fell 6% to $3.31/kg.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Many major challenges of 2021—capacity constraints, ecommerce growth and driver shortage—are rolling over into 2022 and, in addition, the environment and machine learning are becoming more important for logistics and supply chain professionals. Online buying will fuel home delivery growth, challenges and new strategies.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 20, 2018

International transportation is dealing with ongoing challenges of tighter capacity. From import space and export space tightening up and a hot drayage market causing capacity constraints to volatile air freight rates – international transportation has had its share of challenges the last 10-12 months. Drayage Capacity Issues Remain.

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ShipLilly

MARCH 3, 2022

Curate and match your inventory so that you have a clear understanding of your capacity and limitations. There are five ways in which you can reduce the probability and severity of supply chain disruptions: Use historical and current data, as well as high-quality projections, to predict which locations are likely to be problematic.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 10, 2021

Brett Biggs, an executive vice president at Walmart, summarized the investments by saying the retailer is spending on increased fulfillment capacity, supply chain, automation, and technology. This new infrastructure will allow the retailer to expand ecommerce assortment while reducing both shipping time and cost. Walmart knows this.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2022

IAG Cargo uses the freight capacity of passenger aircraft of IAG, which consists of British Airways, Iberia, Vueling, Aer lingus and LEVEL. With five airlines, and over 500 aircraft it’s a model that provides IAG Cargo with great capacity and a truly global network.

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Ship Monk

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Running an eCommerce brand can be all kinds of stressful. One of the most impactful ways we help eCommerce businesses thrive is by taking the stress out of working with shipping carriers. One of the most impactful ways we help eCommerce businesses thrive is by taking the stress out of working with shipping carriers.

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Ship Monk

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Most ecommerce business owners have a few key performance indicators (KPIs) that they track daily, if not hourly. But there are a host of other metrics and KPIs on the operations side that have just as great an impact on the profitability of your ecommerce business. It tells you at a glance how you’re doing at meeting that goal.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Many-to-many can also refer to many participants in a network accessing many, many sources of event data critical to supply chain operations through a public cloud network. The network supports a wide array of messaging types including real-time GPS, EDI, and API-based capacity requests, bookings, statuses, and customs messages.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 18, 2022

Visibility is important but once you get that data, all of a sudden, you go, “All this data about visibility is important.”. You start having all the data, bringing AI and some other tools against it. What was clear is that eCommerce is coming a big thing. I know eCommerce is a big thing here. It was a lot bigger.

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Ship Monk

OCTOBER 12, 2023

E-tailers and ecommerce brands are heading into the holiday season and we cannot stress enough the importance of planning, prepping and prognosticating (okay, forecasting). Here are some of the worst things ecommerce businesses can do going into peak holiday season, and what you should be doing instead. Not Enough Planning Congrats!

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