Ship Monk

JULY 31, 2023

In ecommerce, we spend a lot of time talking about logistics. But just as we must constantly evolve to provide ecommerce businesses the best, fastest, most cost-efficient solutions for order fulfillment, so must we prepare brands for when items get returned. ShipMonk does too; after all, we are a 3PL third-party logistics provider.

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Locus

MAY 2, 2023

The key drivers contributing to this rise in the cost of fulfillment are: Demand for quicker fulfillment Rising complexities of e-commerce logistics like returns The dire need to increase capacity to meet growing demand What do customers expect from D2C and omnichannel retailers? Are you looking to simplify multi-carrier delivery management?

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Ship Monk

MARCH 20, 2023

Safety nets aren’t just for folks jumping out of airplanes; every ecommerce business owner should have safety nets built into multiple levels of their operations to deal with an industry that is always in flux. Manufacturers can also keep safety stock to cover the ecommerce businesses they work with. What is Safety Stock?

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Ship Monk

MAY 23, 2023

Things that customers and ecommerce merchants dislike equally: “Where’s my order?” Once your ecommerce brand has reached significant sales, and you can effectively analyze buyer behavior, it’s time to think about the best ways to disperse your inventory. Strategically located fulfillment centers. 2PL vs. 3PL Warehouses store things.

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Ship Monk

JANUARY 4, 2024

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 23, 2021

And with that, everything moved online, from seniors buying their groceries with a mobile app to kids attending virtual school through to the continual scheduling of Zoom meetings. The demand on ecommerce was staggering. Suddenly, overnight the how and where of manufacturing and distribution changed.

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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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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. Let’s start with some definitions. Which ones are the most important?

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Ship Monk

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

In the ecommerce industry it’s a feeding frenzy out there—DTC and B2B retailers doing everything they can to get shoppers’ attention. Colossal companies like Amazon created this “new normal” in the ecommerce industry, and all merchants have been forced to follow or get left out in the cold. That’s a problem for ecommerce brands.

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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 11, 2024

‘Tis the season for processing ecommerce returns. Depending on which article you’re reading, ecommerce brands should be prepared for return rates of anywhere from 16% to 30%. How to Prevent Damage to Your Brand The first and best way to keep returns from damaging your brand is to prevent as many as you can.

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Ship Monk

JULY 7, 2022

Minimum Order Quantity Definition. All eCommerce brands may encounter minimum order quantities when ordering raw materials. The eCommerce company may have to set an MOQ of their own to maintain profitability. The post What is Minimum Order Quantity and Should My eCommerce Business Set One? MOQ Takeaways.

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Bringg

DECEMBER 27, 2017

With ecommerce sales reaching $23 trillion in annual sales worldwide, customers are relying on better and faster deliveries for all sort of goods and services. With the recent explosion of Bitcoin value and blockchain technologies, there is a lot of speculation and ideas about how to leverage blockchain protocol to improve supply chains.

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Morai Logistics

JUNE 5, 2019

Instead of presenting a single definition to explain supply chain excellence, let’s discuss how supply chains help organizations, like Adidas, succeed. These statistics show an increase in consumer demand, an outcome that is commonly linked to ecommerce and anywhere, anytime platforms. The impact of global markets. trillion U.S

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ShipLilly

APRIL 19, 2021

Therefore, it makes sense for shippers to understand how both LTL and FTL can effect your Ecommerce fulfillment process and the associated costs. Let us begin with key definitions. Definitions. How to Choose: Floor Loaded vs. Palletizing. A shipment can be declined for failing to meet all the requirements.

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