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

MARCH 14, 2023

Do you carefully unwrap presents with the hope of reusing that same paper on a future gift? 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. What is Eco-Friendly Packaging?

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Ship Monk

MARCH 14, 2023

Do you carefully unwrap presents with the hope of reusing that same paper on a future gift? 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. What is Eco-Friendly Packaging?

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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

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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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 9, 2023

For example, in the future, staff scheduling need not be handled by employees, but rather can be carried out by intelligent software tools via data processing. The post TGW Presents the Future Fulfilment Centre appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 10, 2022

From empty cans to filled bottles: Mosca will be presenting two different solutions for securing beverage containers at DrinkTec, the world’s leading trade fair for the beverage industry, from 12 to 16 September (booth C6.351). For example, empty beverage cans must be transported as efficiently as possible in large quantities.

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Ship Monk

OCTOBER 11, 2022

FIFO is the most common inventory management method for eCommerce businesses because selling the oldest units before the newer units helps ensure a consistent turnover of inventory. In these examples, FIFO is the term used to describe the physical flow of inventory through a business. Software Makes Everything Easier.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 27, 2021

The company’s 2,000 sq m eCommerce fulfilment centre (EFC) in Kwai Chung has been equipped with an automatic guided vehicle (AGV) and Intelligent Racking system, and associated operating software, to improve the efficiency of operations and reduce costs.

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Ship Monk

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Known for his innovation across the ecommerce and 3PL landscape, Jan Bednar of ShipMonk received recognition in the “Creators” category of the award. The National Award was presented during a celebration held at the Strategic Growth Forum®, one of the nation’s most prestigious gatherings of high-growth, market-leading companies.

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Airfreight Logistics

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

DHL Express has presented its new Strategy 2025 on the occasion of the opening of its € 123 million state-of-the-art hub at Cologne-Bonn Airport. The many new technologies at our Cologne hub are just one more example of this, and it shows the basis of our new Strategy 2025 as well,” explains John Pearson, CEO DHL Express. “As

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 20, 2017

While automation is poised to revolutionize eCommerce Logistics and last mile delivery, last mile eCommerce will benefit from increased use of white glove logistics services. Although free and fast are standard parts of last mile delivery in eCommerce, the last word, all-inclusive, poses a new challenge for shippers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Nevertheless, Mr. Ellison presented a fascinating vision centered on how technology can be used to digitally disrupt a 10,000-year-old industry. At last year’s CloudWorld, Oracle presented their vision for transforming the healthcare industry by applying AI to vast amounts of anonymized patient record data. Uber has an ecosystem.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Tailor-made, efficient and sustainable: Packsize will present its automated solutions for e-commerce at the LogiMAT trade fair in Stuttgart from 10 to 12 March at Stand B61 in Hall 4. The fully automatic X7 packaging line, for example, produces up to 1,200 differently sized ready-to-ship packages per hour.

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Ship Monk

JANUARY 29, 2024

Each time a customer makes a purchase from your ecommerce brand they are giving you two things. And if the purchase doesn’t end up working out for some reason; they’re trusting that your ecommerce brand will take care of it and them. The first is obvious—their business. The second, which is less obvious, is their trust.

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Ship Monk

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The prestigious Technology Fast 500 list (now in its 28th year) presents a ranking of the 500 fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences, fintech, and energy tech companies in North America. For example, ShipMonk’s industry-leading 3PL platform.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 9, 2024

“Warehouses are having to find ways to pick more orders, more efficiently, not least because the retail and eCommerce industries continue to boom,” says Monica Radavelli, Product Manager for Yale Lift Truck Technologies. For example, it can be specified with the Yale Smart Lift feature.

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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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Ship Monk

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

There are many noteworthy zones—the Danger Zone , the Twilight Zone —but you didn’t come to a 3PL blog to talk Kenny Loggins or Rod Serling; you’re here for impactful topics related to ecommerce. So buckle up for the rest of this blog; we’re revvin’ up our ecommerce engines to help you save money and time!

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Ship Monk

AUGUST 15, 2022

If your eCommerce business sells lanyard bracelets or fuzzy socks, shipping costs and shipping processes are easier than, say, if you sell grand pianos or plasma televisions. For eCommerce merchants who are selling pianos, plasma screens, etc. For eCommerce merchants who are selling pianos, plasma screens, etc.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 22, 2022

Clear bags have long reflected professional presentation when used as internal packaging , particularly in the fashion or textile industries. Furthermore, they offer increased reassurance that external elements of wind and rain, for example, cannot damage your products. Kite Packaging has launched a range of 100% paper glassine bags.

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Ship Monk

MARCH 12, 2024

When it comes to ecommerce orders, that also means experiencing different ways to order products within the same website. Since you, as an ecommerce business, want to win out their attention in the competitive market, why not appeal to them by making shopping for multiple items easy? What is Ecommerce Kitting?

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Websites and ecommerce engines need to be fully functioning, able to accept orders and fulfil deliveries – and warehouses and fulfilment centres need to be ready to meet customers’ delivery needs fast. Often, information presented can be inaccurate too. In many instances, labels printed come with liners too.

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Ship Monk

APRIL 28, 2023

Which means in the world of ecommerce business, entrepreneurs may feel torn between making eco-friendly decisions and strategic business ones. The good news is that you can stick that stigma where the sun don’t shine because there are plenty of ways to run a profitable eco-friendly ecommerce brand. What is Sustainable Ecommerce?

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Ship Monk

JULY 17, 2023

At ShipMonk, we may not deal in DC superpowers; however, we are a titan in the ecommerce industry in terms of ensuring DTC and B2B brands get lightning-fast shipping speed, the strength of a technology-driven operation working to achieve your goals, and international advantages that allow your expanding business to fly higher than ever before.

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Ship Monk

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Try as you might, it’s virtually impossible to control all aspects of the eCommerce supply chain, and there’s no better example of that than what we’ve witnessed in the whirlwind that has been 2020. If there are solutions or compromises, present them. See, your online store is reliant on many moving parts.

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Airfreight Logistics

MARCH 12, 2020

Examples of those efforts include investment in several of the company’s warehouse facilities to enable them to act as e-commerce fulfilment centres. “We All of these initiatives are helping us boost efficiency and capture more value, in order to capitalize on the opportunities that e-commerce is presenting.”

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 20, 2022

With capacity constraints, ecommerce growth and driver shortages creating dilemmas for many as well as the increased focus from the industry on environment and machine learning, it was a year that was definitely not without its tests. This clearly presents both an opportunity and challenge for retailers and last mile logistics companies.

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Bringg

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

With the eCommerce eruption of the last few years, a great deal of focus has been placed on last mile delivery. For a moving and storage company, for example, the first mile would involve a pickup from the customer’s home or store, and bringing the inventory back to the warehouse or storage site. First mile delivery challenges.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The rapid shifts to eCommerce during the pandemic caused retailers and brand owners alike to flex their network nodes (where goods are made and inventories are stocked) significantly. Pop up warehouses, micro fulfillment centers, and warehousing-on-demand are all examples of how the nodes are becoming increasingly dynamic.

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Ship Monk

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Product photography is all about presenting your eCommerce goods in the best possible light. Here’s the thing: eCommerce is a primarily visual medium, and people like pretty things. Amazon, for example, is known to be very specific with their requirements. Strike a pose! No, not you — we’re talking about your products!

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Ship Monk

AUGUST 19, 2020

Despite order fulfillment being an integral aspect of eCommerce, very few people are entirely familiar with exactly what it is and how it works… and we don’t blame them! In the simplest of terms, eCommerce order fulfillment is the process from order checkout to order delivery. It’s best to explain this one with an example.

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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

AUGUST 8, 2022

In addition an example of the new generation of automated picking robot technology that can help ecommerce operators increase productivity by up to 50% was presented to demonstrate the ease with which these Cobotic picking machines can interface with Flexi Trucks in a very narrow aisle storage system.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 26, 2020

Ecommerce companies along with manufacturers are the two sectors currently trailblazing the uptake of this technology, but any company, large or small, with a warehouse and requirement for materials handling can benefit – whether they are in retail, apparel, automotive, electronics or third party logistics (3PL).

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 7, 2023

Hugo Beck’s paper e-com fit will also feature as part of Vice President of Polypack, Emmanuel Cerf’s presentation on the packaging manufacturer’s journey towards sustainability. This will take place on the Innovation Stage on Monday, September 11 at 11:30am.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Now, traditional ‘bricks and mortar’ companies like supermarket chain Woolworths in Australia and international home furnishings company IKEA are adding ecommerce to operations already in place to become ‘clicks and mortar’ operations. With internet access widely available, ecommerce customer demand can originate almost anywhere.

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