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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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

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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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Inventory management is a crucial aspect of supply chain management, and effective strategies can help businesses reduce costs, improve customer service, and increase profits. But what does a great inventory management strategy look like? But consider, too, how you can turn those needs to your advantage in inventory management.

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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

JULY 12, 2023

Josh, a California native, brings an extensive range of distinguished technology expertise and a proven record of enterprise leadership to bolster ShipMonk’s position as a global leader within the ecommerce logistics and fulfillment industry. How will you leverage those experiences to drive growth and innovation at ShipMonk?

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GoShip Blog

MAY 22, 2023

Are you looking to get started with cross-border shipping for your eCommerce business? This blog post will cover everything you need to know about cross-border eCommerce shipping. Read on to learn more about how to get started with cross-border shipping for your business. Choose the right cross-border eCommerce platform.

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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

MAY 5, 2022

We know that’s not an easy decision for any eCommerce business to make. Today, we’re going where the rubber meets the road: the actual migration. You remove all of your inventory from your current 3PL and ship it to your new fulfillment center(s) in one fell swoop. Strategy 2: Sending Inventory to Cover a Transition Period.

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Ship Monk

APRIL 28, 2021

Starting an eCommerce business is certainly no small feat, and it takes a special kind of tenacity and follow-through to find long-lasting success in such a competitive — but exciting! In other words, don’t mistake volume for difficulty — do a little digging and you’ll often find needs to meet and problems to solve. Embrace Change.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 23, 2022

Topic: Prepping for Peak: How to Level-up your CX Strategy this holiday season. Retailers and shippers must adapt their strategy to ensure they get the right product, to the right place at the right time to meet the high expectations of consumers/customers. Description: .

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FW Logsitcs

MAY 13, 2024

But managing eCommerce shipping in-house can be a logistical nightmare for high-growth brands. Learn how mastering e-Commerce shipping can optimize efficiency and boost success. Why e-Commerce Shipping Matters for Business Growth In the competitive world of eCommerce, a seamless customer experience is no longer a luxury.

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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. One aspect where this is particularly pivotal is inventory. What is Safety Stock?

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Locus

JUNE 16, 2023

The question then is: how can companies maneuver this intricate, costly maze successfully? Naturally, the costs of meeting such expectations, especially on the delivery front are also increasing. Read also: How to Calculate the Cost of Transport 2. It is no secret that customer expectations are really high these days.

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Ship Monk

JUNE 2, 2023

Importing inventory can be a bad combination of expensive and stressful , but with ShipMonk’s Section 321 services , ecommerce business owners can maximize their savings while minimizing stress levels. How, you ask? A growing ecommerce business needs to take on the globe strategically. What is Section 321?

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GoShip Blog

JANUARY 11, 2023

Learning how to work through labor shortages keeps your business competitive and your customers satisfied. . This includes receiving and storing inventory, sorting orders, picking, packing, researching courier availability, and managing returns. As an ecommerce business owner, there’s not much you can do to mitigate these issues.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 17, 2021

In 2020, ecommerce sales accounted for 14 percent of total retail sales in the US. But of ecommerce sales, 86% come from indirect channels, rather than a company’s own website, according to CommerceIQ. For some brands, it is how most of their products are sold. Understanding how to satisfy a cyber bot is devilishly tricky.

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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. A warehouse is a place where you can keep inventory.

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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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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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GoShip Blog

JULY 7, 2022

If you own an eCommerce store, optimizing your business for same-day deliveries can be beneficial both to your business and to your customers. Integrated distributed order management systems give a big picture view of inventory, orders, and shipments so you can keep an eye on the status of products from production to delivery.

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Ship Monk

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

At ShipMonk, we care about our ecommerce clients and always want them to be aware of the ins and outs of their order fulfillment. As you prepare for that migration though, our logistics experts have put together this guide to show how to achieve the best transition possible when you go from in-house to outsourced order fulfillment.

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Ship Monk

MARCH 16, 2023

Any ecommerce business that ships orders directly to consumers (the actual end-users of the product) engages in the process of direct fulfillment. Recently Amazon introduced a new program called Amazon Direct Fulfillment, which is causing some confusion in the ecommerce world. So, read on! What is Direct Fulfillment?

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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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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Align Inventory Placement With Demand. Retailers must align inventory placement , its physical location, with demand. This means moving inventory to make it closer to markets where it is sells. Staff members also need to know how to manage omnichannel fulfillment. The next step is simple.

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247 Customs Broker

JANUARY 29, 2019

A Simple Guide on How to Manage Warehouse Inventory. Omni-channel logistical success is predicated on a number of factors, one of the most important being warehouse inventory management. Proper warehouse inventory management can be challenging but, if you follow this useful advice, you can increase efficiency and reduce costs.

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Ship Monk

APRIL 11, 2024

April is tax time, which makes this a good time to bring up the topic of ecommerce sales tax. ecommerce stores. That’s because ecommerce businesses need to do their taxes with every sale they make. ShipMonk is an ecommerce 3PL that partners with hundreds of ecommerce clients of all shapes and sizes. What is Nexus?

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Ship Monk

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

For some ecommerce business owners, sending their customers’ orders out the door feels a little like watching your 16-year-old drive off in the family car. But when it comes to ecommerce delivery, that’s not entirely true. Here’s an overview of the ecommerce order fulfillment process and ways to improve each step. Fulfillment.

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CH Robinson Logistics

JANUARY 14, 2021

This is especially true in the retail space, as a surge in ecommerce and pandemic-driven demand volatility increased the rate of change in an already rapidly evolving industry. There’s a desire to meet and exceed heightened consumer expectations. Reduce inventory. Reduce inventory levels with a demand-powered supply chain.

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Ship Monk

JANUARY 19, 2024

So, you want to start an ecommerce business. We’re happy to tell you that there are far more options than those two seemingly opposite paths to success (and many, many ecommerce businesses go both ways)! Take a seat as we explore the differences between ecommerce stores and ecommerce marketplaces, and list the pros and cons of each.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 3, 2023

Between tighter labor markets, ecommerce, and increased volatility in supply chains, a growing percentage of exceptions are not addressed. If there is not enough inventory to meet the demands of all the customers, which customers does a company prioritize? Aera Technology is showing me how mistaken I was.

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GoShip Blog

APRIL 22, 2022

When demand forecasting steps into the game, it allows retailers to meet their customers’ needs. Being well-aware of the market demand, you’ll upgrade inventory management and escape stock issues. You’ll get to know your target audience better and tailor your product offers to meet its needs by demand forecasting.

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CH Robinson Logistics

JUNE 23, 2021

Maintaining inventory levels and optimizing order quantities, while keeping retailer compliance requirements in mind, requires careful coordination and a strategic approach. Meeting demands during the retail revolution. The focus is on meeting the retailer’s precise compliance requirements rather than a one size fits all approach.

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Ship Monk

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

When you think about eCommerce order fulfillment , from checkout to delivery, there are about a million things that have to happen perfectly to ensure an order is fulfilled accurately and received on time. Millions of orders are delivered every day, seamlessly meeting customer expectations. How eCommerce Order Tracking Works.

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Ship Monk

APRIL 23, 2024

Trouble is, managing an ecommerce brand involves certain unavoidable carbon-causing activities like packaging, shipping and returns. The UN World Commission on Environment and Development defines sustainability as “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”

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Ottawa Logistics

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

In an effort to help, let’s discuss 3 costly shipping and fulfillment blunders and how to avoid them. Failures with manual inventory processes. Not enough resources to meet the scale of orders. How to Avoid These Blunders. Careless Shipping Mistakes. Disparate distribution channels not centralized and integrated.

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Ship Monk

JUNE 14, 2023

There are a lot of moving parts to managing an ecommerce supply chain. An ecommerce store owner is expected to master everything from sourcing materials to manufacturing and procurement, to fulfillment and shipping orders to customers. Today we’re going to take a look at a typical ecommerce supply chain from beginning to end.

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