Ship Monk

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Continue on for all you need to know about inventory for ecommerce brands and online retailers. What Type of Ecommerce Business Are You? Most ecommerce businesses fall into one of three camps: 1. In this scenario, the ecommerce business is considered a contract manufacturer, and the factory is considered a subcontractor.

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ShipLilly

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

There are times when it becomes clear that you must start considering the option of outsourcing. Utilizing outsourcing to fill the gaps that exist within your own supply capacity may be the key. This article considers some of the indicators to consider if outsourcing might be the solution for your needs.

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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

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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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

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

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

JULY 21, 2023

Gabe and his team focus on working with ecommerce brands to help them scale their businesses without the need to hire additional customer service or logistics employees. He is also a co-founder of Rustic.com (ecommerce) and has experience as an independent sales contractor at DLS Worldwide.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

When lockdown triggered a huge surge in ecommerce orders, Pets at Home recognised the importance of upgrading the maintenance and support of its automated warehouse systems by outsourcing to Invar Integration. Pets at Home is the UK’s leading pet care business with over 450 stores and a growing ecommerce channel.

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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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Ship Monk

JUNE 6, 2022

The eCommerce brands that make a sustained effort to understand their customers’ needs and stay ahead of them are not only better positioned for growth , they can head off a lot of problems before they negatively affect business. These ecommerce enablement partners work with hundreds of companies facing similar challenges.

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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 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

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. To learn more about the differences between USPS, FedEx, UPS, DHL and regional carriers, check out our Comparing eCommerce Shipping Carriers blog. Value of Contents.

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Ship Monk

JUNE 8, 2022

Learning how to manage inventory is one of the biggest challenges of owning an eCommerce business. Let’s say your eCommerce business makes cotton baby blankets. If you outsource fulfillment, your 3PL should be able to help you with their portion of this number. For this eCommerce company, placing 4 orders per year (i.e.

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Ship Monk

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Learn All about Ecommerce Logistics and Fulfillment Of all the many things you do as an ecommerce brand owner, logistics and fulfillment are often afterthoughts — as in, let’s worry about that after the orders start coming in. Once shipped, the ecommerce client is notified of any shipping delays or issues that need their attention.

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Ship Monk

OCTOBER 30, 2023

One of the biggest decisions you have to make as a new ecommerce business is how you’re going to fulfill (i.e., How do you decide which option is best for your ecommerce brand? How is Outsourcing to a 3PL Different? This means they can quickly scale up or down to meet the needs of their clients.

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West Coast and California Logistics

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

But if you have the wrong solution in place for eCommerce order fulfillment, that’s a dream that may never materialize. Here at Weber, this type of quick growth spurt can, and has, happened with eCommerce order fulfillment clients.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Commenting on fulfilmentcrowd’s proposition for the French market, he said: “Outsourcing fulfilment needs to be quick for fast-scaling e-commerce retailers. fulfilmentcrowd has more than 30 years’ experience in providing third party logistics services and currently services over 450 eCommerce retailers around the world.

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Trinity Logistics

JULY 24, 2023

Cold Chain/Ecommerce Through Trinity’s parent company, Burris Logistics , Freight Agents have access to full cold storage options for their customers as well as ecommerce solutions. With Trinity, you can offer just a TMS, a fully outsourced Managed Transportation solution, or anything in-between.

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Trinity Logistics

JULY 24, 2023

Cold Chain/Ecommerce Through Trinity’s parent company, Burris Logistics , Freight Agents have access to full cold storage options for their customers as well as ecommerce solutions. With Trinity, you can offer just a TMS, a fully outsourced Managed Transportation solution, or anything in-between.

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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%. If your ecommerce business is experiencing this frequently, you may need to change your return policy or do a better job of communicating it.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Ephram is a trusted advisor to retailers, ecommerce companies, and Amazon sellers. Tactical boasts end-to-end logistics designed for maximum flexibility and cost efficiency, allowing clients to outsource all or specific parts of their supply chain requirements. About Ephraim Ausch. Ephram is an expert in Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA).

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Even as essential stores in most areas reopen and many lockdown measures start to lift, the shift to ecommerce shows no sign of slowing. As such, fulfilment delivery has become the most important differentiator for ecommerce. – Andrew Tavener, Head of Marketing, Descartes. The death of the high street continues.

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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. Metrics like conversion rates and average order value can keep you up at night when you’re not meeting revenue goals. It tells you at a glance how you’re doing at meeting that goal.

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Ship Monk

JULY 28, 2022

Any eCommerce business that manufactures goods has three different types of inventory at any given time: Raw Materials Inventory , Work in Process Inventory , and Finished Goods Inventory. If your eCommerce business makes and sells hats, for example, you purchase raw materials such as fabric, thread, leather, ribbon, etc.

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Ship Monk

APRIL 12, 2022

However, in our evolving technology-driven era defined by words like online , virtual , and eCommerce , focusing attention on customer service has never been more critical. Awards were given out to consultants, outsource partners, and technology providers for superior performances in the past 12 months. And people have noticed.

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Ship Monk

MAY 10, 2023

The future is ecommerce!” What exactly does a wholesale brand (or any brand, for that matter) need in order to launch and maintain a DTC ecommerce sales channel? There are two ways to get these people on your team: 1) hire them, or 2) outsource the function to a third-party provider that has the expertise you need.

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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

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. What is Direct Fulfillment?

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Now, That's Logistics

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Most recently, these operations are being called upon to support the growing ecommerce sector, which is expected to get products from point of origin to a customer’s location without the support of a brick-and-mortar location. Again, consider your own needs and find a 3PL that can meet those requirements.”. Meeting Customer Demands.

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Ship Monk

MAY 2, 2023

According to the Census Bureau’s Quarterly Ecommerce Report , ecommerce sales reached $1.03 The ecommerce sector has enjoyed double digit growth every year for the past 9 years, slowing to 7.7% Ecommerce sales now account for 21.2% trillion in 2022, passing the $1 trillion mark for the first time ever.

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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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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

A common perception is that expanding to Canada will mean a second inventory and a separate eCommerce warehouse dedicated to Canadian fulfillment. eCommerce retailers must still contend with consumer expectations for guaranteed delivery. eCommerce shipments to Canada actually involve two transportation legs: Shipping to Canada.

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Ship Monk

DECEMBER 22, 2022

When you’re first starting an ecommerce business, packing and shipping your products is the easy part, after you’ve done all the hard work of developing, producing and marketing a product. Many ecommerce business owners start with direct fulfillment thinking that it’s something they can easily manage on their own.

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Ship Monk

JANUARY 20, 2021

Is your eCommerce store ready to spread its wings? Outsourcing your fulfillment comes with a plethora of benefits , like scoring big on savings and having more time to grow your business. Regardless, saving some pretty pennies was likely one of the driving factors behind your decision to outsource. Smart move!

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ShipLilly

JULY 16, 2020

Nevertheless, there is some level of ignorance about the role that outsourced logistics play. Under this arrangement, a third-party logistics company acts as an eCommerce fulfillment company. Few companies these days rely on such a model because outsourcing improves flexibility. Beyond 5PL.

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