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How to Avoid Fulfillment Mispicks in Ecommerce

Ship Monk

Back in 2013, in a survey of 250 supply chain executives, more than half of them reported picking error rates of 3-4%, with each mistake costing the company an estimated $22. A 98% accuracy rate means that 2 out of every 100 customers are unhappy and 20 out of every 1,000 orders are inaccurate. But let’s take a look at accuracy.

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Benefits of a Multichannel Ecommerce Sales Strategy

Ship Monk

This multichannel shopping habit makes it difficult to reach consumers, particularly if your ecommerce business is currently taking a single-channel approach to marketing and sales. Today’s ecommerce brands have a myriad of choices to consider when selling their products. What is a Sales Channel?

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Different Delivery Requirements Across Age Groups

Logistics Business Magazine

Even though many ecommerce merchants use data-backed buying personas, that provide insight into the purchasing decisions of their customers, many are only truly starting to get to grips with the next part associated with buying personas – and that is appreciating that consumers have delivery personas too.

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Prevent Returns from Hurting Your Brand

Ship Monk

‘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%. According to a Coveo Holiday Report, 55% of surveyed online shoppers in the U.S. That’s a lot of merchandise flowing backwards up the supply chain.

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Make the Most Out of Selling on Amazon

Ship Monk

B per year, the Amazon marketplace gives ecommerce sellers access to hundreds of millions of potential customers worldwide, and over 200 million Prime members. As an ecommerce business owner, you’d be silly not to at least consider it. What is your product or brand’s ecommerce niche? With sales of over $524.9

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The Current State of Omnichannel fulfillment

247 Customs Broker

To see how companies are handling heightened customer expectations for product and availability information, delivery and return options, and seamless service, we recently surveyed manufacturers, retailers, ecommerce companies and others involved in omnichannel order fulfillment and/or distribution. percent of respondents.

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Omnichannel Operations Require Sophisticated Systems

247 Customs Broker

In our recent omnichannel fulfillment and distribution survey, we asked manufacturers, retailers, and ecommerce companies about their use of technology. Visibility, inventory management across multiple locations, order-processing speed, reporting and analysis, seamless services… all of these challenges are rooted in technology.”