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Global Ecommerce Fulfillment Made Easy

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Why is it that we could put a man on the moon half a century ago, but it is still insanely expensive and complex to ship an ecommerce order to a customer in Europe? Sometimes the cost per package and slow delivery times end up being more trouble than it’s worth from a profitability standpoint. What does that strategy entail?

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5 Budget-Friendly Tips for Ecommerce Brands

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Whether you’re a small ecommerce brand with the right stuff to make it, or a big ecommerce brand that’s long been established, budget never stops being important. You never want to cut corners on these, or any, crucial areas of your ecommerce brand. That transparency is key to keeping track of your budget.

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FBM vs FBA for Ecommerce Brands

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This wouldn’t be an ecommerce blog if we didn’t talk about Amazon. So, if you own or manage an ecommerce brand, Amazon has to be one of the first sales channels you consider. Just hop on board the Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) bus, and you can outsource all the post-purchase headaches that come with running an ecommerce business.

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How Ecommerce Brands Leverage Brick & Mortar

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As much as we’d like to think that ecommerce is taking over the world, it still only accounts for around 21% of retail sales according to a 2023 Digital Commerce 360 analysis of U.S. In fact, there can be significant advantages for brands that engage in both ecommerce and brick-and-mortar sales. Department of Commerce figures.

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Simple Ecommerce Shipping Solutions

Ship Monk

With so many literal and figurative moving parts to factor into your shipping strategy, it can be a lot for an ecommerce brand to handle alone. When you combine this amazing tool with our insider tips and tricks, your ecommerce brand is set up for success, simply. Luckily, ShipMonk has the perfect solution.

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Top Ecommerce Trends for 2024

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We can’t predict when joggers will go out of style (never, we hope) but we are pretty good at predicting ecommerce trends. Since ShipMonk is a third-party logistics provider (3PL for short), we’re well situated to observe the ecommerce supply chain from end to end. Here are a few of the trends we think are going to be big in 2024.

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Sustainable Packaging vs. Customer Experience: Can Ecommerce Brands Have It All?

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The full blog post is below: I’ve never been able to fully square away ecommerce and the impact it has on the environment. There’s no question that the volume of packaging produced by online shopping has serious environmental implications, especially since we now know that recycling programs in many municipalities are highly ineffective.