As hard as we try to create a better experience, the e-commerce industry is still bombarded with many problems making profitability harder to achieve for an online seller. According to a study by Invesp, 30% of all products ordered online are returned as compared to 8.89% in brick-and-mortar stores. Shoppers, more than ever expect hassle-free returns, and free return shipping. Returns are often a hard pill to swallow for most e-commerce companies, however there are a few thin

Almost every company that products a good that can be sold and shipped to a consumer is working to reduce the time it takes to get an order to a customer’s home or to its stores. It's fair to say that the bar has been raised and has put pressure on retailers as well as industrial distributors to rev up their cycle times for faster fulfillment times compared to their competitors. Knowing what you're going to receive and when is crucial to achieving an optimized receiving dep

If you're trying to grow your business and expand into foreign markets there are a few ways you can, without breaking the bank. Using a 3rd party fulfillment (3PL) service to ship internationally can drastically cut down your shipping costs making it fairly inexpensive to work with a 3PL. Drop ship internationally and use a drop ship vendor to help you. Finding a drop ship vendor that ships internationally allows you to start selling over seas immediately. Another option woul

Now more than ever is the time to adapt to the changes and keep up with your competition. Whether it be fast, free shipping, personalized email campaigns, an engaging, user friendly website or a top notch fulfillment center, companies can adapt to what their customers are looking for and overcome any barriers created by the competition. Offering fast, free shipping is a great incentive for a repeat customer. We live in a culture of instant gratification, and consumers want sp