An eCommerce Brand’s Guide to Zone Skipping in 2024

Cutting delivery costs is a key priority for all eCommerce brands, especially as shipping rates and additional surcharges continue to rise. Combined with the push for ever-faster deliveries, this puts eCommerce businesses in a tough spot; is it really possible to shorten transit time and lower shipping costs, all at once? Yes, you can – … Read more

Curated Subscriptions: Benefits and Challenges for Your Fulfillment Strategy

What is a curated subscription? Curated subscriptions are a type of subscription service where a brand selects a group of products for a customer based on their preferences on a set schedule, such as on a monthly or quarterly basis. The purpose of the curated subscription model is to offer consumers a way to personalize … Read more

Fulfillment Storage Costs: Storage Billing by 3PLs [and Which is Best!]

Any eCommerce business with a private facility or who outsources fulfillment services knows that warehouse space comes at a premium. In the second quarter of 2023, the average asking price for industrial space reached $9.59 per square foot – 16.1% higher than the same period in 2022. While the demand for space has dropped as … Read more

When Does Multi-node Fulfillment Make Sense for Your Business?

eCommerce brands are having a tough job keeping pace with shifting customer expectations surrounding shipping and delivery. Today’s online shoppers demand near-instant gratification after they hit ‘purchase’. According to ECDB, consumers were willing to wait an average of just 2.15 days in 2023 for orders to arrive, compared with 2.36 days in 2022.  In sum, … Read more

Kitting in eCommerce: What it is and How it Streamlines Fulfillment

‘Kitting’ or inventory kitting is where multiple products are collected and grouped together to sell and market a new product via your online store. To ensure hassle-free eCommerce fulfillment, kitted products will typically be assembled ahead of customer orders being placed, including any specialized packaging or inserts that the kit requires. This way, warehouse staff … Read more

7 eCommerce Shipping Mistakes That are Costing You (and How to Avoid Them)

Running a successful shipping operation as an eCommerce business is no small feat, especially when it’s not your main area of expertise as a business owner. Getting packages from A to B by the given deadline is only half the battle; if you aren’t taking care to avoid common mistakes that increase carrier costs or … Read more

Defining eCommerce Fulfillment: The eCommerce Order Fulfillment Process Explained

As digital commerce grows ever more competitive, understanding the various steps involved with eCommerce fulfillment is essential to delivering memorable customer experiences while optimizing your logistics operation for speed and cost. In the blog, we’re going to cover everything eCommerce fulfillment and the various options that businesses have to choose from when choosing the right … Read more

How to Better Manage eCommerce Returns in 2024

Returns are a merchant’s least favorite part of eCommerce. Not only does a return equal lost revenue; there’s also the cost of the ecommerce returns management process itself – and the possible opportunity costs of missed resale. The problem of returns fulfillment is getting worse, not better. According to Aftership’s 2024 eCommerce Returns Report, returns … Read more