How Can Small Businesses Benefit From Custom Packaging Boxes?
Many businesses that ship products often treat their packaging as an afterthought. They already bought the product, after all. The sale’s complete—no need to put any more frills on. But that’s overlooking just how impactful custom packaging boxes for small businesses can be on encouraging repeat buyers and customer loyalty. Consider that 72% of Americans say that the design of a product’s packaging often influences their purchasing habits, while 67% say that the materials also impact their purchases. In other words, custom packaging for small business can be a simple yet effective way to help boost sales. You can also...
Healthcare Fulfillment Challenges and How to Overcome Them
Over the last year, there have been numerous supply chain difficulties that the pandemic has introduced to the world. This has been especially difficult for order fulfillment. What’s more, in specialized industries like healthcare, they are facing even more fulfillment challenges. What are these healthcare fulfillment challenges and how can we better overcome these order fulfillment challenges? Read on below to find out. (more…)
Disadvantages of Public Warehousing
When looking for third-party warehousing solutions, your options will come in one of two types: contract or public warehousing. On the surface, the two can appear interchangeable and it can be hard to tell what public warehousing is when compared to contract options. Each is run by a third-party operation that offers storage space, better shipping rates, seasonable scalability, value added services, and so on. But there are several public warehousing disadvantages you ought to be aware of. But before we get to the pros and cons of a public warehouse, let’s highlight the differences between public and contract warehousing....
How Different Packaging Materials Can Help Boost Customer Retention
Customers care about packaging materials. While it may not be immediately obvious just how impactful the right packaging material can be, consider this: Ipsos found that 72% of Americans said that a product’s packaging often influences their purchasing decisions. That means that if your business isn’t offering the right packaging material types, you may be losing out on a sale. What’s more, 55% of online shoppers said that they would return to a website if their purchase came in custom packaging, highlighting the importance of packaging customization in customer retention. All that said, let’s take a look at a variety...
3 Ways to Overcome the COVID-19 Supply Chain Disruptions
Businesses across various industries are contending with the modified COVID-19 supply chain disruptions. Boats stuck in harbors, trucks without drivers, goods shortages, and slowing production—these are just a few examples. And these difficulties are only amplified when we talk about e-commerce fulfillment, where so much of the business relies on getting consumers what they want, fast. If you’re operating in the e-commerce space, you’ve no doubt already experienced many of these problem thanks to the global supply chain disruption. But here’s the good news: we’ve developed three methods that can help your business overcome many of these COVID-19 supply chain...
Key Elements of Good Custom Box Packaging That Retains Customers
Many e-commerce fulfillment companies underestimate the value of custom packaging for boxes—and by doing so, they risk losing out on a valuable tool to rake in more revenue! But what’s the connection between revenue and custom packaging for boxes? Well, in an increasingly competitive e-commerce environment, you need to find suitable ways to set yourself apart from your competitors—and custom packaging with your logo accomplishes just that. While perhaps it may seem like a minor concern, consider that Ipsos found that 72% of Americans said that a product’s packaging often influences their purchasing decisions. Additionally, 55% of online shoppers said...
How to Know When It’s Time to Switch 3PL Providers
Having the right third-party (3PL) logistics providers on your side can make a world of difference to your profit margins, especially during these difficult pandemic times. With the right 3PL provider, you’ll be able to boost revenue by significantly reducing shipping times while also enhancing inventory management, helping you create a more efficient business. If the 3PL company you’re currently with isn’t providing these benefits, it may be time to look elsewhere. Two-thirds of businesses find that 3PL providers help reduce logistics costs; here’s how to tell if your order fulfillment company is in need of a new 3PL partner. (more…)
Order Fulfillment Strategies for 2022
With conditions as volatile and destabilized as they are due to the ongoing (interminable) pandemic, e-commerce fulfillment providers are looking for ways to respond to these obstacles and avoid significant revenue losses. Order fulfillment strategies, when well-crafted and carefully executed, can be among the most effective counters to pandemic difficulties. Order fulfillment strategy, if you’re unfamiliar with the term, is the combination of the methods, processes, and technologies that an order fulfillment company undertakes to deliver products to customers. (more…)
12 Steps for Businesses to Manage the Supply Chain Crisis in 2022
Global supply chain disruption due to the pandemic continues to cause havoc: 94% of Fortune 1000 companies are experiencing supply chain disruptions from COVID-19. It’s so bad that over half of these businesses had to downgrade growth outlooks due to the pandemic. And in 2022, e-commerce fulfillment providers aren’t quite out of the woods yet; we’re anticipating a number of continuing supply chain shocks to complicate supply chain management in the new year. (more…)
Supply Chain Experts Predict Disruption, Shortages, Inflation and More in the Fulfillment Industry in 2022
Almost every aspect of our way of life has had to be reconsidered in response to COVID-19. One of the major economic knock-on effects of that shift is the upsetting of the global supply chain. Before, things zoomed from port to port as part of a globalized supply chain that, when operating well, increased efficiency and margins for producers. E-commerce fulfillment providers are keenly aware of how important the global supply chain is for their business, as getting products on time and shipping them to consumers is crucial. That makes supply chain management more important than ever as we have...
