Inventory & Shipping
Logistics Expert on Reducing Shipping Costs
Strategies and ideas to reduce shipping expense appeal to most every ecommerce merchant. Our guest today is a shipping and logist... 0 Comments | Read More »
How to Monitor and Manage Your Wholesale Suppliers
In the beginning, you might be content that your inventory suppliers have simply delivered your goods on time. But as you grow ... 0 Comments | Read More »
10 Low-Budget Ways to Sell Internationally
In “10 Ideas to Grow Ecommerce Profits in 2012,” my previous article, I suggested that merchants expand into foreign markets to... 3 Comments | Read More »
How to Pack and Protect an Ecommerce Shipment
There are three main aspects to packaging for ecommerce shipments. Protection. Helps prevent damage to the items during tran... 4 Comments | Read More »
EquaShip CEO on Low-Volume Shipping Discounts
The cost of shipping is material to most every ecommerce business. There's a company that offers smaller merchants discounted ship... 0 Comments | Read More »
How to Expand to the U.K. Market
Editor's Note: We welcome James Hyde as our newest contributor. He's a U.K.-based shipping and fulfillment expert with Six Work... 2 Comments | Read More »
Notable Views: Fulfillment Outsourcing, Pros and Cons
Editor's Note:"Notable Views” is a series where we ask leading experts to address critical, ecommerce-related topics. For this ... 1 Comment | Read More »
38 Fees and Surcharges from FedEx and UPS
When comparing shipping rates from FedEx and UPS, don’t forget to include fees and surcharges. Each shipper has an extensive li... 2 Comments | Read More »
5 Reasons to Consider Drop Shipping
Drop shipping is an order fulfillment strategy where the retailer does not keep products in inventory, but relies on wholesaler... 14 Comments | Read More »
Comparing UPS, FedEx, and USPS: Which is Best Now?
Shipping costs are an ongoing challenge for ecommerce merchants, who compete head-to-head over free shipping and seek to avoid ... 32 Comments | Read More »
5 Reasons to Consider Fulfillment Services
Accounting, purchasing, marketing, and operations are all areas that online and multi-channel merchants must manage. Fortunatel... 1 Comment | Read More »
Best Policy for Inventory Stock Status? Be Transparent
Most customers can deal with miniscule shipping mistakes. The majority are forgiving when damaged shipments are quickly address... 0 Comments | Read More »
The New USPS.com: 5 Sections, Free Stuff
The U.S. Postal Service has redesigned USPS.com to make it faster and easier to do business. The site is organized into five se... 0 Comments | Read More »
10 Ways to Save Money on Inventory
Online retailers purchase and manage inventory. The prices they pay for the inventory, the quantities they carry, and the inven... 1 Comment | Read More »
7 Reasons to Consider USPS Flat Rate Shipping
The United States Postal Service offers a number of flat rate boxes that may help online stores reduce shipping costs while imp... 9 Comments | Read More »
How To Save Money On Shipping and Fulfillment
Merchants know that the effort it takes to fulfill and ship out orders can be very time consuming. Oftentimes, because of this,... 5 Comments | Read More »
11 Tips for Merchants to Add Suppliers
Editor's Note: Chad Weinman is owner of Cat5 Commerce, a seasoned ecommerce firm in St. Louis, Mo. that operates HikingBoots.co... 0 Comments | Read More »
U.S. Agency Official on International Commerce
Many ecommerce merchants are attracted to selling products to consumers in other countries. But the complexities of internation... 1 Comment | Read More »
10 Mobile Shipping Apps for iPhone, BlackBerry and Android
Shipping, tracking, and calculating time and cost of shipments are at the heart of ecommerce businesses. Merchants are usually ... 0 Comments | Read More »
Shopatron Platform: Manufacturers Sell Products and Retailers Fulfill Them
Many ecommerce merchants sell products from large manufacturers and suppliers. Increasingly, those manufacturers and suppliers ... 0 Comments | Read More »
