Inventory & Shipping
Tips for Improving Drop Shipping and Inventory Management
Autumn provides a not-so-subtle reminder that the holiday season is in swing. I recently moderated "Manage Inventory and Drop ... 0 Comments | Read More »
How To Price Shipping and Handling Fees
Setting your shipping and handling fees too high or too low can wreck your ecommerce business model. If you charge too much, y... 4 Comments | Read More »
Increase Holiday Profits with Drop Shipping, Better Inventory Management
Holiday sales are vital for most ecommerce merchants. But the selling process can be a management headache when a merchant is j... 0 Comments | Read More »
Ten Ways To Reduce Your Shipping Costs
Online merchants are often caught between the increasing demand for free delivery and rising shipping and fulfillment costs. T... 3 Comments | Read More »
How To Buy Shipping Supplies
Shipping supplies, such as corrugated cartons and bubble wrap, are the third highest overhead cost (after labor and facilities ... 7 Comments | Read More »
How To Rate-Shop International Shipping
U.S. export sales are increasing, which makes international rate shopping more important than ever. For example, here are publi... 0 Comments | Read More »
3 Keys to Exporting: Fulfillment, Language, Payment
If you’ve been selling online for any period of time you’re probably selling to at least some international customers. The good... 0 Comments | Read More »
The PEC Review: Shipwire Fulfillment Services
Starting an ecommerce business is no small endeavor. A would-be online entrepreneur must manage every aspect of the business, f... 5 Comments | Read More »
Order Fulfillment: "Kitting" Can Dramatically Slash Your Costs
The term “kitting” is order fulfillment jargon for preassembly of individual items into ready-to-ship kits instead of picking a... 2 Comments | Read More »
Inventory Management: Use 80-20 Rule, Test New Products
How do you decide what products to sell on your ecommerce store? And where do you buy the products? These are questions that mo... 0 Comments | Read More »
Truck-freight Shipping: How to Lower Your Costs
If you use truck freight to receive merchandise from your suppliers or to ship to your customers, and you suspect you are payin... 2 Comments | Read More »
Free Shipping: The How-to Economic Model
Free shipping is a growing trend in the ecommerce industry. As the owner of an ecommerce fulfillment company, I work with hun... 6 Comments | Read More »
Chart of the Week: The Value of Free Shipping
Consumers want it and merchants are increasingly offering free shipping. But, of course, shipping is not truly free. An ecom... 4 Comments | Read More »
Fulfillment: Guidelines for Outsourcing
As the owner of a fulfillment company, I’ve gathered a number of tips and discovered an assortment of traps over the years. If ... 4 Comments | Read More »
DHGate.com Sources China-made Products
DHGate.com is an online marketplace of wholesale products from China. The company is located in Beijing and Diane Wang is it... 1 Comment | Read More »
Shipping Rates: Flat Rate Boxes Usually Save Money
U.S. Postal Service flat rate envelopes and boxes can be a big money saver under the right circumstances. But you have to be ca... 3 Comments | Read More »
Shipping: Dimensional Weight Errors Can Cost Big Bucks
There are mistakes that can cost you when calculating shipping and handling fees. A big one is missing a UPS, FedEx or U.S. Pos... 3 Comments | Read More »
Shipping Rates: Comparison Shopping Saves Money
Miscalculating your shipping rates can cost you some big bucks. No matter your shipping volume, it is a good idea to comparison... 7 Comments | Read More »
Ecommerce Know-How: Alternative Sources to Acquire Inventory
While many ecommerce businesses trade only in new merchandise, there is a booming market for used, refurbished, and surplus ite... 0 Comments | Read More »
Is Five-Day USPS Delivery Coming?
Many online retailers depend on the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to reliably deliver merchandise to customers, since the service ... 4 Comments | Read More »
