Order Fulfillment

Holiday Shopping Season Is Just Around The Corner!

The temperatures may be hot where you are right now – but Holiday Season 2015 is just around the corner! As an ecommerce retailer, it’s never too early for you to prepare for the holiday season. By the time October rolls around, you’ll want to be ready to hit the...

What Is Dietary Supplement Order Fulfillment?

When you see rows and rows of dietary supplements like herbs and vitamins in your local pharmacy, you’re looking at the direct result of dietary supplement order fulfillment. Like any product that needs to be stored and shipped, it takes a highly choreographed dance...

Does a 3PL Provide Order Fulfillment?

As your business grows, you and your staff may move from generalists to specialists. During the start-up phase, you needed everyone to be ready to pitch in to do whatever was needed, from sales to customer service to order fulfillment. Over time, people start wearing...

Are Your Product Pages Connecting With Potential Buyers?

You have about eight seconds to capture the attention of the average online shopper. Eight tiny seconds can make the difference between a customer that buys and one that moves along to greener pastures. This is why it’s so important to optimize your product pages to...

What’s New in 3PL? (Part 1 of 2)

This is part one in a two-part series. Read part two here. Third party logistics (3PL) is a thriving segment, with new developments popping up regularly. It’s important to keep abreast of the changes in the way 3rd party logistics companies and both national and...

What You Need To Know About Internet Sales Tax (Part 2 of 2)

This is part two in a two-part series. Read part one here. We covered the basics of who needs to collect Internet sales tax from what buyers in today’s world in part one, but we didn’t address the future of Internet sales tax. Unfortunately, this has been a hot-button...

What You Need To Know About Internet Sales Tax (Part 1 of 2)

eCommerce is still a fairly new industry, fraught with many unprecedented challenges -- one of the biggest of these for American eCommerce is the question of sales tax. Although sales tax is nearly universally collected, the concept has been difficult to apply to...

How Order Fulfillment Works

Ecommerce has two basic components – your online storefront and your backend order fulfillment. When someone places an order on your website, you need a clear and reliable process to ensure that your customers get exactly what they ordered within a reasonable time...

Can We Outsource All Of Our 3PL Fulfillment Needs?

Can We Outsource All Of Our 3PL Fulfillment Needs? When you are running a business, making sales and getting orders are only half the battle. Once a customer places an order, you need to ensure that it can be filled in a timely manner. Rather than trying to perform...

3 Ways To Improve Efficiency Along Your Supply Chain

The modern supply chain is an ever-changing creature with an eye toward constant improvement. As businesses strive to adapt to new challenges and opportunities, it becomes increasingly important to optimize logistics processes. Schools of thought like "agile" and "Six...

Avoid These 3 Common Order Fulfillment Mistakes With ShipWizard 3PL

Order fulfillment is a multi-step process that requires a complex dance of coordination. Mistakes are common along the way, as businesses grow, change suppliers or add new products, all while customer expectations change in response to market trends. At ShipWizard, we...

Countdown to the 2024 Holiday Shopping Season: A 3PL Guide for E-Commerce

The holiday season may be months away, but as an e-commerce business owner, it's never too early to start preparing. Right now, it might be 100°F outside and the only snowflakes you're seeing are the ones on your ice cream cone, but believe it or not, in the...

Cracking The Code of Reverse Logistics

We know that running a successful online business involves more than just selling products. One important but often neglected aspect is reverse logistics, especially when it comes to handling returns. Yep, those pesky returns can be a real headache! Customers...