eCommerce Fulfillment

EDI vs B2B: Benefits of B2B eCommerce Platforms (Part 1 of 2)

This is part one in a two-part series. You can read part two here. Interfacing with customers has always meant creating beautiful brochures and catalogs for your merchandise, both online and off, but that isn’t always necessary with a business-to-business (B2B)...

How Flexible Is Your Fulfillment Service?

Partnering with a 3rd party logistics (3PL) company can open a door to better omnichannel fulfillment, more advanced warehousing and distribution tools and more responsive order fulfillment software—but not all 3PLs are created equally. In fact, many aren’t really...

Four Tips to Improve Your Online Shopping Experience (Part 1 of 2)

This is part one in a two-part series. You can read part two here. Running an eCommerce business isn’t easy, especially when today’s digital customer is a moving target. Yesterday they wanted one thing, today it seems like they want something entirely different. At...

Brick-and-Mortar and eCommerce: A Marriage Made in Heaven? (Part 2 of 2)

This is part two in a two-part series. You can read part one here. In part one of this two-part series on creating the ultimate retail experience, online and off, we discussed reasons to take a walk on the opposite side of the retail world, but we didn’t talk about...

Are You Brick-and-Mortar or eCommerce – Or Both? (Part 1 of 2)

This is part one in a two-part series. You can read part two here. A funny thing happened on the way to eCommerce: Brick-and-mortar stores didn’t die out completely, instead they learned how to adapt to the new demands of customers across the spectrum. Large...

What’s New In Order Fulfillment?

It may seem like order fulfillment is an industry that virtually stands still, with changes implemented a few at a time on a small scale, tested, tweaked and then finally adopted industry-wide, but there’s a lot going on behind the scenes. Product fulfillment is a hot...

How Fresh Is Your eCommerce Website Content?

Google is the unquestioned authority on all things search engine, so playing by the rules is vital for the survival for even the smallest eCommerce company. It can be hard for a small company to keep up with all the frequent changes to the Google algorithm, but if you...

More Key Features of Your Next Fulfillment Service (Part 2 of 2)

In the first part of this two-part series, we discussed some of the most important things to know about your top fulfillment service contenders when you’re trying to form a new partnership, but there’s always more to know about complicated business transactions like...

What Should You Really Be Looking For In A Fulfillment Service? (Part 1 of 2)

As your business grows, the time will come when you’ll need to find someone to help you with order fulfillment, whether that means hiring someone in-house or outsourcing your warehousing and distribution to a 3rd party logistics (3PL) company. For SMBs, choosing to...

Three Reasons You Need eCommerce Fulfillment Now

It seemed like a great idea, starting an eCommerce business from your small home office, but now the entire place is covered in boxes, bags, bins and bazillions of packing supplies. You’re not sure which orders have been sent out, which are waiting to be sent and...

Capitalize on the Summer 2024 Olympics in your eCommerce Business

The Summer 2024 Olympics in Paris are just around the corner, and this global event presents a golden opportunity for e-commerce businesses to boost their sales, enhance brand visibility, and engage with a worldwide audience. At ShipWizard, a leading 3PL provider, we...

What is Pick, Pack and Ship?

Pick, pack and ship — these three little words might not mean much to you, but they mean everything to your successful product fulfillment. Pick, pack, and ship is a streamlined process used in fulfillment centers to handle customer orders. "Pick" involves selecting...

Questions to ask 3PL Providers Before Outsourcing

As an e-commerce business owner, making the leap to outsource your fulfillment to a third-party logistics (3PL) provider is a major step. It's a decision that can take your business to new levels of efficiency, scalability, and customer satisfaction—but only if you...

Outsource Fulfillment To A Shopify-Friendly 3PL

Shopify has nearly 11% of the total e-commerce market, with a reported 1.75 Million merchants building their stores on the user-friendly flexible all-in-one platform. By market share, Shopify is second only to WooCommerce and outpaces other popular...

3 Tips To Earn Customer Loyalty

Cracking the Customer Loyalty Code The latest statistics about customer loyalty show that as much as 97% of consumers are loyal to at least one brand. Food (62%), fashion (57%), and personal electronics (44%) are three areas where clients tend to show more loyalty...