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Topics Peak Planning
New Ware2Go Consumer Survey Finds 56% of Shoppers Will Wait Until December to Buy Holiday Gifts
Consumer survey data from Ware2Go indicates shoppers are looking to save money and will hold out until the last minute for holiday deals.— 4 min read
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Topics Warehousing & Fulfillment
What is Time in Transit?: How to Calculate UPS Time in Transit Costs
This straightforward guide contains everything you need to know about UPS shipping zones and time in transit to make more strategic decisions about your supply chain.— 11 min read
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Topics Demand & Inventory Planning
SKU Management: 3 Best Practices for Successful Inventory Management
Learn how SKU management helps businesses of all sizes maintain control of their sales and profitability while meeting consumer expectations for 1- to 2-day delivery.— 9 min read
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Topics Warehousing & Fulfillment
Direct to Consumer (DTC) Fulfillment for Fast-Growing Brands
Learn how a scalable Direct to Consumer Fulfillment solution can help you increase sales, improve margins, and grow your brand sustainably.— 8 min read
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Topics Peak Planning
How to Offer Free Holiday Shipping
Offering free holiday shipping attracts more customers who create larger carts. But free shipping for consumers is not free for merchants. Learn the sales and fulfillment strategies you can implement now to make free shipping a competitive advantage this holiday season.— 7 min read
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Topics Peak Planning
Black Friday eCommerce Strategy: 5 Tips for Success in 2022
While consumer spending may be down overall, research from McKinsey indicates that consumers are excited for holiday shopping, and deal days like Black Friday may be the perfect opportunity for ecommerce merchants to tap into consumer demand.— 7 min read
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Topics Warehousing & Fulfillment
Holiday Shipping: Do's and Don'ts for a Successful Peak
From this year's holiday shipping deadlines to navigating shipping delays, this helpful guide contains everything you need to know to meet consumer expectations for shipping this peak season.— 6 min read
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Market research
Get More Shopping Days with Faster Delivery
81% of shoppers plan to buy at least some of their holiday gifts online at the last minute this year. Learn how optimizing your fulfillment for 1- to 2-day delivery helps you make more last-minute holiday sales.— 1 min read
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Articles Logistics
Inbound Logistics from A to Z: Building a More Efficient Supply Chain
Learn how to streamline inbounding logistics with demand forecasting and strategic partnerships.— 8 min read
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In the News
Ware2Go's Partnership with the Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs
How Ware2Go and UPS are creating access to opportunity for Black entrepreneurs in Atlanta with supply chain and fulfillment resources.— 5 min read
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Articles Amazon Fulfillment
How to Sell on Amazon without FBA: The Complete Guide to Amazon FBA
Fulfillment by Amazon (Amazon FBA) has made it possible for virtually anyone to sell on Amazon. However, sellers looking to scale their business may be feeling the limitations of Amazon Fulfillment on their brand. Learn how you can sell on Amazon without FBA.— 11 min read
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Articles Logistics
AI in the Supply Chain: Uses and Benefits for Businesses of All Sizes
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning are more than just buzz words. This guide contains real-world applications that can improve operations and increase margin up and down the supply chain.— 6 min read
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Articles Demand & Inventory Planning
How to Increase Customer Lifetime Value with Faster Fulfillment
Learn how to increase customer lifetime value to improve margins and drive sustainable growth for your business.— 7 min read
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Articles Demand & Inventory Planning
Meeting Seasonal Demands: An eCommerce Guide to Seasonal Inventory
Learn how to navigate seasonal demands on inventory and fulfillment without increasing off-season storage costs or over-extending internal resources at peak season.— 11 min read
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Topics Warehousing & Fulfillment
Port Congestion and Warehouse Space: Top 3 Things You Should Be Doing Right Now
This video has our top three tips to prepare for a successful Peak holiday shopping season in spite of port congestion, warehouse capacity, and inventory concerns.— 7 min read
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Articles Logistics
Navigating Warehouse Vacancy Rates
In this video, Ware2Go's Senior Manager of Supply Chain Strategy explains why warehouse vacancy rates are so low and what you can do about it.— 5 min read
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In the News
Learn What Makes Ware2Go an Innovative Workplace
Find out why Fast Company named Ware2Go one of the One Hundred Best Workplaces for Innovators.— 7 min read
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Topics Peak Planning
2022 Peak Trends
In July/August 2022, a survey of 1,000 SMBs and a second survey of 1,000 US consumers revealed their holiday and shipping preferences. Learn how their perspectives have shifted from just last year.— 1 min read
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Topics Demand & Inventory Planning
Flexible Fulfillment Solutions to Grow Your Business
Learn how flexible fulfillment allows you to scale your operations up or down to meet your business needs, increasing profitability and decreasing risk.— 8 min read
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Topics Warehousing & Fulfillment
Inventory Distribution for Faster, More Affordable Shipping
Inventory distribution helps lower time in transit, improve delivery experience, and lower your cost to serve. Learn how to get inventory in the right place at the right time to meet your customers’ expectations and improve your bottom line.— 6 min read
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Topics Peak Planning
Top Four Strategies for Supply Chain Resilience
Build a resilient supply chain that meets customer expectations and propels your business forward in the face of disruption.— 7 min read
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Topics Logistics
Warehouse and Fulfillment Basics: Fulfillment Centers, Warehouses, and Distribution Centers
Learn the difference between a fulfillment center, warehouse, and distribution center and how they all work together to build an efficient fulfillment network.— 5 min read
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Articles Warehousing & Fulfillment
Everything You Need to Know About Digital Warehousing
Learn how automating processes and connecting your digital sales channels to a digital warehousing solution can help your business scale quickly and profitably.— 7 min read
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Articles Warehousing & Fulfillment
A 2022 Guide to Strategic Warehousing
Use this guide to understand warehousing services, prioritize service level agreements, and choose the right warehouse partner for your business.— 19 min read
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Topics Warehousing & Fulfillment
The Hub and Spoke Distribution Model for SMBs
Learn how to lower time in transit and offset freight costs with a hub and spoke distribution model designed for businesses of any size or order volume.— 8 min read
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Topics Logistics
LTL vs FTL: Five Key Differences
Learn the difference between LTL and FTL shipments to decide which option is best for your business.— 4 min read
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Topics Warehousing & Fulfillment
Freight Consolidation: How it Works & When to Use It
Learn how freight consolidation can help boost profitability and maximize supply chain performance to help SMBs navigate 2022's supply chain challenges.— 7 min read
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Articles Warehousing & Fulfillment
How to Achieve Affordable Nationwide 2-Day UPS Ground Shipping
Today's consumers expect 2-day delivery from merchants of all sizes. Learn how to build a 2-day ground shipping network that meets customer expectations without hurting your bottom line.— 7 min read
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Topics Warehousing & Fulfillment
Cross-Dock Warehousing: The Basics and 3 Design Best Practices
Learn how cross-docking can increase delivery speed and efficiency for businesses of all sizes. This guide includes best practices, warehouse setup, and technology requirements.— 9 min read
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Articles Peak Planning
Freight Delays - What Every Merchant Needs to Know
Supply chain disruptions like freight delays may continue well into the summer. Learn how to adapt and succeed in 2022 in spite of continued disruptions.— 7 min read
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Articles Logistics
Don't Underestimate the Final Mile
This post was originally published in Supply & Demand Chain Executive by Courtnei Sanders, Chief of Staff at Ware2Go. The concept of a distributed fulfillment network immediately clicks with most merchants when it comes to speed to delivery, but there’s often a disconnect when it comes to cost-justification.— 10 min read
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Articles Logistics
Freight Logistics Guide: What is Freight Shipping?
This guide contains everything you need to know about freight shipping and logistics so you can make informed decisions for your business. Learn the difference between LTL vs FTL, how to find the best rates, and what services to expect from a freight provider.— 15 min read
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Articles Commerce & Sales Channels
How to Grow eCommerce Business: Top Tips for Merchants
Learn how to grow your ecommerce business with these six simple tips. From marketing to fulfillment, this guide contains everything you need to know to increase sales and scale your business.— 7 min read
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Articles Commerce & Sales Channels
5 Tips to Improve Your eCommerce Conversion Rate
Improving your ecommerce conversion rate is one of the quickest ways to improve ROI on marketing spend and increase your margins overall. Use these 5 simple tips to remove friction in the customer journey and improve your bottom line.— 8 min read
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Articles Featured In
Sustainability in Shipping
If we all agree on the “why” of sustainable shipping, the big question then becomes how — especially for small to midsized businesses with limited resources. At Ware2Go, we’ve found the answer is two-fold: lowering time in transit (TNT) and offsetting emissions through the purchase of carbon credits.— 1 min read
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Topics Commerce & Sales Channels
How to Sell on Walmart’s Marketplace
Walmart Marketplace is a growing ecommerce opportunity for many brands. They are the second largest selling platform and sellers benefit from loyal Walmart shoppers. According to Comscore Media Metrix, Walmart.com has 120 million unique monthly visitors.— 5 min read
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Topics Amazon Fulfillment
FBA Fee Increases for 2022
Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) has undergone notable changes in 2022, including increased fees across several services. This guide contains everything you need to know about FBA fee increases so far in 2022 and increases soon to come.— 5 min read
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Topics Warehousing & Fulfillment
The Ultimate Guide to Pick and Pack Fulfillment Services for eCommerce
Pick and pack fulfillment services are an essential part of the ecommerce supply chain. Learn the hallmarks of efficient pick and pack fulfillment and how to find the right partner.— 8 min read
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Articles Warehousing & Fulfillment
On Demand Warehousing: 10 Benefits for Your Business
On demand warehousing is challenging the traditional models of 3PL and in-house fulfillment solutions. Learn how you can free up working capital and grow your business with an on demand warehousing partner.— 9 min read
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Articles Sustainability
Sustainable eCommerce: Five Brands Leading the Way
Sustainable ecommerce is more than just a buzz-word. It matters to consumers, and more importantly to our future. Learn how businesses of all sizes can help build a more sustainable ecommerce industry.— 7 min read
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Articles Warehousing & Fulfillment
How to Build an Amazon Distribution Network for Third-Party Sellers
The Amazon distribution network may not always meet the needs of third-party sellers. This guide contains tips for merchants looking to build their own Amazon fulfillment network to support growth on Amazon and beyond.— 9 min read
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Articles Commerce & Sales Channels
Selling on Walmart vs Selling on Amazon
Walmart Marketplace is a quickly-growing sales channel that ecommerce sellers shouldn’t ignore. Learn more about selling on Amazon vs Walmart and why you should probably be doing both.— 10 min read
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Articles Sustainability
How to Make Shipping More Sustainable in 3 Simple Steps
Carbon emissions from final mile deliveries increased by 5% in 2021, leaving many merchants wondering what they can do to make shipping more sustainable. This straightforward guide lays out three simple things merchants of all sizes can do to decrease their carbon footprint for more sustainable shipping.— 7 min read
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Articles Commerce & Sales Channels
How to Sell on Walmart with Shopify
Learn why you should be selling on Walmart Marketplace and how to sell on Walmart with Shopify's app.— 7 min read
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Articles Data & Technology
Last Mile Carrier Tracking: 5 Tips for eCommerce Merchants
Today’s shoppers have high expectations for last mile carrier tracking for online orders. Learn how you can improve your brand’s delivery tracking to meet consumer expectations.— 10 min read
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Articles Warehousing & Fulfillment
eCommerce Fulfillment: the Complete Guide for Merchants
eCommerce fulfillment may be an afterthought for some busy merchants, but the right ecommerce fulfillment strategy can drive sales at the top of the funnel and decrease customer acquisition costs.— 8 min read
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Topics Demand & Inventory Planning
The True Cost of a Stockout for Your Business
Learn how a stockout can have a knock-on effect on your business and how to manage stockouts when they do occur.— 7 min read
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Articles Demand & Inventory Planning
What is a Warehouse Management System?
Everything you need to know about warehouse management systems (WMS) and how to choose the right one for your business.— 9 min read
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Articles Warehousing & Fulfillment
Third Party Fulfillment Centers: When and Why to Outsource Fulfillment
Third Party Fulfillment Centers can help create more flexibility in your supply chain. Learn when it may be time to outsource fulfillment and what to look for in a provider.— 7 min read
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Articles Warehousing & Fulfillment
Thinking About Amazon Multi Channel Fulfillment?
Amazon Multi Channel Fulfillment may be the first thought for Amazon sellers launching a new sales channel, but is it the best option for your business? Explore alternative options for streamlining a multichannel fulfillment strategy and understand the true impact of fulfillment and delivery on brand and customer satisfaction.— 9 min read
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Topics Warehousing & Fulfillment
Is SurePost Shipping Right for Your Business?
Everything you need to know about SurePost, the UPS economy shipping solution. to find the best shipping option for your business.— 5 min read
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Topics Warehousing & Fulfillment
5 Supply Chain Best Practices for 2022
These five supply chain best practices will turn your supply chain into a revenue driver for your business.— 7 min read
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Articles Demand & Inventory Planning
How to Calculate Ending Inventory and Why It Matters
This straightforward guide includes 5 formulas for calculating ending inventory with step-by-step examples. Decide which formula works best for your business and learn how calculating ending inventory can improve forecasting and inventory management.— 11 min read
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Topics Demand & Inventory Planning
It’s All in the Data: SKU Management for Merchants of All Sizes
Ware2Go's Senior Director of Business Operations shares how proper inventory management improves profitability and how merchants of all sizes can use data to make smarter decisions about their business.— 7 min read
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Topics Warehousing & Fulfillment
Building a Fail-Proof Distribution Network
An effective distribution network is essential to compete in today’s ecommerce landscape. Learn the qualities of a successful distribution network and how merchants of all sizes can build them into their fulfillment strategy.— 8 min read
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Articles Commerce & Sales Channels
Amazon Fulfillment: A Complete Guide for Third-Party Sellers in 2022
Amazon fulfillment doesn't have to be complicated. This guide contains everything you need to know about FBA, FBM, and SFP with tips for success on Amazon marketplace.— 18 min read
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Articles Commerce & Sales Channels
Is Your Business Ready for Retail Distribution?
Ware2Go's series, Conversations in Commerce, shines a light on the expertise of its merchant partners in the areas of entrepreneurship, leadership, sales channels, and more . In this post, David Block of Volkman Pets shares his top tips for a winning retail distribution strategy.— 11 min read
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Topics Commerce & Sales Channels
Which eCommerce Platform Is Best for Your Small Business?
Taking the time to choose the best eCommerce platform for your small business will allow you to focus on the aspects of running your storefront that are most important to you. Whether you’re ready to dive into hand-coding your own solutions or prefer a simple drag and drop editor, there is an eCommerce platform out there for you.— 9 min read
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Articles Warehousing & Fulfillment
Fast Shipping: 2022 Consumer Expectations
Learn how fast shipping promises drive top of funnel purchase decisions and how merchants of all sizes can make fulfillment a competitive advantage.— 8 min read
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Market research
A Look Back at the 2021 Holiday Shopping Season
Over half of consumers had finished their 2021 holiday shopping by November, but 48% still encountered stockouts.— 1 min read
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Topics Demand & Inventory Planning
Safety Stock: How to Calculate and Best Practices
Learn how to calculate how much safety stock you should carry to protect against stockouts without inflating your inventory carry costs.— 7 min read
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Topics Warehousing & Fulfillment
Retail Compliance: 5 Tips and Tricks
Retail compliance may be intimidating to growing brands looking for placement in brick and mortar stores, but with the right partnerships, merchants of all sizes can grow their customer base through traditional retail channels.— 6 min read
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Articles
Data Science & Client Success: Ware2Go’s Approach to Demand Forecasting
Learn how a strong partnership with your fulfillment provider can improve your fulfillment performance and overall customer experience.— 7 min read
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Topics Warehousing & Fulfillment
Small Parcel Shipping: Best Practices for eCommerce Merchants
Understanding the differences between small parcel and freight shipping allows fast growing eCommerce sellers to reduce shipping costs and maximize profitability.— 7 min read
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Articles Commerce & Sales Channels
Delivery Exception: What is It and How to Manage It
Even the most reliable carriers will run into obstacles that cause delivery exceptions and may delay shipping. Learn how to manage the most common causes of a delivery exception to keep your customers happy.— 9 min read
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Topics Warehousing & Fulfillment
eCommerce Order Management Best Practices
Learn how to simplify ecommerce order management with an integrated Warehouse Management System (WMS) and streamlined fulfillment operations.— 7 min read
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Topics Commerce & Sales Channels
How to Sell on Multiple Marketplaces
Everything you need to know about managing sales across multiple marketplaces from product fit to fulfillment.— 10 min read
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Topics Demand & Inventory Planning
Winning Supply Chain Procurement Strategies for 2022
Should you change your supply chain procurement strategy in light of continuing supply chain disruptions?— 10 min read
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Topics Demand & Inventory Planning
Just-in-Time vs Just-in-Case Procurement During Supply Chain Disruption
Recent supply chain disruptions have caused significant procurement and fulfillment challenges, especially as cargo ships remain stuck off of the West Coast. These issues have caused many businesses to rethink their just-in-time and just-in-case inventory strategies.— 8 min read
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Market research Sustainability
Sustainability In the Final Mile
Meeting Consumer expectations for speed, affordability, and sustainability.— 1 min read
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Topics Warehousing & Fulfillment
Perpetual Inventory System Explained: Best Practices and Advantages
Learn how a perpetual inventory system can improve customer experiences, decrease inventory carry costs, and simplify your inventory management.— 8 min read
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Topics
2022 State of Commerce
Ware2Go surveyed merchants and consumers to understand how the eCommerce boom and 2022 supply chain disruptions changed the way merchants do business.— 1 min read
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Topics Warehousing & Fulfillment
Holiday eCommerce Advertising Best Practices: 6 Ways to Stand Out During Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Small Business Saturday
It's not too late to optimize your Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Small Business Saturday advertising strategy. These best practices will help you get the greatest return on your marketing dollars.— 7 min read
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Articles Warehousing & Fulfillment
eCommerce Distribution Centers Benefits and Best Practices
Learn how including ecommerce distribution centers in your fulfillment network can lower time in transit (TNT) and reduce shipping costs.— 7 min read
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Articles Warehousing & Fulfillment
Why Every eCommerce Business Needs a 3PL Business
Learn how a 3PL business can help your ecommerce business expand into new markets and grow top-line revenue by improving service levels and offering shoppers the shipping options they've come to expect from an ecommerce experience.— 7 min read
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Articles Commerce & Sales Channels
International Shipping: The Complete Guide for eCommerce Sellers
Offering international shipping in your ecommerce shop can open your business up to a world of opportunity. This straightforward guide defines some commonly used terms and outlines your options to ship cross-border and expand your customer base.— 10 min read
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Topics Warehousing & Fulfillment
Inventory Days on Hand: How to Calculate It and Optimize Your Inventory
Learn how to calculate inventory days on hand and how it can help improve cash flow and the overall efficiency of your business.— 8 min read
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Articles
Amazon Algorithm Updates: Tips for Better Search Results
Everything you need to know about the new Amazon algorithm to make sure your product listings are being seen by your best-fit customers.— 11 min read
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Topics Warehousing & Fulfillment
Dead Stock 101 - How to Avoid Inventory Obsolescence and Protect Margins
Learn how to mitigate and avoid dead stock through strategic warehousing and inventory management to lower fixed costs, combat supply chain disruptions, and overcome current peak season challenges.— 12 min read
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Topics Warehousing & Fulfillment
How Ware2Go Delivered 12,000 Backlogged Orders in Time for the Holidays
Learn how Ware2Go's distributed warehouse network helped one merchant overcome carrier caps and deliver 12,000 backlogged orders in just 2 weeks.— 6 min read
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Topics Commerce & Sales Channels
eCommerce Sales Tax & Economic Nexus
eCommerce sales tax is new territory in the world of retail sales tax. Read this guide to understand economic nexus state-by-state to guide your decisions as you expand into new sales channels and geographic markets.— 6 min read
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Topics Warehousing & Fulfillment
Holiday shopping has started early amid fears over shipping delays
This post was originally published in CNET. Disruptions to global supply chains by COVID, storms and shortages have led to worries about empty shelves.— 10 min read
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Articles Demand & Inventory Planning
Understanding Inventory Tax: An eCommerce Merchant's Guide
Everything you need to know about inventory tax. Learn which states collect it, its impact on your business, how to reduce it, and how to leverage fulfillment technology to accurately track and control inventory.— 8 min read
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Topics Warehousing & Fulfillment
Warehouse & Labor Shortage 2021: Tips for Success for SMB's
Warehouse vacancy rates are at an all-time low. Learn how to secure top-tier warehouse space and SLA's without paying peak season premiums or getting locked into a long-term contract.— 8 min read
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Topics Warehousing & Fulfillment
Walmart, Target, Home Depot and other large retailers are chartering ships to bypass supply chain problems. Will the strategy save Christmas?
This post was originally published in MarketWatch. One expert calls the current supply chain situation ‘unprecedented,’ even when taking the Great Depression into account— 7 min read
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Topics Warehousing & Fulfillment
Transloading Services – Why They’re Essential During Supply Chain Disruptions
Learn how transloading services can help lower time in transit and navigate disruptions at the ports and on rail lines.— 8 min read
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Topics Warehousing & Fulfillment
Carrier Pickup Limits: Leveraging Distributed Warehousing to Meet Holiday Demand
Carriers will undoubtedly enforce pickup limits on ecommerce shippers this holiday season. Learn how distributed warehousing can help SMB's increase their carrier pickups to meet holiday delivery expectations.— 8 min read
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Topics Warehousing & Fulfillment
Ocean Freight, Port Congestion, & Holiday Success in Spite of It All
Learn how strategic partnerships and distributed warehousing can help SMB's have a profitable holiday season in spite of 2021's supply chain disruptions.— 10 min read
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Articles Data & Technology
How Logistics Data Builds Smarter Supply Chains
Logistics data is the key to building more efficient fulfillment operations to meet your customer's expectations for fast delivery without negatively impacting your business's bottom line.— 9 min read
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Market research Warehousing & Fulfillment
Merchants Expect a Record Peak While Inventory Concerns Loom Large
Learn about the top challenges for retail and eCommerce merchants with the upcoming 2021 holiday shopping season. In the aggregate, nearly 60% of merchants expect higher holiday sales than were achieved pre-pandemic, with 35.2% saying they expect 2021 sales to be higher than all previous years.— 1 min read
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In the News Peak Planning
W2G Survey: Merchants Expect Holiday Sales Increase, Inventory Concerns Loom Large
New Research Shows Retailers and eCommerce Sellers Expect High Demand in 2021, While External Factors Are Likely to Cause a Repeat of 2020’s Inventory Shortages— 5 min read
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Articles Warehousing & Fulfillment
What Is Slotting in a Warehouse? SOP’s and Benefits to Merchants
Ware2Go's WMS Fulfillment Strategy Manager, Anita Patel, explains how Ware2Go's new warehouse slotting SOP's help merchants get their products to their end consumers faster and more efficiently.— 10 min read
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Articles Commerce & Sales Channels
Brick and Mortar vs. Online Retailing
Online shopping habits have taken root among consumers, but many shoppers seems anxious to return to an in-person retail experience. Weigh the pros and cons of brick and mortar vs online retailing to build a future-proof omnichannel strategy.— 15 min read
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Topics Warehousing & Fulfillment
Everything You Need to Know about Amazon's Brand Referral Bonus
Amazon is now offering its most aggressive incentive yet to encourage sellers to drive off-platform traffic to their Amazon listings. Learn how you can take advantage of this new program and what it means for the future of advertising on Amazon and off.— 10 min read
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Articles Warehousing & Fulfillment
Practical Tips for eBay Inventory Management
Managing inventory on eBay is key to taking advantage of every possible sale, controlling margins, and planning an effective marketing strategy. Whether you are selling on eBay alone or are using eBay as part of a multichannel strategy, these tips will help you automate your eBay inventory management for maximum efficiency.— 7 min read
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Articles Warehousing & Fulfillment
What Is Small Business Saturday & Tips For Success
The COVID-19 pandemic has inspired more consumers to shop small this holiday season. These tips will help merchants make the most of Small Business Saturday, leveraging excellent customer experiences to drive brand preference and increase sales year-round.— 5 min read
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Articles Commerce & Sales Channels
2021 Ultimate Multichannel Retailing Guide
Multichannel retail is the biggest opportunity for merchants of all sizes to expand their market share and drive exponential growth. This guide offers practical tips for expanding your business into new sales channels.— 11 min read
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Articles Demand & Inventory Planning
What is Work in Process (WIP) Inventory and How to Calculate It
This straightforward explanation of WIP inventory includes a step-by-step formula and explanation of the place of WIP inventory in the end-to-end supply chain.— 8 min read
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Articles
Minimum Order Quantity: How to Calculate Free Shipping Minimums and Improve Bottom Line
Setting a Minimum Order Quantity (MOQ) can help merchants of all sizes offset the cost of providing free 2-day shipping as well as improve their bottom line and drive up the average order value. Learn how to calculate MOQ and weight profitability against customer satisfaction.— 10 min read
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Articles Commerce & Sales Channels
An eCommerce Marketplace Guide: From eBay to Amazon
This guide overviews the top ecommerce marketplaces for sellers looking to expand into new sales channels to reach new customers.— 11 min read
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Topics Peak Planning
A Proactive Approach to Supply Chain Planning
Ware2Go’s supply chain planning expert, Matthew Reid, describes how a proactive approach to supply chain planning can drive top line revenue for businesses of all sizes.— 13 min read
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In the News Sustainability
Removing consumer choice in the name of sustainability
This post was originally published in Venture Beat by Samantha Smith, Director of Sales at Ware2Go. As the dust settles from the frenzied ecommerce growth spurred on by COVID-19, many businesses and consumers are beginning to take a long, hard look at the new digital-first economy to understand the environmental impacts of online shopping and particularly at the impacts of home delivery.— 8 min read
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Articles Commerce & Sales Channels
The 2021 Guide to Multichannel Selling
Multichannel selling is the surest method to expand market share and eliminate single points of failure in your sales strategy. Ahead, we'll unpack the unique characteristics of each channel and why today's retailers should consider all channels working together to feed a single omnichannel approach.— 12 min read
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Articles Warehousing & Fulfillment
5 Benefits of Custom Packaging for Small Business
When you think about products made by Apple or Tiffany & Co., you’re just as likely to envision the brand’s iconic packaging as the product itself. We can all name brands that have gone above and beyond to create a memorable unboxing experience through presentation and packaging.— 9 min read
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Articles Warehousing & Fulfillment
Multichannel eCommerce A to Z: A Complete Guide to Growing Your eCommerce Business
Looking to diversify your ecommerce sales channels? This guide to multichannel ecommerce covers everything from marketplace recommendations to multichannel fulfillment strategies.— 12 min read
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Articles Warehousing & Fulfillment
How to Calculate Dimensional Weight and Why It Matters
Learn how to calculate and reduce dimensional weight to lower shipping costs and improve margins.— 6 min read
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Topics Warehousing & Fulfillment
Top 10 Facts About Ware2Go’s Nationwide Warehouse Network
We've answered the top 10 questions merchants ask about our nationwide warehouse network -- everything you need to know in one place— 9 min read
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Articles Data & Technology
The Complete Guide to Multichannel Listing Software
This guide highlights the some of our favorite multichannel listing softwares to streamline and simplify managing sales across multiple channels.— 7 min read
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Articles Warehousing & Fulfillment
Warehousing for Small Business
How can SMBs upgrade their fulfillment workflows without depleting their budget or overwhelming their staff? Learn how businesses of all sizes can compete in today's fast-paced ecommerce marketplace with the right warehouse partner.— 5 min read
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Articles Commerce & Sales Channels
Amazon Sponsored Advertising: What You Need to Know
This Amazon advertising guide from our partners at Awesome Dynamic defines the four types of ads on Amazon and how each of them can help improve your sales on Amazon and grow your business.— 7 min read
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Articles Warehousing & Fulfillment
Overnight Shipping: Benefits and Savings
Everything you need to know about overnight shipping from customer expectations to bottom-line implications for your business.— 8 min read
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Market research Data & Technology
The New eCommerce Shopper
Half of Americans plan to continue doing most of their shopping online as COVID-19 restrictions ease— 1 min read
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Articles Demand & Inventory Planning
Understanding Contribution Margin (Don't Sell Yourself Out of Business)
Having the discipline to factor in every cost that affects your overall contribution margin allows you to see the true profitability of your sales at the sku level. Merchants who achieve this level of control over their profitability can take their business wherever they want it to go. Ware2Go's Entrepreneur in Residence, Jack Kiefer, dives into the data sets you may be missing to gain this kind of control.— 12 min read
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Articles Commerce & Sales Channels
Top 6 Tips for Amazon Advertising
Six ecommerce and Amazon agencies give their most valuable advice for Amazon sellers looking to improve their advertising strategy.— 11 min read
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Articles
5 Ways Inventory Financing Can Help Grow Your Sales
This guest post from our partners at Kickfurther explains the benefits of inventory financing and defines need-to-know terms for businesses looking for the right inventory financing option.— 8 min read
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Articles Warehousing & Fulfillment
What is a Public Warehouse?
Learn more about public warehousing for SMBs and how AI learning and data management are redefining the role of a public warehouse in the supply chain.— 7 min read
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Articles Sustainability
Meet the Analysts Behind Ware2Go's Carbon Offset Shipping Network
Two of Ware2Go's analysts describe the process for calculating carbon emissions of merchants' shipments to deliver on a promise to offset emissions for all shipments within the Ware2Go network.— 4 min read
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Articles Commerce & Sales Channels
Advanced Amazon Ad Techniques: Search Term Isolation
This guest post by eCommerce agency Elemerce is your step-by-step guide to taking your Amazon advertising game to the next level with the Search Term Isolation technique.— 5 min read
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Articles Peak Planning
Inventory Forecasting: Best practices for forecasting demand
Learn what inventory forecasting is, why it’s important, and best practices for future-proofing inventory forecasting.— 8 min read
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Articles Commerce & Sales Channels
A Complete Guide to New Amazon Seller Fulfilled Prime [SFP] Requirements
Amazon is dialing back the changes to SFP requirements. The more stringent page view requirements originally announced for June will no longer be going into effect. This post outlines three things sellers can be doing now to take advantage of this reprieve from Amazon's ever-evolving requirements for third party sellers.— 10 min read
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Articles Warehousing & Fulfillment
Why SLAs – and True Partnerships – Matter When It Comes to Outsourcing Fulfillment
By Chris Domby, Vice President of Supply Chain at Ware2Go Companies that outsourcing fulfillment can considerably reduce their capital expenditure, mitigate risks, and increase their operational speed-to-adapt. Even more, outsourcing logistics allows brands to focus on revenue drivers such as product innovation and growing sales channels. As described, the business case sounds compelling. Why wouldn’t you want to reduce risk and increase top line growth?— 7 min read
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Topics Warehousing & Fulfillment
eCommerce Shipping: A Complete Guide
Learn why ecommerce shipping is the final and most important step in the buyer experience and how you can take yours to the next level.— 13 min read
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Articles Commerce & Sales Channels
Streamlining Omnichannel Logistics: 5 Challenges Your Fulfillment Provider Should Address
Omnichannel logistics gives customers a unified delivery across all channels, whether in-store or online. Learn how merchants of all sizes can meet customer expectations regardless of the sales channel.— 7 min read
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Articles Demand & Inventory Planning
A 2022 Guide to Demand Forecasting
Learn how businesses of all sizes can access accurate demand forecasting to make strategic decisions about their business.— 8 min read
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Articles Demand & Inventory Planning
What is inventory shrinkage? 6 tips to future-proof against inventory shrinkage
Learn how the right technology and the right partnerships can safeguard your business against inventory shrinkage with these 6 tips.— 7 min read
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In the News
Ware2Go Announces a Carbon Offset Shipping Network Across All Shipments
Leader in On-Demand Fulfillment Is Offsetting All Final Mile Emissions Through Carbon Credits at No Cost to Clients— 5 min read
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Articles Warehousing & Fulfillment
How to Reduce Shipping Costs: 8 Effective Ways
Customer expectations for shipping are higher than ever. Learn how to meet expectations without sacrificing bottom line revenue with these 8 simple tips.— 8 min read
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In the News
Ware2Go Announces NetworkVu: Empowering eCommerce Merchants With Strategic Fulfillment Planning
Leader in On-Demand Fulfillment and Logistics Delivers Free Application, Enabling eCommerce Merchants to Achieve Faster Delivery and Greater Scale While Controlling Cost to Serve— 4 min read
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Articles Demand & Inventory Planning
Hitting Seller Fulfilled Prime Page View Requirements with Ware2Go's Network
Ware2Go's Director of Supply Chain Strategy, Kelton Kosik, shares 3 tips to help Seller Fulfilled Prime (SFP) merchants meet new page view requirements.— 5 min read
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In the News
Ware2Go Announces Enhanced Multi-Channel Logistics Capabilities For eCommerce Sellers, Including Amazon SFP
Ware2Go’s Flexible Technology And Scalable Network Enable Unique Solutions For eCommerce And Multichannel Sellers To Grow Their Business Across All Channels— 4 min read
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Articles Warehousing & Fulfillment
FBA vs FBM: Is the Prime Badge Limiting Your Business?
Rick Smith, founder and CEO of HyVIDA, shares how he doubled ecommerce sales year over year by finding an Amazon FBA alternative and streamlining multichannel fulfillment.— 12 min read
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Articles Commerce & Sales Channels
How to Get Customers to Leave Reviews: 5 Simple Tactics
Use these 5 tips to get your customers to leave reviews. Reviews help build brand equity and conversions, as well as giving valuable feedback to improve your products customer service.— 6 min read
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In the News
Technology Association of Georgia Announces Top 40 Innovative Technology Companies
Companies to be featured at the 2021 Georgia Technology Summit – Georgia’s Largest Technology Industry Showcase— 3 min read
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Articles Demand & Inventory Planning
5 Reasons to Outsource Your Supply Chain
Five positive business outcomes to consider if you’re thinking about outsourcing your supply chain.— 8 min read
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Articles Warehousing & Fulfillment
eCommerce Warehouse Management: Top 3 Priorities for Growth
Looking for an ecommerce warehousing solution? Prioritize these three things for sustainable ecommerce growth.— 7 min read
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Articles Demand & Inventory Planning
Just One Word: Migrate
Ware2Go’s CEO Steve Denton explores how 2020 changed the way businesses operate from the inside out. He shares experience from the field and how leaders can adapt to stay ahead of quickly-changing social and structural changes in business.— 6 min read
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Articles Warehousing & Fulfillment
Inventory Protection: Fix What You Can Control -- Plan for What You Can’t
Inventory protection should be top of mind for merchants of all sizes. Learn how to protect your most valuable yet most vulnerable asset no matter where it is on its journey to your end customer.— 8 min read
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Articles Commerce & Sales Channels
Beyond BFCM: How Seasonal Sales Support Longterm Growth
BFCM (Black Friday/Cyber Monday) may get all the media attention, but it's really only the beginning of the holiday shopping season. These tips will help you think strategically about seasonal peaks in demand to drive year-round growth.— 8 min read
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Articles Warehousing & Fulfillment
Holiday Returns Processing for eCommerce Merchants
Returns processing season is in full swing. This year's unprecedented ecommerce demand will mean a new level of returns volume for ecommerce merchants. This guide outlines consumer expectations, tactics to lower return rates, and the importance of a flexible return policy for online sales.— 5 min read
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Articles Peak Planning
Expert Insights: 3 Tips to Prepare Your Warehouse for Peak
Ware2Go's Manager of Supply Chain Execution, Kelton Kosik, shares 3 tips to help merchants set their warehouse partners up for success during peak season to ensure maximum on-time delivery rates. This article was originally published on Supply Chain and Demand Executive.— 6 min read
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Articles Demand & Inventory Planning
Expert Insights: Digitizing Your Procurement Specialist
A Procurement Specialist is a role traditionally reserved for enterprises, but Ware2Go's Director of Strategy, Samantha Smith, outlines how businesses of all sizes can use machine learning and AI to analyze their supply chain and implement best-in-class procurement and inventory management functions.— 11 min read
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Articles Warehousing & Fulfillment
How to Bring Your Supply Chain Into the Digital Age
Originally published on Database Trends and Applications, Ware2Go CEO Steve Denton examines the flexibility of digital sales channels and the need for an equally flexible supply chain to support them.— 11 min read
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Articles Warehousing & Fulfillment
4 Advantages of Outsourced Fulfillment
Merchants report that outsourced fulfillment gives them faster, more reliable fulfillment and simplifies their day-to-day operations. Read this guide to learn why nearly 82% of merchants choose some or all of their fulfillment operations.— 7 min read
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Articles Warehousing & Fulfillment
Multichannel Inventory Management Simplified
Tracking inventory across multiple sales channels may seem daunting, but it is not only manageable for businesses of all sizes, it can become a strategic part of your multichannel growth strategy. A streamlined and integrated inventory management system can mean the difference between feeling like you’re always struggling to stay one step ahead of demand and leveraging inventory for future growth, even with limited investment in fixed assets.— 5 min read
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Articles Demand & Inventory Planning
Change and Cheese
Ware2Go’s CEO Steve Denton explores how the Coronavirus pandemic not only accelerated ecommerce sales but expanded the types of products consumers expected to have shipped to their homes. These changes mean that traditional retailers and ecommerce merchants alike will need to enhance both in-store and online shopping experiences while building a flexible supply chain to support evolving sales strategies.— 6 min read
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Articles Commerce & Sales Channels
3 Predictions for the 2020 Holiday Shopping Season
Above all else, this 2020 holiday shopping season will be a tricky one for merchants and supply chains alike. These three predictions point towards a successful peak season for merchants who prioritize flexibility and scalable technology.— 8 min read
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Articles Warehousing & Fulfillment
Growing Revenue and Retention with Multichannel Fulfillment
With each new channel you add to your multichannel selling strategy comes added complexity in supply chain and order fulfillment. Outsourcing your fulfillment to a single partner not only simplifies your end to end supply chain but through automation, integration, and insights, makes fulfillment a growth driver across all sales channels.— 6 min read
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Articles Demand & Inventory Planning
Flexible Partnerships Empower Creative Solutions
Like many merchants, O2 pivoted quickly in response to disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. We’ll examine how their unique community-first response to the pandemic and flexible end-to-end supply chain grew their business by five fold in a time when many businesses struggled to stay afloat.— 7 min read
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Articles Commerce & Sales Channels
Announcing Ware2Go’s Integration with Google Free & Fast
Fast Shipping Matters More Than Ever Google has recently taken a deep-dive into behavioral research to understand what really drives the decision-making process for online shoppers. Their research clearly indicates that “The Power of Now” contributes significantly to a consumer’s decision to purchase one product over another, confirming that speed of delivery is a major competitive differentiator for merchants jockeying for position in the marketplace.— 4 min read
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Articles Warehousing & Fulfillment
Amazon Doubles Down on Seller Fulfilled Prime Requirements
As Amazon doubles down on fulfillment requirements for sellers enrolled in SFP, Ware2Go is enabling merchants to do more than simply comply with the new policy. We’ll examine how “The Amazon Effect” has shaped consumer preference for 2-day shipping and anticipate the ways these new policies may shape the future of eCommerce fulfillment.— 7 min read
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Articles Demand & Inventory Planning
Could Walmart and Target Closing on Thanksgiving Open a Door for SMB’s?
Walmart, followed closely by Target, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Best Buy and Kohl’s, announced that their stores would be closed on Thanksgiving this year in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. While none of the retailers have announced detailed plans for Black Friday, most have outlined plans to extend holiday shopping deals and enhance online ordering and curbside pick-up options. All of these changes beg the question, what will the historic holiday shopping day look like this year?— 5 min read
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Topics Demand & Inventory Planning
Welcome to the New Supply Chain
Ware2Go’s CEO Steve Denton explores how the Coronavirus pandemic has accelerated a shift in consumer shopping patterns and how supply chains must adapt to meet new customer expectations for their digital shopping and delivery experience. The demands of the new supply chain require businesses to adopt the concepts of Acceptance, Flexibility, and Acceleration to thrive in this new era of logistics.— 5 min read
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Topics Warehousing & Fulfillment
Fulfillment for Good
Ware2Go’s partnerships with its merchants and warehouses went beyond delivery speed and a flexible fulfillment model as they worked together to provide vital support to America’s frontline workers. Together they offered essential supplies and some much-needed pick-me-ups, delivering them all with record speed.— 6 min read
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Topics Data & Technology
Shopping Trends for a Socially Distanced Summer
As summer is heating up, so are sales for some of our merchants, and while fluctuating seasonal demand isn’t new for many of these businesses, data shows some distinct trends in summer sales this year with select merchants experiencing over 300% spikes in sales in the months of May and June.— 7 min read
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Articles Warehousing & Fulfillment
Top 3 Trends of Today’s Supply Chain
In this new economy small to medium-sized businesses are facing challenges and levels of uncertainty they’ve never faced before. With rapidly changing rates of sales, inventory shortages, and shifting consumer habits, business owners are looking for ways to transform their operations in order to stay relevant to today’s consumers. Ware2Go’s CEO Steve Denton said in a recent interview about the effects of COVID-19 on the retail industry, “A lot of our customers who relied on traditional sales channels struggled early on because they didn’t have fully optimized digital channels. Those that did have fully optimized digital channels were able to make that shift quicker.” Denton identified 3 major trends that are defining this new age of commerce and ways that businesses can succeed in an ever-changing market.— 7 min read
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Articles Warehousing & Fulfillment
Today's Realities and Retooling Your Supply Chain Risk
Even during good times, business risk is everywhere. This is particularly so for small- and medium-size firms, which face constant pressure from all sides, whether challenged by upstart competitors or established players. As if that weren’t enough, the coronavirus pandemic has dramatically shifted purchasing channels and driven unprecedented online shopping demand.— 4 min read
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Articles Warehousing & Fulfillment
How Ware2Go Is Ensuring Smooth Fulfillment & Distribution Coverage for Merchants During These Times of Uncertainty
As the situation surrounding coronavirus (COVID-19) within the U.S. continues to evolve, many businesses continue to face new and unique supply chain challenges. In light of all that is happening, we feel it is prudent to offer a timely review of how our on-demand fulfillment model is built to accommodate supply chain disruptions of this kind. Although it is widely known by now that both state and federal governments have designated that certain “essential services” (including warehouse, transportation, and logistics providers) remain operational throughout this period, our intent is to offer clarity beyond these designations and showcase specific ways that our on-demand warehouse network can help mitigate risk and offset uncertainty during these periods of disruption.— 5 min read
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Articles Commerce & Sales Channels
From Amazon to Shopify: Why Multichannel Fulfillment is Key to Solving E-Commerce Complexity
Unless your business is brand new, chances are your sales are occurring across more than just a single channel. For instance, today’s leading brands are likely selling directly to consumers across e-commerce marketplaces like Amazon, eBay, and Wayfair, as well as through their own websites via platforms like Shopify or WooCommerce. Targeting this array of channels makes sense because if you truly want broad market exposure, you have to go where your customers are. The challenge? For each new sales channel you add, a new layer of order fulfillment complexity is introduced.— 11 min read
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Articles Data & Technology
UPS Drones, Uber Freight, & the Rapidly Evolving Field We Call Logistics
In today’s fast-paced economy, customer demands for faster and cheaper delivery are continually pushing businesses to develop more efficient distribution networks. And as business leaders recognize the extent to which supply chain efficiency impacts customer satisfaction, companies are toiling to lead the charge for the fastest and most cost-effective delivery structure. Resultantly, an abundance of investment across the logistics landscape in recent years has yielded some highly innovative solutions. Learn more about these developments by reading the full story.— 8 min read
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Articles Warehousing & Fulfillment
Why So Many E-Commerce Providers are Building Their Own Fulfillment Networks
In recent years, Amazon's same-day and next-day delivery services have set the standard for all other businesses that sell online. As a result, other e-commerce and logistics providers are under pressure to develop and upgrade their own distribution networks to keep pace. But as new providers enter the e-commerce fulfillment landscape and look to duplicate what Amazon has established, many of the solutions have focused specifically on small businesses. Why is this?— 7 min read
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Articles Warehousing & Fulfillment
CBD Spotlight: Navigating the Logistics Challenges of a Budding Industry
In order to shed light on the obstacles confronting CBD suppliers within the logistics space, Ware2Go conducted interviews with two U.S.-based CBD brands. Each brand is focusing on a unique segment of the CBD market and is operating at a different stage of business growth. The stories and experiences of these two brands are provided here in order to paint a vivid picture of what the logistics challenges surrounding the CBD industry look like today, and how companies are working to successfully navigate them.— 3 min read
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Articles Demand & Inventory Planning
How Strategic Inventory Financing Enables Small Business Growth
If your business is built around providing physical merchandise or products to customers, you know how important it is to always have enough inventory on hand to meet demand. However, as operational costs pile up, investments in areas like marketing, R&D, or sales might suddenly dominate your budget in one month or quarter. As a result, you may find that maintaining enough capital to always afford sufficient stock is harder than it sounds. This is where inventory financing comes into play.— 12 min read
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Articles Demand & Inventory Planning
How Inventory & Order Fulfillment Challenges Can Hinder Start-Up Growth
Today, many small businesses dream of a scenario where they have so many clients, they can't keep up with demand. But while this scenario sounds nice, the operational challenges that arise from small business growth can actually do more harm than good. To combat the risks associated with unchecked growth, how can small businesses support an expanding customer base without adding excessive costs or overwhelming their staff?— 10 min read
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Articles Data & Technology
5 Ways Large Enterprises Can Use On-Demand Warehousing to Drive Logistics Innovation
Today, many of the established but increasingly cumbersome logistics models of large enterprises are struggling to handle a new age of customer expectations. An increasing number of traditional 3PL providers are falling behind the curve as well. And as their inefficiencies grow more pronounced, enterprises are looking for new ways to foster innovation and drive improvement across their supply chains without introducing excessive risk or adding costs. Along this front, on-demand warehousing and fulfillment models have proven effective in providing large businesses with an alternative distribution network that allows them to quickly respond to new industry trends, test demand in new markets, and deliver expedited shipping to customers.— 7 min read
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Articles Commerce & Sales Channels
How Customized Packaging & Seamless Delivery Create a Memorable Customer Experience
Competition among businesses to win over new clients is as high as it’s ever been. Given that U.S. companies collectively spent $220 billion+ on media advertising in 2018, how can merchants with limited budgets stand out above the noise to create lasting impressions on their customers? In a world where e-commerce shopping is on the rise, combining personalized packaging with a seamless delivery experience may be what ultimately differentiates your brand from competitors.— 6 min read
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Articles Commerce & Sales Channels
Top 11 Shopify Apps to Grow Your E-Commerce Business
Although Shopify’s core e-commerce platform is already robust, there are thousands of “add-on” applications available that can be used to enhance site owners’ pages. These apps can perform all manner of functions from running sales promotions and developing marketing campaigns to tracking and managing online orders. To help you determine which of these apps are best for your business, this article highlights 11 of our favorites.— 8 min read
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Articles Warehousing & Fulfillment
Overcoming Trade Conflict Through On-Demand Warehousing
As recently as January 2019, a U.S.-based survey of over 300 corporate and banking professionals (1) revealed that trade conflict was not a top concern domestically. At the time, there was still uncertainty over various U.S. trade agreements, but efforts between all involved parties looked to be progressing in a favorable manner. However, the climate can change without warning, and the past several months have seen a sudden escalation in several major trade disputes.— 11 min read
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Articles Warehousing & Fulfillment
Overcoming the Top 4 Pain Points in Fulfillment
Fulfilling B2B e-commerce orders requires an efficient approach to warehouse management. But sometimes this is easier said than done. Nearly every warehouse manager has run into pain points in day-to-day operations. The question is - how can you take active steps to overcome these pain points?— 4 min read
