If you’ve been asking, “What is a CFA, and do I need one?” you’ve come to the right place. In this article, we explain the services CFAs provide, with help from Red Stag Fulfillment’s Director of Logistics, Lorrie Watts. We also cover what services you can get from a 3PL and where to find the … Read more
Order Fulfillment
Learn to keep customers happy with fast, accurate, and reliable fulfillment.
If you can ship it, they will order. The logistics version of the famous Field of Dreams line may have legs given the continued rise of global eCommerce sales, but that requires having a worldwide fulfillment partner to ensure delivery for your business. All those new markets are irresistible if you’ve got the time and … Read more
Order handling is the heart of eCommerce fulfillment. ECommerce companies need an order handling process that’s efficient, cost-effective, fast, and accurate. To achieve that, you first need to understand the fulfillment process, then pick the right partners and tools. The following guide to order handling includes the elements of the order fulfillment process that you’ll … Read more
Promotional fulfillment can be part of the eCommerce fulfillment process or a separate fulfillment service. Your eCommerce business might benefit from making fulfillment part of your marketing plan. What is promotional fulfillment? Promotional fulfillment is shipping samples, giveaways, prizes, marketing materials, and other promotional items. B2B promotional fulfillment could involve shipping seasonal product displays or … Read more
Order management and delivery are tough to figure out, especially when you come across terms like direct fulfillment centers for the first time. It can be tricky to remember the difference between fulfillment and distribution or know what’s best for your supply chain and business. Our goal is to clear up some of that confusion … Read more
Mail-order fulfillment was around for a long time before online shopping or even the internet. Catalog companies used mail order fulfillment warehouses to process their orders. Today, eCommerce fulfillment has changed an industry that started out serving mail-order companies. There are more fulfillment warehouses to serve the growing number of eCommerce orders. Turnaround times must … Read more
Your eCommerce fulfillment plan probably covers the most significant pain points for your business. It keeps your inventory management lean but uses demand forecasting to ensure that your most popular products are rarely backordered. You use national fulfillment center locations to get orders to your North American customers fast and reduce shipping costs. But, if … Read more
As your eCommerce business matures, at some point, you can no longer handle your order fulfillment in-house. You need to find a 3PL provider and outsource your fulfillment. If you are asking, “What is a 3PL?”, then we have an introductory guide for you. Keep reading here if you’re ready for a guide to help … Read more
Excellent eCommerce fulfillment is essential to running your eBay business profitably and keeping your customers happy. Fast and accurate shipping from a professional eBay fulfillment provider is one of the best ways to get positive feedback and keep your seller rating high. When you started on eBay, you probably shipped all your orders yourself. But … Read more
It can be hard to quantify the value that superior third-party logistics provides to your business. While you see the cost when things go wrong — return shipping, replacement products, dissatisfied customers — it’s not always easy to understand what your 3PL does right. A superior 3PL services company provides more than excellent eCommerce fulfillment … Read more
Red Stag Fulfillment offers nationwide third-party logistics services designed to help your business reach customers quickly and affordably. With strategic locations, we make it easy to have a reliable distribution for ecommerce products. Your customers are happier with faster deliveries. You’re happier with more significant cost savings and simpler management. We get order fulfillment right, … Read more
Many companies think they need to hit a certain level of eCommerce growth before using a fulfillment partner makes sense. However, our experience has shown that not only can you typically outsource sooner than you think but making that move may be the change that improves your eCommerce growth rate. The trick is finding the … Read more
