Knoxville 3PL and fulfillment services
Red Stag’s Knoxville location provides affordable and scalable Tennessee 3PL services.
Inbound efficiently via rail or truck. Reach 96% of the eastern U.S. population in 2 days with ground shipping. Access our industry-leading shipping rates for big items. Delight your customers.
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700,000 square feet of warehouse space, state of the art motion, camera, fire suppression systems
300 hourly team members who can rapidly adapt to handle any task at scale
General Manager: Seth Carnes 18 years of fulfillment and logistics experience
Highly accurate fulfillment. 100% order accuracy, backed by guarantees.
Barcode-based inventory management—each item is scanned 5 times during its journey to ensure accuracy
Red Stag guarantees: zero shrink, zero mispicks, zero missed shipments, or we pay you
Tennessee, and particularly Knoxville,
is a great place for brands to fulfill to the eastern US
Red Stag’s Knoxville location lets you fulfill to 96% of the eastern United States in 2 days using ground shipping.
Within the “Two-Day Triangle”—a strategic fulfillment zone where Amazon, UPS, and FedEx have their largest hubs.
Centrally located at the intersection of I-75 and I-40
Close proximity to major carrier hubs, reducing the risk of peak season bottlenecks
Cost-effective operations in one of the East’s most affordable cities
Our clean and organized facilities are something we’re known for—and proud of. (Take a look for yourself.)
Experience the perfect balance of speed, reliability, and cost-effectiveness with Red Stag Fulfillment.
Red Stag’s Knoxville facility sits in a golden zone of efficiency—we call it the ‘Two-Day Triangle’—that unlocks two-day ground shipping to all major East Coast population centers. UPS, FedEx, and Amazon have similarly positioned their largest hubs in this strategic zone.
Lorrie Watts
Director of Logistics at Red Stag Fulfillment
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The things we value are the things our clients value. We’re given stewardship to own part of somebody’s business, and if we don’t do it well, they can go out of business. That responsibility is not lost on us, and it’s why we treat every box in our building as though it were our own.
Seth Carnes
Red Stag Knoxville GM
Tennessee ecommerce fulfillment services in Knoxville
Warehousing
Keep inventory turnover high and avoid product stockouts with two-day dock-to-stock receiving. You could reduce carrying costs with fulfillment center locations away from the coasts and save with logistics services in the Knoxville area.
Order fulfillment
Fulfill orders quickly and accurately across all your sales channels. Consolidated inventory management streamlines orders and shipments. It also helps keep customers satisfied.
Shipping
Gain cost efficiencies by shipping across fewer zones. With shorter distances to more U.S. customers, you can save money on transportation services while reducing the risk of costly delays from coastal warehouses.
Kitting & assembly
Increase order values and volumes with subscription boxes, bundles, upsells, and other promotions. Comprehensive logistics solutions make it easier to introduce offers, attract new customers, and earn their loyalty.
Inventory planning
Increase profitability with inventory management that reflects customer demand. Red Stag experts can help with topics like product turnover, supplier order quantities, and pricing optimization.
Amazon fulfillment
Grow on Amazon with support for Seller Fulfilled Prime for larger items. Red Stag helps you meet speed and accuracy requirements, so you can earn new customers with the Prime badge on your products.
We receive, store, pick, pack, and ship everything from office chairs to protein powder to e-bikes.
Here’s where we excel:
Big/heavy/bulky fulfillment
For the last decade plus, we’ve cut our teeth with the big stuff other 3PLs don’t want to touch: trampolines, chairs, e-bikes, and more.
Low-SKU, high-velocity items
But, that doesn’t stop us from doing smalls well (for the right brands)—one of our larger clients by package count in Knoxville is an industry-leading supplement brand.
How we solve problems for our clients
Moving mountains for a key partner
When unavoidable supply chain issues forced one of Red Stag’s clients to deliver a massive order midway through an expected 6-week delivery window, we faced a seemingly impossible challenge. The client, working with a major retailer, couldn’t move the ship-out deadline despite the compressed timeline.
With just over 2 weeks to complete a 6-week job, we mobilized quickly. Our team worked around the clock, pulling in extra resources to complete the order on time and to our high standards.
GM Seth Carnes says, “We take our partnerships very seriously. If your situation changes—even abruptly and with little warning—we have the flexibility to adapt and scale right along with you.”
Fulfill to the Eastern U.S.
from our Knoxville location
or to 96% of the continental United States in 2 days by adding our Salt Lake City location
Our Locations
Select one (or both) of our strategically placed warehouse locations to see our reach.
Red Stag intentionally has only two locations.
See why that could be better for your brand.
The Red Stag difference
Compare our promises
to any other 3PL
Dock-to-stock in 2 business days
We receive all shipments in less than two days.
100% order accuracy
Fulfillment done right. Backed by guarantees.
0% shrinkage allowance
Because any loss is unacceptable.
100% On-time shipments
We get orders out the door on time, every time.
Since our mistakes will hurt you, we believe they should hurt us, too.
That’s why we get it right or we make it right:
if we mess up, we’ll reimburse your full costs, pay you $50 compensation, or both.
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Knoxville fulfillment needs?
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Tennessee fulfillment FAQ
Do I need a warehouse in Knoxville?
It can be a good idea for some companies. First, choosing a logistics provider with an affordable Knoxville warehouse may cost less for inventory processing, storage, and order fulfillment compared to warehousing in urban areas.
Knoxville can also be a key location in your supply chain’s geographic mix. That’s because you can quickly fulfill and ship orders to major markets on the East Coast. With just one other strategically located inland fulfillment center—like our sister location in Sale Lake City—you can reach 96% of the U.S. within two days.
Compared to a strategy with many warehouse locations, selecting a logistics provider in Knoxville for your fulfillment can result in a lower total cost of fulfillment (without sacrificing shipping speed to the East Coast).
How many fulfillment centers do I need? Shouldn’t I pick a 3PL with more locations?
The right number of fulfillment centers depends on your specific needs, but more isn’t always better.
Stocking more warehouses can inflate your inventory requirements, eat into your profits, and exponentially increase the complexity of your supply chain. You might find yourself constantly playing stock Tetris across locations, tying up more cash in inventory. The cost of extra staff and systems needed to run those warehouses is often passed to you, and spreading inventory across multiple centers could lead to losing time and money on transportation between locations.
And if you have a stockout in one warehouse, you may need to send multiple shipments from different warehouses to fulfill orders, resulting in higher shipping costs and a worse customer experience.
Our approach streamlines operations, allowing us to maintain high service standards while optimizing fulfillment costs. For most small and large businesses, two well-placed warehouses provide optimal logistics management without unnecessary complexity or expense.
How does Red Stag’s proximity to the major hubs of the national carriers benefit me?
Our Knoxville fulfillment center is less than a 6-hour drive away from the 2 largest shipping hubs in the United States.
While many of our packages don’t get sent directly to these hubs from our warehouse, our proximity to the spoke-and-wheel networks around these hubs is part of the reason we can reach most of the eastern U.S. in two days.
It also helps our clients avoid bottlenecks during peak season. These facilities have an incredible amount of automation and throughput and can handle much more surge than (for example) a fulfillment center next to a smaller hub in Charleston.
How can a Knoxville warehouse save me money? Won’t my inbound fees be higher compared to a 3PL next to a port?
While inbound fees to Knoxville may be slightly higher than to coastal 3PLs, our clients often find that our strategic choice of location results in a lower total cost of fulfillment.
Knoxville’s central location allows for cost-effective ground shipping to most of the Eastern U.S. and Midwest, reducing outbound shipping expenses. And Knoxville’s lower real estate and labor costs translate to more competitive fulfillment pricing.
When you factor in these savings, many businesses find that the overall cost of fulfillment through our Knoxville warehouse is lower than using a coastal 3PL, despite the potential for higher inbound fees.
How does Red Stag Fulfillment guarantee its work?
Red Stag Fulfillment offers guarantees you probably won’t find with other 3PLs.
We guarantee 100% of your orders will be shipped on time or we’ll cover the cost of the shipment and give you an extra $50.
We also guarantee 100% order accuracy. If we ship the wrong item or wrong number of items, we’ll fix the mistake, pay the shipment cost, and give you an extra $50.
We also guarantee zero shrinkage. If we lose any of your products, we’ll cover the full wholesale cost.
Why do we pay you $50? Because fulfillment mistakes hurt your business. As your partner, we believe we should be accountable to you for the headache. This keeps our incentives aligned, so you can feel confident we have the same goals.
