Shipping multiple boxes to the same destination creates a triple threat: high damage risk, escalating costs, and operational complexity that can overwhelm even experienced logistics managers. Every loose carton becomes a liability during transit, while individual package fees multiply rapidly across larger shipments. Palletized shipping transforms this chaotic process into a controlled, professional operation. By … 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
High-tech warehousing has a new way to calculate space and pricing: the cubic storage model. This warehousing model uses a daily calculation of the cubic feet taken up by every item in the warehouse. ECommerce fulfillment companies can use this more precise measurement to calculate storage costs and allocate warehouse space. The cubic storage model … Read more
Ecommerce return fraud. Unlike so many other things, it’s not something that we can blame on 2020. Return fraud for eCommerce retailers has existed almost since the advent of selling online. That’s not to say that return fraud – like many other types of eCommerce fraud – didn’t get worse over the past year. In … 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
Customer service adds to the value of your product since 66% of consumers are willing to spend more with companies that offer excellent customer service. And this is vital because a 5% increase in customer retention can produce 25% more profit. However, most eCommerce companies can’t afford a room full of customer service representatives standing … 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
Every lost or damaged product ticks your shrinkage rate higher and makes it harder to turn a profit. While some amount of shrinkage may feel unavoidable, it’s worth doing what you can to stem these losses. In the eCommerce world, that usually means protecting goods in your warehouse or finding the right fulfillment partner with … Read more
When you hear the phrase “drop shipping fulfillment” for the first time, you might think this is another word for third-party logistics. Drop shipping does allow eCommerce businesses to have a third party ship products to customers, but the services provided by drop shippers and fulfillment centers are quite different. While it is true that both … Read more
