Inventory Shrinkage Cost Calculator Discover how much money you’re losing to inventory shrinkage. With the industry average for 3PL inventory shrinkage at 2-4%, most fulfillment providers treat lost inventory as “normal.” Use this calculator to see what this “typical” loss means in real dollars. Simply enter your product’s wholesale value and monthly units to see … Read more
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A standard packaging method for ecommerce business is “discreet shipping,” where no one can look at the outside of the order you ship and determine what’s inside. Discreet shipping hides any idea of what the products inside could be and often removes information that could quickly identify the sender or store. The goal of discreet … Read more
When you order items online, your order status may show up as “awaiting fulfillment.” But what does awaiting fulfillment mean? If you’re not in the 3PL industry, this may sound impossibly vague, as if your order were lost in processing. Awaiting fulfillment does have a specific meaning in ecommerce. It doesn’t mean that your order … Read more
Trusted by the best in ecommerce Big enough to scale, small enough to care In 2012, our co-founders built Red Stag after experiencing the pain of poor fulfillment with their ecommerce business. Missed shipments, lost inventory, and unhappy customers drove them to create something better. While we started in DTC fulfillment, we’ve grown alongside our … Read more
Trusted by the best in ecommerce Big enough to scale, small enough to care In 2012, our co-founders, who were D2C ecommerce operators, were on their 3rd 3PL and struggling. Missed shipments, lost inventory, and unhappy customers. Being entrepreneurs, they made the classic entrepreneur move—build the business they wish they’d found. So, in 2013, Red … Read more
Trusted by the best in ecommerce Red Stag’s Amazon fulfillment services The Amazon fulfillment partner that puts your brand first In 2012, our co-founders were ecommerce entrepreneurs struggling with poor fulfillment that was hurting their business. Missed shipments, lost inventory, and unhappy customers were threatening their success. Being entrepreneurs, they built the solution they wished … Read more
Having the right warehouse locations can improve several aspects of your ecommerce business. Getting closer to your customers reduces shipping times and optimizes landed costs. But there are a few other factors worth noting. Too many fulfillment centers may cannibalize the benefits of a geographic strategy, requiring you to invest in higher overall inventory volumes … Read more
Depending on what your business sells, temperature-controlled storage can be important for maintaining the quality and longevity of your products. Some third-party logistics providers (3PLs) offer this service, and you’ll find a spectrum of temperature options ranging from “cold storage” to “chilled storage” to “ambient storage.” What is ambient storage? Ambient storage refers to the … Read more
You probably shouldn’t have a 3PL in Jacksonville, FL. That might sound strange. After all, Jacksonville has some nice benefits: Multiple deep water ports (Tampa, Jacksonville, Miami) offer robust shipping infrastructure Shorter fulfillment times and easy access to Latin American markets Score 2 points for a Jacksonville 3PL, right? Maybe. But consider total cost of … Read more
You probably shouldn’t have a 3PL in Tampa Bay. That might sound strange. After all, Tampa Bay has some nice benefits: Multiple deep water ports (Tampa, Jacksonville, Miami) offer robust shipping infrastructure Shorter fulfillment times and easy access to Latin American markets Score 2 points for a Tampa Bay 3PL, right? Maybe. But consider total … Read more
You probably shouldn’t have a 3PL in Orlando, FL. That might sound strange. After all, Orlando has some nice benefits: Multiple deep water ports (Tampa, Jacksonville, Miami) offer robust shipping infrastructure Shorter fulfillment times and easy access to Latin American markets Score 2 points for a Orlando 3PL, right? Maybe. But consider total cost of … Read more
Does your 3PL really need to sit in Miami? That might sound strange. After all, Miami has some nice benefits: Multiple deep water ports (Tampa, Jacksonville, Miami) offer robust shipping infrastructure Shorter fulfillment times and easy access to Latin American markets Score 2 points for a Miami 3PL, right? Maybe. But consider total cost of … Read more
