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Many consumers believe the experience a company provides is as important as its products and services.  With this new era of online shopping, how does your eCommerce business update your fulfillment process to ensure the customer receives the best overall customer...

As the retail landscape and consumer expectations continue to shift towards more online shopping, your retail partners will continue to shift and expect more and more out of suppliers to remain competitive. Due to the pandemic, eCommerce has surpassed levels not...

The Return to Roaring 20s Consumerism and Best Practices to Excel in Order Management

This past year saw incredible online shopping growth, due primarily to the pandemic and people not wanting or able to physically shop in store fronts, requiring suppliers globally to step up and provide products in a way many were not accustomed to provide. Suppliers...

As you review your end of year expenses and prep for taxes – are you noticing higher EDI expenses?   It’s no wonder so many suppliers are looking for software to help keep EDI expenses under control as many are now expected to dropship to customers on behalf of their...

If this past year taught businesses anything, it’s that staying relevant amidst rapid innovation of new processes and technologies is critical for survival.  Many eCommerce businesses were poised and ready for the rapid growth that the pandemic brought to online...

As we bring this holiday season to a close, it’s time to reflect on everything that brought us to a record year of growth for online holiday sales. As Covid numbers continue to skyrocket across the nation, some consumers choose to stay home and shop from the safety of...

If you are one of the many suppliers that have been blessed with large quantities of sales this holiday season, you are probably also suffering a bit from the cost of meeting that demand. According to projections by Deloitte, holiday sales are forecasted to rise conservatively 1.5% up to a more aggressive projection of 3.5%, with consumers starting even earlier this holiday season and shopping through January.

Suppliers face many challenges today, with the emphasis shifting away from brick and mortar and towards e-commerce, suppliers need to constantly grow and evolve in ways that improve both relationships with sales channels and with customers.  Sales channels are also...

Is Your Warehouse Efficient Enough for the New e-Commerce World?
In a typical year, suppliers and their warehouses have ample time to reset and prepare for the big holiday rush, but 2020 has thrown the supply chain industry for a loop. Consumers have required nonstop shipment of both essential and non-essential items even through Covid and shelter in place regulations, leaving the industry to balance remaining open while still prepping for this year’s holiday rush.

All aboard as 2020 is coming to a close and things are so different from how anyone forecasted them at the end of 2019!  The pandemic has turned the world upside down with e-commerce sales drastically escalating and brick and mortar sales diminishing. This is causing...

Order Processing in Under 8 Seconds

Many suppliers are doing more business than ever in this pandemic, with consumers’ needs not only requiring more items to ship but expecting the same two-day turnaround provided prior to the pandemic.