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The Pick and Pack Fulfillment Process

January 18, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic, and the resulting eCommerce boom, showed many B2C companies that they need help with timely order fulfillment. Whether due to an inability to handle high order volumes or simply inexperience in the B2C marketplace, these companies have…

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How to Navigate eCommerce Fulfillment Costs

June 25, 2020

As a fulfillment provider, we receive many questions about eCommerce fulfillment costs. Specifically, how to make them lower. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at fulfillment costs and show you how partnering with a third-party logistics (3PL) provider…

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Looking to Add an East Coast eCommerce Fulfillment Center? Consider Eastern North Carolina

August 22, 2019

Business growth should always be a good thing.  But growth is not without its headaches – especially in the world of eCommerce, where many companies struggle to keep up with consumer expectations for rapid fulfillment. This ‘struggle to keep up’…

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Leverage your 3PL’s WMS for Omni Channel Distribution

July 25, 2019

Most modern companies have more than one sales channel, distributing products to both B2C and B2B customers.  Your B2C customers demand that their orders are shipped quickly with 100% accuracy.  Your B2B customers expect the same – without accepting so…

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3PL Shipping: How late can you place an order for same- or next-day shipping?

May 23, 2019

Shipping speed.  In terms of logistics operations, it’s one of the most important metrics to your customers – and therefore one of the most important metrics to you.  When you outsource your warehousing and distribution operations to a 3PL, you’re…

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“Am I Too Small to Outsource eCommerce Order Fulfillment?”

January 10, 2019

The middle.  In the world of eCommerce, the middle is precisely where many small-but-growing companies find themselves.  On one side, you realize that, if your company is going to truly grow, you can’t keep your fulfillment operation small and nimble. …

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Kanban’s Top Blog Posts of 2018

December 21, 2018

As we gear up for 2019, we want to first take a look back at the topics that resonated most with the readers of our blog.  So, in this article, we unveil our three most popular posts of the year…

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Lean on a 3PL for Spot Stocking During Your Busiest Periods

October 12, 2017

It may not seem possible but the holiday season will soon be upon us yet again.  For many companies – especially those in the retail industry – it’s the busiest time of the year, with orders coming in and shipments…

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Packaging Logistics 101

April 27, 2017

When you think of logistics companies, what comes to mind?  Tractor trailers?  Warehouses?  Well, for every big thing you can think of, there are many relatively little things that third-party logistics (3PL) companies perform every day that are just as…

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