Ship Monk

JANUARY 19, 2024

So, you want to start an ecommerce business. We’re happy to tell you that there are far more options than those two seemingly opposite paths to success (and many, many ecommerce businesses go both ways)! Take a seat as we explore the differences between ecommerce stores and ecommerce marketplaces, and list the pros and cons of each.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

ecommerce spending in November and December will increase 8%-9% over 2023, translating to $295.1-$297.9 The onus is on ecommerce retailers to control the controllables, and focusing on eliminating uncertainty from the consumer fulfillment process and optimizing the last mile is a smart approach. billion in sales.

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Ship Monk

JULY 18, 2024

Today we’re going to look at some of the consumer trends that might affect your preparations for peak season 2024, and strategies to maximize them. Inflation is taking its toll on consumers and ecommerce brands alike. Here are a few of the ways a tech-enabled 3PL can reduce costs for ecommerce businesses. What Can Operations Do?

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Ship Monk

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Whether you’re a small ecommerce brand with the right stuff to make it, or a big ecommerce brand that’s long been established, budget never stops being important. You never want to cut corners on these, or any, crucial areas of your ecommerce brand. That transparency is key to keeping track of your budget.

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Ship Monk

MARCH 7, 2025

TikTok Shop isn’t just a trend; it’s a revolution in ecommerce. it’s the place to be for ecommerce brands looking to reach a massive, engaged audience. It’s a perfect storm for ecommerce success. ” deliveries. With over 1 billion monthly active users (and growing!),

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MAY 14, 2024

It’s a strategic move you’ve likely pondered over countless meetings and budget reviews. Over the past three to five years in particular, more manufacturers have identified or accelerated their eCommerce plans. An eCommerce solution integrated within an ERP system can provide the framework needed to address these issues.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 7, 2023

Effective inventory management has become increasingly crucial for businesses in this fast-paced and rapidly evolving era of ecommerce. Moreover, the ecommerce explosion has brought new and unique challenges that complicate inventory management for enterprises selling online.

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Ship Monk

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

As much as we’d like to think that ecommerce is taking over the world, it still only accounts for around 21% of retail sales according to a 2023 Digital Commerce 360 analysis of U.S. In fact, there can be significant advantages for brands that engage in both ecommerce and brick-and-mortar sales. Department of Commerce figures.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 31, 2024

Port X Logistics provides drayage, trans-loading, and over the road trucking to help clients meet their fulfillment and production plans. Cleo Integration Cloud (CIC) is their flagship platform, offering a single integrated solution for B2B/EDI, application, and eCommerce dataflows.

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Ship Monk

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

This multichannel shopping habit makes it difficult to reach consumers, particularly if your ecommerce business is currently taking a single-channel approach to marketing and sales. If you’re not employing a multichannel sales strategy, you’re clearly missing out. What is a Multichannel Sales Strategy? What is a Sales Channel?

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 4, 2022

Cambridge Capital leverages BGSA’s unique approach to strategy-led investment banking for the supply chain. Over 300 of the top CEOs in the logistics and supply chain space attended this year’s conference to discuss technology, strategy and deals. The second key takeaway is the growth of ecommerce. industry consolidation, 2.)ecommerce

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Ship Monk

APRIL 5, 2024

Whether your business is a small ecommerce startup or a big box retailer, the benefits of supplier relationship management are the same. Of course, it wouldn’t be a business strategy if there weren’t a couple more acronyms to learn. Regular meetings or reports? Would better tech integrations help? We’re here to help!

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Ship Monk

OCTOBER 17, 2022

3PL —a simple abbreviation for one of the most complex, integrated, helpful entities operating in the eCommerce landscape. 3PL stands for third-party logistics, and at a glance a 3PL partner provides eCommerce brands with solutions to their fulfillment needs. Don’t worry; you can change later on. So let’s talk PLs 1 – 5.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 23, 2022

Topic: Prepping for Peak: How to Level-up your CX Strategy this holiday season. Retailers and shippers must adapt their strategy to ensure they get the right product, to the right place at the right time to meet the high expectations of consumers/customers. Description: .

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2022

Many leading companies have publicly committed to change but, as consultants McKinsey note, “In many instances net-zero commitments are running ahead of companies’ own plans to meet them”. The ecommerce sector has an opportunity, indeed, a duty, to use available technology to make right-sized packaging for each individual ecommerce order.

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Ship Monk

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

With so many literal and figurative moving parts to factor into your shipping strategy, it can be a lot for an ecommerce brand to handle alone. When you combine this amazing tool with our insider tips and tricks, your ecommerce brand is set up for success, simply. Luckily, ShipMonk has the perfect solution.

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Ship Monk

JULY 7, 2022

This article will define minimum order quantity, show you some examples, and help you decide if it’s the right strategy for the type of items you sell online. All eCommerce brands may encounter minimum order quantities when ordering raw materials. The eCommerce company may have to set an MOQ of their own to maintain profitability.

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Ottawa Logistics

OCTOBER 29, 2024

In today’s world of eCommerce fulfillment, speed is critical. Comparing Zone Picking with Other Methods Zone picking stands out against other picking strategies such as batch picking, wave picking, and discrete picking. Zone Assignment : Properly assigning pickers to zones based on their strengths can be challenging. accuracy!

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Morai Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

In response to an accelerating Canadian ecommerce market, 3PLs prove to be the most effective and efficient catalyst for achieving these initiatives. This article identifies current trends within the ecommerce market and the top three benefits 3PLs bring to the shipment lifecycle. Canadian eCommerce Market. Consolidation.

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Ship Monk

MARCH 20, 2025

In today’s competitive ecommerce landscape, a streamlined supply chain is crucial for success. This blog post will explore key strategies for streamlining your supply chain from sourcing to delivery. Offer various shipping options: Provide customers with a choice of shipping speeds and carriers to meet their preferences.

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Ship Monk

APRIL 23, 2025

Whether its leveraging advanced fulfillment technology or tailoring services to meet unique business goals, we are constantly seeking new ways to make scaling easier and smarter for ecommerce brands.

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Ship Monk

APRIL 28, 2021

Starting an eCommerce business is certainly no small feat, and it takes a special kind of tenacity and follow-through to find long-lasting success in such a competitive — but exciting! In other words, don’t mistake volume for difficulty — do a little digging and you’ll often find needs to meet and problems to solve. way to get there.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The rise of e-commerce and consumer expectations for faster, more reliable deliveries has further heightened the importance of optimized transportation to meet these needs. As challenges increase, technology continues to evolve to meet demand. Through TSO, businesses can do more than just move goods, they can also do good.

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Stord

JULY 29, 2024

In this competitive ecommerce environment, brands need to provide their customers with leading checkout and delivery experiences that drive cart conversion and loyalty” said Sean Henry, CEO and co-founder of Stord. This center provides additional excellent middle-of-country, single node coverage and complements Stord’s Atlanta Headquarters.

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Morai Logistics

MARCH 15, 2018

Omni-channel strategies prove to be an effective method for meeting on-demand delivery for consumers and providing efficient solutions for shippers. On February 22nd, 2018, Morai discussed the exponential growth of the Canadian ecommerce market. Omni-Channel Strategy. million in 2013 to 22.5 million this year.

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Logistics Manager

DECEMBER 10, 2018

DHL eCommerce Americas CEO, Lee Spratt said, “The future evolution of this fast-moving, highly competitive e-commerce market is still incredibly difficult to predict, so companies need to remain nimble and efficient while ensuring they are meeting customer demands,”.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 21, 2016

Consumers are expressing an unprecedented amount of power through eCommerce, and in fact, eCommerce logistics is growing increasingly reliant on small parcel and package delivery options daily. In 2011, eCommerce represented a fraction of overall retail operations. Warehousing Expansion Is a Must.

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Freight Center

MARCH 16, 2021

Nowadays, it’s difficult to tell if your shipping strategy is working for you or against you. With consumer behaviors changing rapidly, it’s more important than ever to continually revise your shipping strategy. Is your shipping strategy costing you customers?

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Ship Monk

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Additionally, chosen companies demonstrate a forward-thinking mindset and innovative leadership that drive the ecommerce industry forward. That facility joined our extended global network in 2021, and was one part of an ongoing strategy to expand our reach worldwide so our clients have the fastest, most affordable shipping possible.

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Bringg

AUGUST 29, 2018

If you or one of your colleagues is planning to attend any of these events, get in touch so we can meet. The event gives attendees a holistic look at the global supply chain by promoting end-to-end visibility & strategies proven to better serve customers while minimizing costs. Sept 5th-6th: LogiPharma US, Philadelphia.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 26, 2019

As the evolution of retail and the way consumers purchase goods continues to change, meeting the challenge to effectively serve both consumers and retailers is a strategic challenge for both shippers and carriers. Consumers are deciding when, where, and how they shop. In 2012, they were willing to wait 5.5 days on average.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 19, 2016

ECommerce is growing at an astonishing rate. Fortunately, shippers and warehouse managers who follow these best practices can improve production to meet the surging demand. Integrate Your eCommerce System With Compliance Requirements. ECommerce warehouses are processing more orders than ever before.

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EazyStock

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Better Inventory Management for eCommerce. The growth of eCommerce in 2020 was phenomenal as more customers, B2B and B2C alike, shopped online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Forrester projects that B2B eCommerce transactions will reach $1.8 trillion by 2023 , indicating a need for more robust online sales strategies.

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Ship Monk

MARCH 30, 2024

Just as online shoppers have a lot of choices when it comes to where to take their business, ecommerce brands have many options for where to take theirs in terms of order fulfillment. While there are plenty of 3PLs out there that your ecommerce brand could consider for its order fulfillment needs, not all are equal.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 23, 2024

In this article, we explore these hurdles and the strategies businesses can employ to meet growing demand for fast, free shipping while maintaining operational efficiency. Today, customers anticipate free shipping from all online retailers, pressuring smaller businesses to meet this demand without sacrificing profitability.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

government labor statistics, the growth in eCommerce sales is driving a 10 percent annual increase in demand for warehouse labor. By 2025 ecommerce is expected to expand by an additional $1.4 Improving productivity is imperative for meeting the ecommerce labor challenge. According to U.S. Process Engineering.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 20, 2017

While automation is poised to revolutionize eCommerce Logistics and last mile delivery, last mile eCommerce will benefit from increased use of white glove logistics services. Although free and fast are standard parts of last mile delivery in eCommerce, the last word, all-inclusive, poses a new challenge for shippers.

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