What is The Amazon Effect?
Since its creation in 1994, Amazon has had an impact across the world, commonly referred to as “The Amazon Effect.” This can refer to Amazon’s impact on everything from online shopping, to shipping and order fulfillment, to what Amazon’s rise has meant for traditional brick and mortar retail businesses. We are going to look at […]
The Challenges Involved in Operating an Ecommerce Subscription Business
Running a subscription box ecommerce business has many advantages, including reducing inventory risk, boosting the lifetime value of each customer, and an overall boost to ROI. Customers love them, and the growth in the subscription box industry over the past 4-5 years shows that. Just like any other business, the subscription box business model does […]
Offering Affordable 2-Day Shipping
It would be impossible to argue that Amazon has not completely changed customer expectations with its Prime service providing free 2-day shipping on most items. In 2018, 36% of shoppers surveyed said that shipping taking too long was their primary reason for abandoning their shopping cart. If you want to reduce shopping cart abandonment, increase […]
What is a Stock Keeping Unit (SKU) and What Are They Used For?
In addition to identifying products, stock keeping units (SKUs) have many different uses and play a key role in a well-designed inventory management system. What Is a Stock Keeping Unit? A stock keeping unit (SKU) is a unique alphanumeric code assigned to items that defines them and allows them to be easily identifiable at the […]
What is Dimensional Weight Pricing?
For eCommerce merchants, one of the biggest expenses that can slash into margins and profitability is shipping fees. To stay competitive, most businesses need to be able to offer fast, reliable shipping which comes at a cost. Fortunately for merchants, competition among shipping carriers has kept prices reasonable in most cases, but to prevent deep […]
Top Factors That Affect Shipping Costs
Shoppers today expect fast and affordable shipping with their orders. In order to stay competitive (and profitable), it is important to understand what factors affect shipping costs so that you can offer your customers great shipping rates without killing your bottom line. Here are the 4 most common factors that will impact shipping costs. 1- […]
Ways To Reduce Shopping Cart Abandonment
It can be frustrating when you think about how many visitors on your website get all the way to the shopping cart only to stop there and not finish the transaction. Chances are you put some serious effort, time, and money into getting visitors to that step. The good news is, there are proven strategies […]
Using a 3rd Party to Fulfill Shopify Orders
If you own a Shopify store, it is important to make sure the customer experience is seamless and hassle free after checkout, which is why many owners choose to use a third-party to handle their order fulfillment. From the moment a customer places an order on your site to when the shipment arrives in their […]
Subscription Box Fulfillment: Choosing The Right Logistics Partner
As an owner of an ecommerce store, you probably have a strong grasp on how important convenience is to your customer base. Customers want to be able to order what they want online and have it delivered to them as fast as possible. For things that customers order over and over at regular intervals, subscription […]
