With several hundred billion dollars of annual trade value between Canada and the USA, it is hard to imagine how many shipments get stopped at the border for inspection. With 328 ports of entry, it is hard to keep track. That is why it is understandable that the US Customs and Border Protection agency (or […]
Buying whatever you need online has never been easier. Likewise, ecommerce continues to grow in popularity for both producers and consumers. However, despite the net benefits of leveraging technology to conduct business from afar, it’s created a few unfortunate side effects, especially around fulfillment. With the sheer volume of fulfillment orders every day, hour, and […]
Before the Internet, if you wanted to sell something, you had to have the physical storage space to hold onto your inventory. Whether it was your storefront, the backroom, or some warehouse off-site, your merchandise had to sit somewhere. Even as the Internet started creating ecommerce channels, the store owner still had to have their […]
The world runs on logistics. Without the supply chain and the infrastructure that supports it, everything we know would collapse. Producers, manufacturers, and even utility companies wouldn’t be able to get what they need to create products or provide services such as electricity. Grocery store shelves would be empty as farms, ranches, and fisheries can’t […]
Logistics and customer service go hand-in-hand. After all, what is logistics but the art of delivering happiness to the billions of people who need to buy things? While most of the consumer focus on logistics is on the last mile from store to door, anyone who’s worked with the logistics industry knows that’s only the […]
Keeping your commercial shipping costs low has always been important, especially if your business relies on a high volume of incoming and outgoing deliveries. With inflation and sticky supply chain issues over the past few years, finding ways to keep costs down and the lights on is even more difficult to track down. While this […]
There are few people who are more excited about packaging compared to what’s inside. But if not for that protective outer layer, the delivery might not last the journey – especially if the packaging materials weren’t right for the job. Whether you have an international ecommerce business or have a brick-and-mortar store that ships products […]
Trying to do business online can be overwhelming. Whether your store is 100% digital or has brick-and-mortar locations, managing inventory and sales in cyberspace is challenging – but doesn’t have to be. In fact, you can build a thriving ecommerce business without ever handling your own inventory. By just building a storefront, choosing what you […]
When you think about shipping costs, shipping weight probably comes to mind soon after: the heavier the package, the more it costs to ship. This has been the case for as long as we can remember. However, as technology has changed and we’ve gotten much better at moving packages from one place to another, physical […]