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Returns. No e-commerce business wants to deal with returns, but returns are unfortunately a major part of online shopping. Your return policy should make sense for both your business needs and your customers. Although returns can be costly, your business could lose more in the long run — in the form of lost customers — by charging high fees or refusing to process reasonable returns.

Despite the importance of free shipping slipped down from 81% in 2014 to 74% in 2017, it is still the most important option for the majority of US shoppers when checking out for products/services online. That’s why 94% of US online shoppers – who surveyed – indicated that they have taken action to qualify for free shipping.

eCommerce platform

Our fulfillment dashboard offers API integration with popular E-Commerce platforms including: Shopify, Amazon, Ebay, Magento, Walmart Marketplace, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Channel Advisor, ShipStation, Volusion, and more.

fulfillment center locations

Our logistics experts will work with you to determine the optimal fulfillment center locations closest to your customers to decrease transit times. This allows you to save time and money on each and every package shipped.

Your shopping cart or eCommerce platform

Your shopping cart or eCommerce platform integration is switched on and orders are automatically imported into our fulfillment centers for processing. Orders are shipped out quickly and cost-effectively.

ShipNetwork is a leading eCommerce

ShipNetwork is a leading eCommerce order fulfillment company that provides the scalability, flexibility, and cost savings retailers demand.

Shipping costs can be a concern for ecommerce businesses, and they can also affect your conversion rates. Third-party fulfillment companies often charge by the weight, volume, or dimensions of your product. Some services also offer prepaid return labels.

RSL offers order fulfillment services including pick/pack, kitting, returns, and freight services. In 2001, RSL began as Webgistix with a single warehouse and the mission to provide eCommerce retailers with fast, accurate, and cost-effective order fulfillment services. In 2013, Rakuten Group, Inc. acquired Webgistix, enabling RSL to grow over the next eight years. RSL has now grown to 15 warehouses nationwide enabling a 2-day delivery network using ground services. In 2019, Rakuten Group, Inc. acquired FirstMile and IFS360, a Salt Lake City, UT based eCommerce parcel carrier company.

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Most of us seem to be on the same page: it can work—or not—depending on whether or not there is sufficient in-store staffing so as not to neglect in-store customers (yes, not everyone shops online…really!). I would think those retailers who “get it (staffing) right” are the same ones who get other retail issues “right”…and those who don’t are the same underperformers who will be the subject of future RW “how can they get back on track?” articles.

ShipNetwork offers fulfillment services to ecommerce retailers, and has a network of fulfillment centers in the US. It has facilities in the eastern and western regions, with new facilities planned in the future.

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Based on service types, the global market has been further divided into warehousing & storage fulfillment services, bundling fulfillment services, shipping fulfillment services, and others. The shipping fulfillment service segment led the market and accounted for the maximum share of more than 35.6% of the global revenue in 2021. The trade liberalization policies and cross-border shipment agreements have resulted in increased trade and shipping activities. With the proliferation of the e-commerce industry, e-commerce companies prefer to outsource shipping services to third-party service providers and concentrate on other key business operations.

I agree with Gajendra that it would be interesting to see the correlation between online and in-store sales based on which of these tactics stores are employing.

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The global e-commerce fulfillment services market size was valued at USD 86,449.97 million in 2021 and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.5% from 2022 to 2030. The proliferation of electronic commerce and the resulting rise in the number of online buyers, especially in emerging economies is anticipated to fuel market growth. Fulfillment service centers enable online merchants to outsource services including bundling, warehousing, shipping, and other value-added services, such as return management and urgent parcel service. A fulfillment center is ideal for merchants that do not have robust warehousing capabilities to manage inventory directly and do not want to invest additional efforts in shipping.

Xparcel Expedited

The e-commerce fulfillment methods that you choose can make or break your business. Customers want their online orders to be fulfilled as quickly as possible, with frequent and clear status updates along the way. Failure to fulfill and ship orders in a timely manner or inform customers about issues or delays could cause you to lose customers to competitors who can better meet their needs. Delight them, however, and you’ve just earned yourself a loyal customer and maybe a word-of-mouth recommendation or two!

US-based e-commerce distribution specialist Rakuten Super Logistics (RSL) recently celebrated its 20th anniversary as a national, full-service third-party logistics provider, marking the occasion with the launch of a new service, Xparcel Expedited.

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Seamless fulfillment involves not only choosing the right providers for the job but also keeping customers in the loop about their order’s real-time status or any hiccups. Because, let’s face it, hiccups are unavoidable: 11% of deliveries face delays or other issues. But that’s where your stellar customer service will come into play. A little transparency, effort, and understanding will go a long way to improving the post-purchase experience and ensuring brand loyalty.

Carriers offer shipping calculators on their websites so you can get an accurate idea of shipping costs in the U.S. or abroad. Take a look at major shipping carriers like USPS, FedEx, DHL, or UPS to see which option works best for you.

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