Cycle Counting Helps Make Inventory Management More Fun (Kinda)
Inventory management is a necessary function of ecommerce distribution. Ensuring your inventory count is accurate and up-to-date is essential, but it’s not always easy. One method we use at Speed Commerce is called cycle counting. What is a cycle count, and how does it impact order fulfillment? Cycle counting is a process where warehouse staff…
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Kids eCommerce: Online Shopping Among Kids
Updated January 15, 2025 – With over eight billion people inhabiting the planet and more than 65 percent having internet access, the reach of eCommerce online shopping has expanded to unprecedented levels. In the U.S., kids aged 3 to 18 are increasingly becoming active participants in this digital marketplace. According to recent studies, 97 percent…
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Why Better Fulfillment Leads to Lower Returns
Returns are inevitable, especially with online retailers. However, an interesting tidbit: A recent study found that between 15 and 40 percent of all online purchases end up being returned. The overall return rate is 10.6 percent when including brick and mortar stores. Returns can make or break a business. Retailers can take steps to minimize…
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Mother Nature: One of eCommerce’s Biggest Enemies
There are a lot of things that can affect sales on your ecommerce store: a burst of press from a viral post, new SEO magic that increases page rank, the holiday season, or even changing consumer trends. However, one unforgiving factor that online merchants have to battle is the weather. With all the weird weather…
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6 Signs Your Fulfillment Partner Needs to be Replaced
You decided to outsource your order fulfillment. But things haven’t been great. Are you worried that you made a mistake? Or, are you planning to outsource your fulfillment and are unsure how to make the best decision? There are a lot of ways to tell if you’re on the wrong path, but here are six…
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Do You Have Complex Fulfillment?
It’s no secret that Speed Commerce specializes in complex fulfillment – in fact, we’re one of the few in the fulfillment space that offers such a broad range of capabilities. But what seems to be a real secret is the idea of ‘complex fulfillment’ to begin with. When asked, most retailers think that all fulfillment…
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5 Common Myths About Outsourced Fulfillment
Outsourced order fulfillment is not for every retailer. But sometimes, the reasons why many retailers think outsourcing is not right for them are buried more in fiction than in fact. We’d like to take a minute to address some of those myths swirling around the ecommerce industry and shed light on how outsourcing might actually…
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