Learn how drink mix brand brand Taste Salud leverages ShipBob’s technology, capabilities, and partnership to scale operations and fulfill thousands of orders. Customer Profile Taste Salud is an on-the-go drink mix brand that fuses the delicious with the nutritious. Inspired by co-founder and YouTuber Josh Leyva’s love for the authentic tastes of his Mexican heritage and sports nutrition veteran Tyler McCann, Taste Salud’s mixes celebrate unique Latin flavors while promoting 2-in-1 health benefits like hydration and immunity, energy and focus, and calm and sleep. Every serving is vegan and glu ..read more

If you want to sell products internationally, you’re going to have to pay taxes and duties upon formal entry to the destination country, right? Well, not necessarily. Many countries have what’s called the de minimis threshold which in Latin means “too small to be meaningful or taken into consideration.” Therefore if your product’s value is under a country’s particular threshold, it may be considered tax and duty-free. However, as appealing as it sounds, businesses must continually keep on top of changing thresholds and ensure their products are being valued appropriately. In this article, we’l ..read more

Every merchant dreams of being able to sell their products quickly. However, sales alone aren’t enough to grow your business – let alone keep it afloat.   To keep your business going, it needs to be profitable. That means you must see a sufficient return on your inventory investment. In other words, you need to make more money selling your inventory than you spent to acquire, store, and fulfill orders with it.   That’s why you need to closely measure metrics such as gross margin return on investment (GMROI). By calculating and tracking your GMROI, you can make more informed ..read more

Table of Contents ** Minutes A snapshot of the jewelry market in 3 stats How to start a jewelry business in 10 steps Fulfill orders without lifting a finger with ShipBob Conclusion Get started with ShipBob Online jewelry business FAQs While many big box stores and major fine jewelry brands dominate the industry, there is a demand for unique, smaller jewelers. 49% of consumers prefer to purchase their jewelry from small businesses. The rise of direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands has led to new jewelry businesses popping up and winning market share over traditional brick-and-mortar jewelry sto ..read more

When you’re on an airplane taxiing to your runway for takeoff, you might spot an air traffic control tower. These large towers help personnel maintain visibility of the entire tarmac, enabling them to monitor planes on the ground, coordinate takeoffs and landings, and keep flyers safe.   Supply chain control towers are very similar. While they’re not physical structures, supply chain control towers serve the same kind of purpose: to improve visibility. With a supply chain control tower in place, ecommerce merchants can achieve a more comprehensive view of their supply chain operations and ..read more

Ecommerce businesses that import products internationally are typically concerned with two things: The speed at which the products will arrive at their warehouse The impact on their cash flow The journey of a large shipment from China to the US doesn’t simply leave a warehouse and arrive at your business’s doorstep. Before reaching you, it must navigate through US Customs and Border Protection (CBP). This process could result in your package being stuck in customs, significantly delaying delivery times and tying up financial resources. In-bond shipments offer a solution by allowing goods to ..read more

Table of Contents ** Minutes What is omnichannel retail? The rise of omnichannel commerce What are the omnichannel retail advantages for ecommerce? Warning: Omnichannel retail isn’t for everyone Top marketplaces for omnichannel ecommerce How to create your own omnichannel retail strategy How ShipBob enables omnichannel commerce growth Omnichannel retail FAQs Imagine: A customer browses sunglasses on your online store, but leaves without making a purchase.  Later, while they’re browsing through their Instagram feed, they notice an ad your brand is running which displays the same prev ..read more

Warehousing is expensive. Setting up and maintaining a warehouse makes up a significant portion of your overall ecommerce operational costs and has a heavy impact on your bottom line. If you’re considering renting or buying a warehouse, you need to keep these expenses in mind. Optimizing your ecommerce warehouse costs will help your brand increase profitability but it can be challenging to do. That’s why we’ve put together this comprehensive guide to give you a better understanding of the various warehouse costs, how warehouse pricing is calculated, and whether buying or renting would be a bet ..read more

You might think your ecommerce logistics are running smoothly – especially if orders are being processed, fulfilled, and shipped consistently. But chances are, there’s probably some waste in your operations that you haven’t noticed yet.   While physical waste such as discarded packaging is easy to spot, your brand may be suffering from more subtle, invisible forms of waste. Wasted time and effort on unnecessary processes, surplus staffing, inefficient inventory management, and more can all quietly eat into a business’s bottom line.   To minimize all forms of waste, many bra ..read more

Learn how gift-wrapping tool, Little ELF, unlocked TikTok Shop as a sales channel with the help of Fulfilled by TikTok, Powered by ShipBob. Note: This interview transcription is based on a webinar ShipBob hosted in March 2024. Customer Profile Founded by Bryan Perla, Little ELF is a gift-wrapping tool that helps consumers quickly and easily cut wrapping paper. Bryan created the prototype for Little ELF (which stands for Easy, Lightweight, Fast) in high school. Later, he launched a Kickstarter campaign to secure financing for production. After exceeding the campaign by 700%, Bryan was able to ..read more