The Hub Group and TAGG Logistics announced the grand opening of our new, state-of-the-art ecommerce order fulfillment center in Reno, NV earlier this year. Today, we’re talking more about why Reno makes so much sense as a location for e-commerce order fulfillment! Whether you’re looking for an end-to-end integrated supply chain solution with Reno as your next hub, or you’re in search of a standalone fulfillment center location, Reno is a great place to get started. In 2020, Reno was ranked the #1 best small city in the US by BestCities.org, and it’s also known for being a business-friendly cit ..read more

2022 Peak Season for Ecommerce Order Fulfillment: Fulfillment Spikes and Surges Black Friday, CyberMonday, and the Day after Christmas are critical days for eCommerce Fulfillment Manufacturers and Shippers.  TAGG’s team of fulfillment experts, studied and analyzed the trends from 2022 Peak Season’s e-commerce order fulfillment.  TAGG’s Peak Prep program provides a proven model for managing the dynamic nature of Peak Season, and here’s our eCommerce Fulfillment insights. Retail Sales grew nearly 7% for the 2022 Holiday Season Retail sales grew nearly 7% during the 2022 Holiday Se ..read more

TAGG Logistics, now part of Hub Group, has opened a new ecommerce order fulfillment center in Reno, Nevada. This ‘new construction’ fulfillment center is strategically located to meet all omnichannel fulfillment requirements, with an ideal location off I-395 and less than one mile from the Reno-Stead airport. The fulfillment center address is 10755 Lear Boulevard, Reno, Nevada 89506. Reno, NV fulfillment operations are perfectly suited to reach West Coast consumers within 1-2 day shipping timeframes. Reno boasts a dry, mild, low-humidity climate ideal for the storage of a wide range of product ..read more

Ecommerce order fulfillment is strong during Black Friday and Cyber Monday this year. Now more than ever, consumers sit at their desks or reach for their phones to shop for the best holiday deals and rely on ecommerce order fulfillment to deliver the magic to their front door. Ecommerce has changed the face of holiday shopping for good, extending the days that consumers shop and shifting focus from Black Friday alone to Cyber Week (Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday). During this bellwether period for Ecommerce, mobile devices now account for nearly half of online sales.[1] While inflation ..read more

High inflation, continued supply chain uncertainty and a waning pandemic are all influencing how consumers will shop this holiday season holiday season—and how savvy CPG companies and retailers are sharpening their Ecommerce order fulfillment and omnichannel fulfillment strategies in advance of Black Friday. This holiday season (November 1 – December 31), ecommerce sales are forecast to grow at a slower pace than last year. In 2021, online sales surged 8.6% year over year (YoY), due in part to concerns over shopping in-person during the height of the pandemic. In 2022, ecommerce sales dur ..read more

Once again this year, UPS, Fedex and USPS, are cautioning us to honor shipping deadlines in order to ensure parcels arrive at consumer doorsteps in time for the holidays. With online, direct-to-consumer sales at an all-time high, shipping volumes for ecommerce order fulfillment will also skyrocket. Shipping deadlines are mission-critical to keep in mind as goods in the supply chain make their way into retail sales, especially for ecommerce order fulfillment. These deadlines come after already announced parcel shipment surcharges in nearly all domestic and international markets. In short ..read more

A Message from the CEO, Tod Yazdi Peak Season has arrived for omnichannel fulfillment and ecommerce order fulfillment networks! In fact, last month TAGG Logistics launched our annual TAGG Peak Prep program to help our clients have a strong holiday season again in 2022. TAGG Peak Prep is more important than ever this year. Here’s why: Holiday sales are expected to grow 7% over last year and E-commerce is anticipated to grow +4.2% YOY.4 While inflation is high, this growth is expected due new job creation, rising wages and lingering savings should position the consumers ready and able to spend ..read more

Once again this holiday season, ecommerce order fulfillment will likely cost more, in the form of small parcel surcharges. Despite economic inflation, the job market has remained strong, and therefore, high demand for capacity and overall increases in operating costs are resulting in peak holiday season surcharges for companies with parcel shipments across ecommerce order fulfillment networks. With Black Friday now less than 90 days away, shippers started paying more per package for international shipments with UPS, as of August 14, 2022. All major carriers – UPS, Fedex and USPS – have announc ..read more

The pandemic, the war in Ukraine and high inflation are fundamentally changing how consumers shop and how ecommerce order fulfillment is shifting to meet ever greater brand expectations. TAGG Logistics spends a lot of time optimizing our customer’s omnichannel fulfillment, enhancing our fulfillment partner relationship and locations, including an extensive order fulfillment guide.  Let’s take a look at current predictions for how these logistics trends will impact omnichannel fulfillment in the months ahead. Has inflation peaked or will it continue to rise? The annual U.S. inflation rate ..read more

Personalize Your eCommerce Order Fulfillment Give consumers the brand experience they want through your 3PL fulfillment model Consumers are back in stores, ready to buy and want an experience that matches their brand expectations – at the speed of now. The big question: Is your fulfillment center operation ready to deliver? Wherever your customers prefer to shop, in stores or online, how can you be sure it’s a seamless and personal ecommerce order fulfillment experience? In a moment, we’ll reveal three ways you can help ensure that personalized experience as consumer spending continues to rise ..read more