Constantly juggling inventory levels while trying to keep up with customer demand and avoiding stockouts or backorders is a balancing act that can leave you feeling like you’re always one step behind. But what if there was a way to take control of your inventory management and make confident decisions that keep your customers happy and your bottom line healthy? Enter Available-to-Promise (ATP) inventory management. It may sound like just another buzzword, but it’s actually a real game-changer. This article breaks down exactly what ATP is, how it works, and how you can put it into practice in y ..read more

Ecommerce packaging is an opportunity to personalize your shipments. The optimal unboxing experience involves a mix of the right box and the right infill—but it’s also a great chance to incorporate your custom branding. If your business is committed to being eco-friendly, packaging is also an effective way to demonstrate these values. These small details take product packaging from an everyday delivery to a truly custom package. What is eCommerce packaging? Ecommerce packaging is how you protect your product, establish your brand identity, and control shipping costs. It can enhance your c ..read more

If you run an ecommerce business, understanding days sales in inventory (DSI) is crucial. This simple metric reveals how quickly you turn inventory into sales. A healthy DSI means your products are moving, cash flow is positive, and your warehouse isn’t overflowing with unsold stock. But a poor DSI can be cause for concern. At Red Stag Fulfillment, we specialize in helping ecommerce businesses streamline their operations. Effective inventory management is a key part of that success. In this article, we’ll break down: What days sales in inventory means. How to calculate average days to sell in ..read more

If you run an ecommerce business, understanding days sales in inventory (DSI) is crucial. This simple metric reveals how quickly you turn inventory into sales. A healthy DSI means your products are moving, cash flow is positive, and your warehouse isn’t overflowing with unsold stock. But a poor DSI can be cause for concern. At Red Stag Fulfillment, we specialize in helping ecommerce businesses streamline their operations. Effective inventory management is a key part of that success. In this article, we’ll break down: What days sales in inventory means. How to calculate average days to sell in ..read more

Ecommerce can erase borders for sellers. But your online store is only open to the whole world if you have access to global fulfillment services. Because shipping to other countries can involve complex paperwork, it’s a good idea to work with a 3PL rather than handling your own global ecommerce fulfillment. The importance of international fulfillment in ecommerce Worldwide, 22% of eCommerce sales are predicted to travel across national borders in 2022, up from 15% in 2016. China is the world’s biggest eCommerce market, with its sales growing even more quickly than those in North America and E ..read more

Shopify was designed to make it easy for anyone to set up an eCommerce store. That might be why it’s the most popular eCommerce platform, with over 3.75 million storefronts as of 2022. Shopify makes selling easy, but product pages and your shopping cart are only part of the equation for online retail. ECommerce fulfillment is a vital part of your operations. Here are three options to streamline shipping for Shopify, no matter how large or small your Shopify store is. Three options for your Shopify order fulfillment and shipping You have many options for order fulfillment for your online store ..read more

At its simplest, inventory management software is a tool your company can use to track real-time inventory. You can leverage inventory software to automate a range of other takes, including tracking sales velocity and providing low stock alerts. However, excellent inventory management is one of the things that allows successful eCommerce businesses to pull ahead of the competition. Managing your inventory well keeps you from tying up too much cash in stock. It also ensures you have enough product in your eCommerce fulfillment centers to meet demand. What inventory management systems will suppo ..read more

In 2019, Shopify built the Shopify Fulfillment Network (SFN) to provide storage, inventory management, picking, packing, and shipping for Shopify sellers. The network comprised a mix of warehouses owned by Shopify and independent eCommerce Fulfillment warehouses that Shopify subcontracted with. In May 2023, Shopify announced the sale of the Shopify Fulfillment Network, including Deliverr, to Flexport, a freight and logistics management company. Flexport will partner with Shopify to provide in-app fulfillment services, so online sellers that use the Shopify Fulfillment Network can continue to ..read more

A shipping container is a steel container used for shipping cargo. Shipping companies own shipping containers. They lease them to freight shippers for moving full container load (FCL) or less than container load (LCL) cargo. There’s also a growing trend of using refurbished containers to create everything from housing to offices. So there are two answers to the question of shipping container cost: the price to lease and the cost to buy a used container. This post mainly focuses on shipping container costs for eCommerce companies that lease them to ship freight. But we also dip into the fun wo ..read more

One of the questions we have heard often over the last year is, “Why is shipping so expensive?” Shipping rates have increased since the pandemic’s disruptions, and eCommerce companies are facing a new kind of supply chain difficulty: controlling shipping costs. So here’s the bottom line on why shipping is so expensive and ways that online businesses can keep eCommerce fulfillment expenses in check by managing shipping costs. The bottom line on why shipping is so expensive We’d all love to forget COVID, but understanding why shipping is so expensive requires returning to the chaos of the first ..read more