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Christmas in July? Preparing for peak season as a 3PL
Peak season is an interesting time for 3PLs. If you have the capacity and ability to meet demands, this is a time where you can make your name and attract more online sellers seeking a 3PL solution.
Ensuring Your 3PL business is Equipped to Handle Increased Shipping Demand
Research shows 26% of online shoppers abandon purchases due to long shipping times, and as a result many online and multi-channel retailers have attempted to meet consumer needs by adding new delivery options to their offerings. With same-day and 24/7 delivery services being added as a part of this, are you equipped to support your clients as a third-party logistics (3PL) partner in terms of increased delivery options - as well as an increase in volume of orders?
Ensuring Sales, Marketing and Operations Are Linked Up Is Key for Growth
At Minstoft, we pride ourselves on our long and successful partnerships. We believe there is much to be gained from having experts integrated with us in all areas of the 3PL ecosystem, whether that’s in logistics, warehousing, retail or indeed, in an online marketplace agency, such as Activ8, the focus of this article.
We caught up with Stu Conroy from Activ8 in our podcast series (which you can also find on YouTube) to talk about our recent partnership and the changes in e-commerce and online selling.
Why A Multi-Carrier Shipping Strategy Is Essential For E-commerce Businesses
If you are an online seller that has scaled your business, either on your own site or through utilising multiple platforms and markets places such Notonthehighstreet (NOTHS), Etsy, eBay or Amazon, then you’ll be keeping a close eye on revenue, percentage points, overhead and net worth. But if keeping costs low and profits high is important to you (why wouldn't it be?) then there is one area you may have overlooked when it comes to growing your business, improving customer satisfaction and cuting costs.
The answer? Striking deals with multiple shipping carriers and implementing a multi carrier approach.
Post Covid 3PL Problems
As a 3PL, you have likely had your fill of talk about COVID-19 and Brexit. We won’t belabour the point, but we would like to delve into some of the key issues facing 3PLs and their solutions to continue to manage new business with consistency and professionalism.
Building Trust With Your Customers: Why The Third-Party Provider You Choose Matters
As an online retailer, you naturally strive for excellent consumer service throughout your customer’s buying experience. However, many online and multi-channel retailers tend to forget the importance of what happens after your customer clicks buy. How important are the experiences later in the buying process (such as shipping, tracking, safe delivery) and why is it important to choose these partners wisely?
4 benefits to retailers selling online
The effects of COVID-19 on the high street and retail will be far-reaching, long after the storm has calmed. As well as social distancing measures being predicted to be in place in some capacity for months, it has forced many people into changing the way they shop. Unlike the doomsday predictions such as ‘death of the high street’, commentators believe this will prompt many small retailers to address their overreliance on being purely bricks and mortar.
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