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Read our deep dive of API Etsy Integrations. Discover what it does, how it works and the benefits it has for your business and online storefront.

For businesses looking to streamline their processes, invoicing automation is a quick and cost-effective way to minimise manual input, freeing up more time for other aspects of your ecommerce business. Let’s take a look at this in more detail.

If you’re looking to start selling online, or you’d like to expand your retail footprint, you may be considering selling on Not On The High Street (NOTHS), or another similar website supporting independent sellers. In this article, we’re going to look at selling on Not On The High Street, helping you to understand whether it’s right for your business, how much it costs, and how to apply to become a Not On The High Street seller.

What are the most common challenges associated with order fulfillment, and how can they be addressed? In short, implementing a cloud based order management system (OMS) and automating all processes associated with picking, packing and shipping an order is the best way to avoid costly errors and to be as efficient as possible.

New research from Mintsoft analysed thousands of monthly Google searches in the UK from people searching for advice regarding a missing or delayed delivery, to determine which areas are suffering the most in regards to delivery delays. With 63,660 searches per month in the UK, the industry as a whole is failing to meet customer expectations, despite the ever-increasing demand for excellence in delivery. 

Having a website and a fast internet connection to serve your customers is no longer enough - technology is changing the way businesses run their operations today. Whilst there is often hesitancy to make the shift to implementing technology to improve operations, it offers many long term benefits by boosting overall production efficiency when receiving, picking, packing and shipping orders to customers.

There are many features and terms to be aware of if you are considering implementing an automated WMS (Warehouse Management System) or OMS (Order Management System) or looking to upgrade your existing one. Mintsoft has compiled a comprehensive order management glossary with the words and functionalities to be aware of – or to simply learn more about.

Having analysed data from Indeed for all the vacancies for warehouse operatives, Mintsoft found that London – which has 233 openings – is the UK location with the highest number of vacant warehouse operative jobs and the area with the biggest shortage. With 219 job vacancies, Bristol is second, followed by Birmingham and Northampton.