Magento 2 Order Fulfillment

As the all-important 2021 holiday season approached, a second survey asked a similar question about retailer selection. Once again, free shipping came in at the top (66%). Next: competitive prices (60%), in-stock products (53%), delivery speed (46%) and past overall experience at 42%. Free shipping appears etched in the minds of online shoppers. There are implications for both retailers and online shoppers as they evaluate choices in shipping charges for their customers.

Over the years, surveys from Digital Commerce 360 and Bizrate Insights have shown the importance of free shipping to online shoppers. As recently as January 2022, we asked 1,108 online shoppers about the attributes or conditions most likely to lead them to place an order on a retailer’s website. Free shipping topped the list at 76%. That’s even higher than the right price (73%), in-stock products (54%) and product selection and trust in the brand (tied at 53%).

Our logistics experts will work with you to determine the optimal fulfillment center locations closest to your customers to decrease transit times. This allows you to save time and money on each and every package shipped.

Xparcel Priority joins RSL current delivery options include the company's Xparcel Expedited and Xparcel Ground services. Xparcel Priority will mean that RSL customers have yet another alternative to ensure lower shipping costs and expedited service.

As an operations and business model, ship-from-store makes no sense at all. It just adds extra layers of handling and that adds up to costs. The only sense it makes is to use it to balance out-of-balance inventories that are in stores. Efficiency comes from consolidating inventory, automated picking and bulk shipping. Ship-from-store is contrary to all these steps.

Would love to see the shrink stats on these stores’ ship-from-store as those who feel disrespected, overwhelmed and isolated are the most likely to look the other way when customers or employees pilfer merchandise.

Businesses that don’t handle fulfillment in-house need to consider outsourcing fulfillment. This is a worthwhile option if you’re shipping more than 5 to 10 packages per day. The two main types of fulfillment providers are:

E-commerce fulfillment centers not only manage the specific requirements of packaging but also offer bundling and assembly services. Several electronic products come with accessories, such as controllers, extra cables, headphones, and speakers, that consumers wish to order together as a kit. The center procures separate products and bundles them for selling as a complete set. To focus on their core business operations, e-commerce companies outsource their storage, processing, and shipping requirements to third-party service providers. In addition, the clothing and footwear segment held the largest share in 2021. Among all the product categories available on e-commerce platforms, sales from the clothing and footwear segment were the highest in 2021.