subscription box fulfillment center

Are retailers overestimating the ability of stores to efficiently pick and pack online orders? What are the obvious and less obvious challenges retailers face using stores as fulfillment centers? Would be interesting to find out if the increase in online sales from in-store pickup impacted in-store sales.

Strategic opportunity, tactical challenges and a developing operating model. In-store picking (shopper for hire) seems like a sensible pick-up in-store option, and perhaps one for quick need items, while other retailer profiles might be better suited for centralized picking. Challenges for stores: Is the inventory count right? Dedication of resource to the task? Filling the cart or helping the customer? That and more—but the strategic value of turning up at a store and having the shopping bags filled for you? Only time will tell.

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.

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Weather delays. Hurricanes, snowstorms, and other types of severe weather can lead to shipment delays regardless of the method of transit. Peak season. This refers to either the peak holiday season or a peak season for retailers. Either one can lead to longer fulfillment or shipping times. For retailers, preparation can help enormously.

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RSL offers order fulfillment services including pick/pack, kitting, returns, and freight services. In 2001, RSL began as Webgistix with a single warehouse and the mission to provide eCommerce retailers with fast, accurate, and cost-effective order fulfillment services. In 2013, Rakuten Group, Inc. acquired Webgistix, enabling RSL to grow over the next eight years. RSL has now grown to 15 warehouses nationwide enabling a 2-day delivery network using ground services. In 2019, Rakuten Group, Inc. acquired FirstMile and IFS360, a Salt Lake City, UT based eCommerce parcel carrier company.