Customer expectations for faster shipping have outpaced innovation in supply chain practices making 1-2 day delivery out of reach for many retailers. Merchants need a distributed network of warehouses to strategically forward stock their inventory and meet customer expectations for speed-to-delivery.
Complete or Supplemental Fulfillment Outsourcing
As businesses expand into multichannel sales and increase market share, they must decide to either devote more resources to internal fulfillment or outsource their fulfillment needs. Merchants need a partner that will do the heavy lifting of fulfillment for them and allow them to focus on growing their business.
Overflow, Seasonal, or Adjusting Inventory Needs
Sales and demand aren’t consistent month-over-month or year-over-year making it difficult to commit to specific warehousing and fulfillment volumes. Merchants need a partner that gives them the flexibility to scale their warehousing and fulfillment up or down quickly based on customer demand and allows them to pay only for what they use.