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WordPress Ecommerce Shipping: Scaling Your Online Store Through Shipping

ShipBob

With over 60 million downloads, WooCommerce grew from a simple WordPress plugin to a fully customizable ecommerce platform. Since you likely don’t have the funds to pay for warehousing or have massive amounts of products to store, you’re going to store your inventory however you can. 3PLs are the experts for warehousing and shipping.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 27 – December 1, 2017)

Talking Logistics

The nation’s top ports of entry, Los Angeles-Long Beach and New York-New Jersey, in October imported a combined 1,031,127 20-foot-equivalent units…That amounted to a 2.5% In-depot / in-warehouse management. Here are some excerpts from the article: The Commerce Department reported Wednesday that U.S.

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11 Ways Tech Will Change Logistics in 2017

Freightos

Download the full Q4 2016 LogTech report for 50+ updates. FREE DOWNLOAD. On the port side, the Port of Los Angeles and GE teamed up to improve tracking and unloading. Back in the 90’s, Amazon focused on online sales before shifting into online payments, warehousing and then third-party inventory management.

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3 Amazon Moves Suggesting Next-Day Delivery Will Become the New Norm

FLEXE

This month, Amazon released its members-only program, FBA Onsite , that invites non-Amazon 3PLs and warehouses to become certified for Prime. Amazon has been working on its own shipping service and it’s set to go live in Los Angeles in the coming weeks. 2 – Amazon’s FBA Onsite Program. Stay tuned.

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22 warehouse pros share the biggest mistakes made with inventory management (and how to avoid them)

6 River Systems

Managing warehouse inventory, on its face, seems a simple concept: Keep enough stock on hand to fulfill orders, but not so much stock that your warehouse is filled to the brim with inventory that won’t move for months (or years). Is demand likely to increase, decrease or remain the same over the coming weeks and months?

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What is Demand Forecasting? Importance and Benefits of Forecasting Customer Demand

ShipBob

By analyzing historical sales data, demand managers can make informed business decisions about everything from inventory planning and warehousing needs to running flash sales and meeting customer expectations. Demand forecasting allows businesses to optimize inventory by predicting future sales. Importance of demand forecasting for ecommerce.

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Holiday shopping has started early amid fears over shipping delays

Ware2Go

Seventy-three cargo ships await unloading at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on Saturday, a record. Shortages of components and material aren’t the only reason the ideal gift for your loved one might not make it to a US warehouse in time for you to receive it by December. Download the full Marketplace Survey here.