Pick and pack is the core of e-commerce fulfillment: when an order comes in, a warehouse team picks the right items from the shelves, packs them safely and ships them to the customer. It sounds simple, but speed and accuracy here decide whether customers get the right...
Selling to large distributors and retailers means following their rules for every carton and pallet that arrives at their docks. Most publish a routing guide (also called a vendor or supplier compliance guide) that sets out how to label, pack and ship to them. One of...
Canada is the largest export market for many US brands, but shipping every order across the border is slow and expensive for your customers. Duties, brokerage fees and delivery delays at the door are common reasons Canadian shoppers abandon a US store. The fix most...
Freight forwarders and 3PLs both work in logistics, and many businesses use the two terms interchangeably. They do different jobs, though. A freight forwarder arranges the movement of your goods from one place to another; a 3PL stores your goods and handles your...
Shipping goods out of Canada, or bringing them in, means choosing between courier, air freight and ocean freight, and between handling it yourself or working with a logistics partner. Mississauga is one of the best places in Canada to do it from: Toronto Pearson,...
Apparel and activewear brands have their own fulfillment challenges: many sizes and colours per style, seasonal launches, high return rates and customers who expect fast delivery and nice packaging. Choosing the right 3PL for apparel and activewear in Canada helps you...
