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BEST SELLING PRODUCTS
Nguyen Bang posted an update 2 years, 1 month ago
US based warehouses are the most cost effective and convenient way to stock a business. However, if you are overbooking your warehouse, you are wasting space and costing yourself money by paying freight fees that offset any savings on your top-end warehouse capacity. At the end of the day it all comes down to delivery times and shipping rates. Shipping orders from your US based warehouses to Canada can take longer than standard shipping and can cost more each shipment, regardless of your order total.
Shipping orders from your US based fulfillment centers to Canada will also impact your bottom line per order. Because you cannot control the time your shipments take, you cannot control the price, but you can control the number of units you need shipping per order and/or control the cost of your freight fees. When your supplier ships products to your US based warehouses, they don’t charge for any of those extra costs like special clearance fees, specialty services, or storage depots. So when your supplier ships products to your Us based fulfillment centers, they tack on those extra charges onto your invoice and make their profit from that fee alone.
In addition, when your shipments go to a Canadian fulfillment company they add those extra charges onto your bill and make a profit from them, regardless of the delivery times or the cost of specialty services. Your supplier’s job is to get the products to you. It is not to make money on shipping and storage fees and specialty services. Your job as a warehouse manager is to make sure your customers receive the products they ordered and in the quantity ordered, on the date your customer expected. So you have an interest in making sure your shipping and storage costs are as low as possible while still maintaining the lowest price per item or per set of products as possible.
So, what are the best fulfillment centers for your business? Well, let’s start with Toronto. They have several warehouse options available to you depending on what you are shipping and what your customers need. For example, you can find warehouse ready products for almost every type of e-commerce transaction you encounter. You can find services in Canada for all of your customer’s shipping needs. And, Toronto is one of the few places in North America where you don’t need a license to sell online – you can do it right from your computer.
But, you really shouldn’t think that the best fulfillment centers are located in Toronto if they aren’t located in the US. That’s because most of us have a lot of items that need to be shipped across the country – from our major markets to our out of state and even our international customers. Therefore, if you have orders that are larger than a standard box or envelope, or if you have specialty items like scented candles, you’ll want to make sure that you’re shipping them to the right warehouse so that you can get the best prices.
The best fulfillment centers will offer a good selection of packing materials for you to use. They should be able to give you estimates for various items and customize packaging if necessary. You also want to be sure that your company has a good support system in place before you decide which fulfillment company to choose. Us based companies have staff members that specialize in fulfilling orders for us and they have to have someone there in the case of a problem that arises. When you choose a warehouse for your inventory that isn’t in the same region, you run the risk of having problems with the merchandise if they get damaged.
If you only ship to a few of our major markets, the benefits of using a fulfillment center don’t go beyond the cost savings alone. If you do ship to a lot of smaller local businesses, you can save a lot of money by using local pickup services to get your packages to your customers. This reduces your costs because you won’t have to pay for a warehouse and employees, as well as insurance coverage for your product. We also have a minimum order policy that we use for many of our small businesses because it means that we only ship to people who order from us. This means that we aren’t paying the fees associated with using these types of warehouses for our large orders.
The best warehouse for you depends on your level of fulfillment needs and your relationship with your chosen US based fulfillment company. If you do have questions about how the process works or anything else, talk to your company’s fulfillment team. They have been dealing with this type of thing for years and will be more than happy to answer any questions you might have. By the time you’ve finished reading this article, you should know more about the warehouse options available to you and what US based fulfillment companies offer.