Fulfillment

The holidays are right around the corner and experts have projected that consumer spending will total around $17 billion between Thanksgiving and Black Friday this year. This tells us a few things, namely that the pandemic has not slowed the fairly...

Manufacturers and retailers learned a poignant lesson during the global coronavirus crisis: that meeting constantly shifting consumer demands while providing excellent customer service is impossible without the right technology. In the highly...

The increase of online buying in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry didn't start with the advent of the COVID-19 crisis. ECommerce retail sales have been rising steadily in the U.S. since 2009 at an increase of 1% each year, according to...

At MpDirect, speed is the norm. This manufacturer of sports-themed products needs to custom build, pack, and ship a multitude of products every day to support orders from their own eCommerce site as well as its major retail partners, such as Amazon...

Last year was a disruptive one for the sporting goods industry, and new trends are taking root as we progress into the “new normal.” Few things are certain, except one: To stay profitable in this challenging economic environment, sporting goods...

It was around this time just last year, the end of summer 2020, when retailers began to prepare for the holiday season in light of the ongoing Covid-19 crisis. Brick and mortar businesses struggled as people were quarantined in place and doing...

Drop shipping has seen exponential growth in recent years. According to Grand View Research, the global drop shipping market was valued at $149.4 billion in 2020, and it’s expected to grow to $557.9 billion by 2025. That’s a compound annual growth...

New notebooks. Blue and black pens. Calendars, organizers, backpacks, laptops, and perhaps most importantly, the first day outfit. Parents and students alike are thinking about all the things they’ll need for the start of the school year. With a...

Amazon Prime Day isn’t just another online sale occasion. And despite arriving on the scene 10 years after the creation of Cyber Monday—and normally happening in July, without any other holiday attached—it’s become one of the biggest eCommerce events...

With each passing year, eCommerce captures a larger portion of total retail. While big-name brands continue to dominate, smaller brands and even manufacturers are now jumping into the ring. And for those manufacturers that are ready to take the...