The Amware Fulfillment & Logistics Blog

For online retailers, processing and delivering orders eats up a huge chunk of operating expenses. That’s why it pays to know as much as you can about this critical function.

But here’s the problem: You’re a busy entrepreneur. For now, being successful requires focusing most of your time on growing sales and building your team. You simply don’t have time to make yourself a fulfillment expert.

Any way you look at it, Amazon’s fulfillment arm, Fulfillment By Amazon (FBA), has an enormous warehousing footprint.  It currently operates about 128 fulfillment centers in the U.S. alone – and that doesn’t even factor in Amazon’s many Prime Now hubs, Whole Food grocery DCs, delivery stations, and other distribution locations.

For Amazon sellers, using FBA simplifies things by handing over all fulfillment and customer

Not long ago, the only way to ensure 2-day shipment for Amazon Prime orders was to use Fulfillment By Amazon (FBA), the online sales giant’s in-house logistics arm.  

But, since 2015, there’s been another way for online sellers like you to achieve Prime certification and tap into all of the related online selling advantages – Amazon’s Seller Fulfilled Prime (SFP) program.

As an online seller, you need and want access to Amazon’s huge base of Prime members.  That’s a given.

Now 95 million people strong, it’s characterized by frequent shoppers who each spend about $1,400 per year – and who routinely look for the Prime badge when deciding which Amazon merchant to buy from.

But does meeting Prime’s two-day shipping promise mean that your only viable choice for getting orders out the door is

It’s just a few weeks before Amazon Prime’s $20 price increase goes into full effect, and according to a recent study from Atherton Research, approximately 60% of Amazon Prime’s 90 million U.S. customers are so unhappy about this prospect  they may not renew their memberships.

Likely, some of these customers will probably wind up changing their minds.  However, the mere fact that so many are even contemplating a churn

Earlier this month, Amazon rocked the eTailing world (yet again) when it announced plans to roll out its own Amazon shipping service.  Called “Shipping With Amazon,” it will offer direct product delivery to consumers in select markets – and could provide head-to-head competition with UPS and FedEx.

But how big is this news really?  Does this truly mark the dawn of a new national shipping provider?  Or is it more likely to

When it comes to keeping your online business competitive, it’s easy to believe that you need to match the aggressive speed of Amazon – or more accurately, its logistics arm, Fulfillment By Amazon.

After all, fast delivery is what every online buyer wants most, right?  

Well, not always.

Fulfillment By Amazon (FBA) has become the Etail community’s “fast food” for fulfillment solutions. The convenience factor is very strong with FBA, but is it the healthiest choice?

In a recent paper, we asked the question “Is Fulfillment by Amazon Right for Your Business?”  We all know that Amazon is a great sales channel, and for many eCommerce companies it’s also a great order fulfillment service.  But it’s not for everyone. 

As Amazon has risen above its competitors to become one of the world’s largest e-tailers, more and more sellers have aligned themselves with the e-commerce giant to gain exposure for their goods.