The Amware Fulfillment & Logistics Blog

The accompanying pick to light video shows just how the technology works to increase productivity and order accuracy in a fulfillment warehouse. Productivity can improve up to 40% as associates working in a contained area simply scan an order into the system and then move to specific bin locations that are identified by a flashing light and the specific number of items to pick.

If you’re a fast-growing online business with fulfillment challenges, you might be interested in this short, multi-channel fulfillment case study.

Slumberkins® patented cuddly creatures and accompanying story books teach positive social-emotional learning skills to children. Started in 2015, the brand has taken off.

There are some books that we all enjoy reading.  There are others that we have to read, whether we want to or not.   Retailers’ routing guides and vendor manuals definitely fit into that second category.

Industry buzzwords come and go, but one phrase that has stuck – and is pushing shippers to rethink their fulfillment strategies – is “omnichannel.” And while the term may have made Gartner’s list of overused marketing words as far back as 2014, omnichannel is holding its own in a world where customers expect to have a seamless experience across all sales channels through omnichannel fulfillment services.

Image Skincare had just one company-run distribution center in South Florida and sought to open another DC in the center of the country to distribute faster with lower shipping costs. After a competitive bid process, Image turned to Amware to fulfill national orders (except for FL and GA) from its Dallas distribution center.

If your business isn’t already selling through multiple channels, you’re probably considering it. With good reason, given that 85% of American shoppers purchase through a minimum of two channels. However, along with the benefits of multi-channel sales comes the challenge of multi-channel order fulfillment.

The pandemic-driven eCommerce boom turned many B2C distribution operations upside down in 2020 as online sellers and omnichannel retailers tried to adjust to a massive consumer market shift toward online shopping. With vaccines rolling out and some light starting to show at the end of the coronavirus tunnel, retailers must now plan for the future of B2C fulfillment.

Public Goods sells quality household products that are healthy, sustainable and ultra-affordable. Most sales are online at publicgoods.com, but in early 2020 the company began national distribution to a major retail chain.

As if opening up a new sales channel wasn’t enough of a distribution challenge, something else happened in this timeframe – the Coronavirus pandemic shutdown hit hard. Supply lines from Asia were massively

Normally, March Madness in basketball would be reaching its fevered pitch right about now.  But this year it has been replaced by another kind of madness, which we’re all fighting through together. But we were feeling wistful about not being able to build a 2020 bracket, so we decided to apply our bracketology skills to help solve a difficult challenge: how to choose an omni channel distribution partner. The wrong partner can

Complete this sentence:  We’re going to need a bigger ______.

Not surprisingly, most movie buffs’ automatic response is “boat.” 

If you sell online and want to prepare your business for exponential growth, the best answer might be: “We’re going to need a bigger order fulfillment warehouse.”