A 3PL switch in Q3 sounds risky because it is. Timelines are compressed, teams are already stretched, and every week lost in planning cuts into the time needed to stabilize before orders start rushing in. But for some brands, staying with a misaligned provider could...
Q4 is the most important—and often the most unforgiving—time of year for ecommerce and retail brands. If your fulfillment partner underperformed last year or is already behind on peak planning, you might be wondering if it’s too late to change 3PLs before peak season....
Most fulfillment quotes are designed to look competitive. Some are built around optimistic assumptions or incomplete scopes to keep base rates low. This often creates a mismatch between what’s quoted and what’s required to run your operation smoothly. The gap doesn’t...
When comparing 3PLs, most teams focus on quoted rates—pick fees, storage, and transportation. But those aren’t the numbers that erode your margin. The real problem lies in the hidden costs of fulfillment. These costs don’t usually show up in the initial proposal, but...
Small errors in fulfillment don’t just cost time—they cut into your margin. Most companies expect to lose money on late shipments or damaged packages from time to time. But when those mistakes become routine—even at a small scale—they quietly drain your profit. The...
Most fulfillment failures don’t start with a missed shipment. They start with something small: a mislabeled box, a missed handoff, or a system delay no one flagged. At first, it’s just a little friction—until it snowballs into late orders, chargebacks, rising customer...
