Automation for ecommerce fulfillment is increasingly useful for filling in gaps, ensuring sufficient throughput to meet SLAs. But what if you could add automation as a service, swapping resources in and out as needed? Learn more in this free webinar from MCM on May 25, sponsored by Kenco Logistics.
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week of 5/11/22
Automation-as-a-Service: Flexing to Meet Ecommerce Fulfillment Demands
FREE WEBINAR - In this webinar, hear from experts at Kenco Logistics about the power of the as-a-service model, and how a lab environment is a triple win for tech provider, 3PL and retailer.
USPS Cubic Pricing a Benefit for Heavier Items
Adding a cubic pricing option for users of USPS Parcel Select Ground product will be a boon for shippers with small, dense and heavy packages but not so much for others, experts said ahead of the July 10 live date for the change. In general, packages must be under 20 lbs. and there’s a 50,000 package a year minimum.
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Gear Up for Peak Season

Holiday 2022 is just around the corner. Are your fulfillment operations ready? If you need to make improvements before you deck the halls, check out the Peak Season Survival Guide for helpful tips from fulfillment experts. Read it now.
Amazon Recruiting Rural SMBs as Couriers
Amazon has quietly been recruiting local businesses in rural areas across 10 states as part of its fulfillment network, earning cash on the side for making deliveries of ecommerce orders in hard-to-reach places for contract couriers, according to Recode. They can earn up to $2,000 a week with the side hustle but assume liability.
E-Grocery Sales Down 3.8% in April, Dogged by Inflation
E-grocery sales in April fell 3.8% to $8.1 billion, while order volume was down 5.8% as nagging inflation and the ongoing return to stores hit both order frequency and the number of active online users, according Brick Meets Click and Mercatus. The sector has been giving back some of the the healthy gains it saw in 2020 and 2021.
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Retailers and brands, along with affinity-based communities are growing their businesses with an owned-marketplace model strategy that leans on third-party sellers who manage fulfillment.
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