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This holiday season is shaping up to be one of the best sales seasons on record, with consumers purchasing all types of gifts for loved ones and friends. With projected growth forecast this ecommerce peak season to be even higher than what analysts are predicting, according to a recent CNBC article, annual retail sales forecast:
As consumers continue to gravitate to online shopping for convenience and bargain prices, e-commerce sales are predicted to take a larger portion of the market share than in 2017. While this bodes well for your online business, this increased activity also comes with the added undertaking of shipping all of those special holiday packages so that they arrive in time for the holidays during the already hectic ecommerce peak season.
Since your staff will be busier processing orders and your carriers will be extra busy delivering those orders, you can bet that your shipping department will need to gear up for the extra activity. More small- to medium-sized businesses are turning to third-party logistics companies to handle everything from packing to shipping, to customer service, and inventory management to ensure their orders get packed and shipped properly and are under those decked-out trees before December 25th.
If you're shipping orders yourself this ecommerce peak season, it's a good idea to get on the same page with your carriers regarding peak shipping times.
Fulfillment companies can help out in more ways than you might think during ecommerce peak season. With skilled and experienced order processing, packing, shipping, and customer service personnel in place, your orders will be completed and on their way faster than training extra staff to perform fulfillment services in-house. Also:
When crunch time hits, know you can count on the professional fulfillment services offered by Phase V. Prepared to handle all your warehousing and shipping needs, experienced in customer management across countless industries, and equipped to help you manage your inventory in real time, Phase V Fulfillment Services can save you a lot of hassle as well as money and time. Phase V wishes you and yours a wildly successful holiday sales season. The more prepared you are to handle increased sales and shipping, the smoother your ecommerce peak seasons will prove to be. Contact us today to discuss how our team can help you truly enjoy the upcoming holidays!
Posted in Tips | Posted on 11/28/2018