Have you ever ordered something online and wondered how exactly it got to your house? You’re certainly not alone – people may shop online a ton, but the order fulfillment process is still a little opaque. So to satisfy your curiosity, here are the 11 order fulfillment steps that take place within the walls of our warehouse—and other warehouses like it—that make online shopping possible.

Fun fact—1.7 million packages are lost or stolen in the United States every day. That's about 620 million packages per year according to a 2023 report by Security.org. Obviously, that is a terrible fact, but it's also an unavoidable one. So it begs the question: "who is liable when a...

The holiday rush is great for eCommerce. But what do you do when it’s done? How can you turn one-off holidays into steady post-holiday eCommerce sales?

That’s a big question and there are a lot of ways you can answer it. In this guide, we’ve compiled a list of tips to help you do just that.

Below, you will find 23 suggestions on how to achieve steady post-holiday sales, broken down into actionable tips. By following these tips, you can ratchet up your post-holiday sales and lock in continued growth for your eCommerce business.

The holiday season is a wonderful opportunity for eCommerce businesses to shine. It’s a time when shoppers are eagerly looking for gifts, deals, and festive spirit. If you’re smart about how you handle holiday promotions, you can pick up a ton of new customers, some of which you might keep for a long time!

To help you do that, we’ve made a list of 31 proven holiday promotion ideas. Take some of the ones you like and they will help your eCommerce store thrive this coming holiday season!

Ecommerce is exciting because you can sell practically anything to anyone. The internet makes that possible! But actually getting people to make purchases and keeping your eCommerce conversion rate up – that’s harder than it looks.

Your conversion rate—the percentage of visitors who make a purchase—is a critical metric for your online store’s success. Improving it can unlock tremendous growth and profitability.

You’ve probably heard a lot about “de minimis” lately. And this is especially true if you’re shipping internationally to people in the US. If you're like most business owners, you're probably wondering what on earth “de minimis” means and why everyone seems so worried about it. In this post, we’ll...

On July 24, 2025, Gamefound stunned the crowdfunding world by announcing that it is acquiring Indiegogo. As a direct result, Gamefound’s famously robust back-end software is about to be applied to one of the oldest and largest general‑interest crowdfunding sites. Make no mistake: Indiegogo has long been a powerhouse in crowdfunding. It’s...

Back-to-school season is a deadline you can’t afford to miss. This is especially true if you're shipping products for students who are going back to school. That first day isn't getting pushed back! Parents, teachers, and administrators all rely on school supplies arriving exactly when expected—before that first bell rings....

You’ve built your box. Nailed your niche. Maybe even made your first few sales. Now comes the hard part—actually shipping it. Fulfillment is where the rubber meets the road. And if you're not careful, it's where your margins go to die. Between packing materials, labor, and postage, subscription box fulfillment...

Subscription boxes started as a trend, but they became something differently entirely over the course of the 2010s and 2020s. What started with beauty boxes and monthly snacks has evolved into a whole ecosystem of niche products, loyal customers, and steady revenue. Nowadays, subscription boxes are a steady and popular...

Manufacturing supplements is harder than it looks. From the outside, the process seems straightforward: come up with a formula, send it to a factory, and before long, your product arrives ready to sell. But the reality? There are a lot of points of potential failure. You might pick the wrong...

If you’re selling supplements, choosing a fulfillment partner isn’t optional. It’s a make-or-break decision. You can have the perfect formula, beautiful packaging, and solid demand. But if your shipping falls apart, your brand takes the hit. Customers don’t blame the warehouse. They blame you. And they don’t come back. That’s...