Brexit and eCommerce: Can eCommerce be Delayed?
Brexit Brexit, what it is and what it means, is common knowledge at this point. Most people know that it means that Britain is leaving the European Union, even if that’s the limit of their knowledge. How did this happen? On Thursday, June 23, 2016 Britain held a referendum to determine whether or not they […]
Buy Online Pickup In Store: BOPIS Moving Forward
What is BOPIS? BOPIS is one of the most popular methods of eCommerce transactions. BOPIS means Buy-Online-Pickup-In-Store. For example, you purchase a nice dress from Macy’s and select BOPIS as your preferred “delivery” option. Next, you would make your merry way to the Macy’s you selected as your pickup location. After a, sometimes lengthy, wait […]
Growing eCommerce Trends for 2019
Emergence eCommerce is by no means stagnant. There is constant movement. Things like mCommerce are changing the realm of eCommerce daily. Every month, sometimes for weeks at a time, a new trend arises. Every year brings a slew of changes. 2019 is set to bring more than any year previously had. Let’s go over some […]
A New Fulfillment Center
Nonstop Robotic Fulfillment Amazon opened up a new fulfillment center in New York City back in September. Dubbed JFK8, the facility is an 855,000-square-foot fulfillment center located more specifically in Staten Island. It stands four stories tall in order to save space in the ever so busy New York City. It’s smaller than the average […]
Cyber Monday 2018 Continues Growing Trend
Cyber Monday 2018 Cyber Monday 2018 has broken records, as expected. Every Cyber Monday has broken the record set by the previous Cyber Monday. However, the difference this time is how it has exceeded expectations. Cyber Monday 2018 was predicted to have a total of $7.8 billion in online sales. It passed that prediction by […]
Black Friday and Cyber Monday Go Global
A Primer Black Friday started out in the 1950s. In the wake of violent shopping sprees in Philadelphia the day after Thanksgiving. The term was coined by police officers that served during the event in a negative context. This is due to the army-navy football game that took place in the city every year. There […]
Consumers Changing ECommerce Preferences
Consumers Changing the Market | SunShip ECommerce Case Study Technology is not the only concept that grows at a rapid rate; B2C companies need to meet the ever-changing preferences of consumers, which incorporates a number of concrete and abstract facets. This topic touches on a number of subsets- brand identity, company values, convenience of use […]
E-commerce Pushes Growth Through Fulfillment vs. Capacity Services
E-Commerce Pushes Amazon's Fulfillment Concerns Over Capacity With the end of summer a few weeks ago, the last quarter of the 2018 brings the main holiday season. With Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas all lined up, e-commerce and third-party (3PL) companies are already preparing for higher volumes of deliveries, all way maintaining quality control and successful […]
Top 5 Ways to Manage Warehouse Inventory | SunShip E-Commerce 3PL
Large or small, a warehouse takes a lot of maintenance and organization to be managed correctly. When dealing with a high volume of inventory, it’s important to know how to stock, fulfill, and ship items as efficiently as possible. SunShip has researched and implemented digital solutions to help correctly manage warehouse inventory. These top five […]
Considerable Factors for B2C Shipping
If you’re in the business of the logistics, your two top priorities should be increasing profits and improving customer experience. However, that is much easier said than done. Some companies never find that balance and the ones that do grow to be major players in the world of B2C shipping. Multiple factors come into play […]
