NextSmartShip: Global Order Fulfillment for DTC Brands

Many e-commerce companies make unnoticeable profits and losses due to poor inventory management. High sales on the surface may lead to cash flow issues, late orders, overselling, and wasted storage costs. For online retailers, it’s not simply a matter of having “enough inventory.” The actual challenge is to have the right stock in the right place at the right time, with the r...

The retail timeline is shifting pretty faster than many businesses could easily handle. Audience now expect products to be available and fresh at every local shop. This demand puts a massive strain on the logistics of moving goods. While many brands still use giant regional warehouses to manage inventory, others see a better path by going straight to the store. This is the co...

Huge trucks arrive at the dock with the goods inside, but the products often stay hidden from the website for many days while buyers wait for news today. The real slow spot is almost always the warehouse receiving team because the items are physically in the building, but cannot be sold yet.

This work covers the unloading and checking of every box so that the stock ...

For eCommerce brands, hybrid fulfillment is emerging as one of the savviest options for fast deliveries, reduced storage expenses, and inventory flexibility. Brands do not rely on a single warehouse, a single country, or one single fulfillment option, but a mixture of domestic warehouses, overseas warehouses, Amazon FBA, 3PL services, and direct from China shipping.

The China-US hybrid fulfillment model is increasingly emerging as a viable option for faster and more cost-effective fulfillment for e-commerce sellers. For US customers, it’s too slow to ship every order from China. However, it can get costly to have all SKUs stored in the U.S. when the catalog contains low sellers, seasonal items, or lots of variations of products.