Fulfillment, shipping, inventory management, 3PL providers, and supply chain optimization for online businesses.
After a turbulent leadership reset and a $260M restructuring, Flexport is pushing deeper into DTC fulfillment. Here's what merchants actually get — and where the…
ShipBob has scaled to 50-plus fulfillment nodes globally, but mid-market merchants are asking harder questions about SLA consistency, pricing transparency, and whether the platform can…
Most ecommerce operators don't know their real cost per shipment until it's too late. Here's how to build a landed cost model that accounts for…
Carrier rate volatility and surcharge creep are eating DTC margins. Here is a step-by-step playbook for renegotiating rates, diversifying carriers, and engineering a freight stack…
Single-node fulfillment is quietly killing your shipping costs and delivery speeds. Here's the step-by-step playbook for building a distributed 3PL network that actually pencils out.
Returns are costing DTC brands 20–30% of revenue in hidden operational drag. Here is the step-by-step system to cut that number in half without killing…
With UPS, FedEx, and regional carriers all posting mid-year surcharges averaging 5.8%, third-party logistics providers are reopening contracts and shifting cost structures onto DTC clients…
FedEx's expanded Regional Hub Access program, live since July 2026, is cutting last-mile costs 18–24% for qualifying DTC shippers — but the operational requirements are…
A quiet but aggressive renegotiation cycle is forcing mid-market DTC brands to choose sides as UPS tightens its direct-fulfillment push and ShipBob defends its turf…
Sources say Maersk is quietly deprioritizing its U.S. fulfillment center contracts, leaving dozens of mid-market DTC brands scrambling to find alternative 3PL coverage before Q4.
Sources close to the matter say Flexport is quietly sunsetting its owned-warehouse fulfillment layer, a move that could strand hundreds of DTC clients mid-contract.
Sources close to the matter say ShipBob is quietly shopping its Chicago headquarters lease and consolidating leadership into a remote-first structure — and major clients…