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Kris Gösser Kris Gösser / December 20, 2024

How to Decrease Shipping Costs

What if you could transform shipping costs from a financial headache into your next competitive advantage? As logistics operators face record-high operational expenses and increasingly demanding customers, the pressure to deliver faster and cheaper has never been greater.
Kris Gösser Kris Gösser / December 19, 2024

10 Ecommerce Shipping Best Practices Every Company Should Follow

For enterprise ecommerce businesses, shipping doesn’t just represent a significant portion of operating expenses — it’s also a primary driver for their customers’ overall experience.
Anurag Allena Anurag Allena / December 18, 2024 / Company

5 Benefits of Enhancing Your Consolidated Shipment Strategy

Combining multiple shipments into a larger consolidated shipment is not a new practice for operations teams looking to improve performance. Advanced technologies like predictive analytics now enable precise load optimization in real time, while sustainability goals make order consolidation an essential tool for reducing carbon emissions.
Kris Gösser Kris Gösser / December 11, 2024

How to Calculate and Improve Cart Conversion Rate

Since the first secure online purchase over 30 years ago, ecommerce has grown exponentially worldwide. According to a Forrester study, 20% of global retail sales are now online.
Kris Gösser Kris Gösser / November 26, 2024

How to Optimize Your Shipping Process Workflow

For enterprise ecommerce businesses, a well-optimized shipping process workflow — starting with an order and ending with a delivery — protects margins, enhances customer satisfaction, and boosts the bottom-line profitability.
Kris Gösser Kris Gösser / November 21, 2024

Parcel Shipping Optimization: A Guide

For high-volume businesses, moving products from warehouse to customer represents one of their most significant operational expenses. To take control and manage costs, you need to implement a robust parcel strategy designed to streamline your processes.
Kris Gösser Kris Gösser / November 15, 2024

Körber WMS: 7 Use Cases for Ecommerce Shipping Operations

Warehouses and processes for managing them are the backbone of fulfillment operations, ensuring products are stored safely, orders get handled smoothly, and customers receive their products as quickly as possible. That's why many ecommerce businesses rely on solutions like Körber's Warehouse Management System (WMS) to streamline workflows, strengthen operations, and elevate the customer experience.
Kris Gösser Kris Gösser / November 8, 2024 / Product

How a Carrier Management System Impacts Ecommerce Efficiency

For enterprise shippers, a well-maintained carrier management system eliminates common operational burdens like manual rate updates, time-consuming carrier selection processes, and tedious compliance checks. The right solution can directly improve shipping operations through automation and centralization — from faster contract management to smarter carrier selection.
Anurag Allena Anurag Allena / October 30, 2024 / Product

Enhancing Operational Control with Shipium’s Console

Despite the continued growth of shipping volumes and resulting complexity of fulfillment networks, many shippers can’t leverage their growth and scale because they don’t have the level of operational control they need to make shipping a growth driver.
Kris Gösser Kris Gösser / October 16, 2024 / Product / Company

5 Benefits of Effective Carrier Contract Management

Expenses, service inconsistencies, and compliance risks can quickly erode ecommerce shipping operators’ profit margins and customer satisfaction. Without sufficient oversight of how your mix of carriers operates, your business can miss out on potential cost-saving opportunities, not to mention open itself up to potential legal liabilities.