Preparing for the holiday rush: outsourcing fulfillment

[mandy]

In 2008, the challenges e-tailers face seem to have risen to new heights: carrier rate hikes, major postal code changes, exploding fuel costs, heightened multinational shipping expectations and uncertain consumer demand in an uncertain economy. This spring, businesses need to re-evaluate their warehousing and shipping strategy to effectively plan for the holiday rush. Outsourcing shipping needs is the best solution to uncertain rates and demand because it gets the product warehoused closer to your local buyers and allows your warehousing needs to scale as your business does...

Using a third-party fulfillment service to outsource shipping and warehousing needs saves e-tailers time and money, both of which are in short supply as the holiday shipping clock counts down...

full article: http://ecommercetimes.com/story/E-Tailer...62998.html