ESSENTIAL SERVICES FOR 2018

As we grow and mature as a people so do our needs and the business which surround us and help us to function on a daily basis.  In recent years there has been an ever-increasing number of customers purchasing products online and no business hoping to survive the jungle would be able to do so without an online presence.

However, having an online presence means that you need a delivery system to get the product from your store or your warehouse storage to the customer.  The system should be flawless and efficient so that your customers remain happy, if they remain happy they will continue to buy, and your business will continue to grow.

You need a pick and pack services to do this and the necessary characters of a good pick and pack service are listed here to make it easier when you need to decide on one.  Here it is:

  1. Big of small you will need a service who is willing to meet your need as they occur. Do not use a service provider who puts you and your customers in second place to the competitor.
  2. Having a fast, precise and sophisticated processing system is important
  3. Don’t pay the price of the item you sold plus two to ship the item. Make sure that the cost is reasonable and that it is not cutting you out of your profits. Compare the cost of inventory storage, picking and packing and shipping and verify if your business is ready to handle the additional cost and if you will make enough sales for it to be worth it or if your still at the stage where you deliver once a week from your minivan
  4. A pay-as-you-go service is always the best option so that during that unfortunate month when sales are low you are not stuck with high overhead costs which put your company in the red and your life on the rocks
  5. You want the full service and not piece of this and piece of that. Try to get a pick and pack that will also do storage, shipping, returns etc.  or rather a full-service fulfillment service
  6. Now that your online (or maybe you were never a brick n motor store) it helps if your affiliates are online also. It would be great to be able to see the process, ask questions when problems occur and check your orders at the touch of a button or a touch phone as most of life is in this century
  7. A few freebies are ok also. If you want to try if first you should so if its offered take it, try it then pay for it only if its good.
  8. Finding an established company is best but may not always be cost effective
  9. Service is still in and you will work longer if the people at your pick and pack are friendly and have well established terms of service and resolution when problems occur

We hope these suggestions help your business continue to grow beyond your wildest expectations until your have to purchase a second company in the pick and pack industry just so that all of your product deliveries come first.