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3PL & CX learnings for any DTC brand looking to build the best customer experience possible.

Building the Right Tech Stack for Seamless 3PL Integration: What You Need (and What You Don’t)
Building the Right Tech Stack for Seamless 3PL Integration and Amazing Customer Experience.

Rush Order’s CES 2025 Recap: Powering the Future of Consumer Electronics
From the CES Show Floor: How Rush Order is Powering the Future of Consumer Electronics

Rush Order’s Final 2024 Holiday Shopping Forecast
Record Sales, Shorter Shipping Windows, and Evolving Consumer Preferences. DTC Brands, Let’s Fine Tune Your Final Peak Season Preparations.

Balancing Shipping Costs vs. Customer Experience: Choosing the Right Carrier
Is this the delivery driver you want for your brand?
We’ll dive into the story behind this image and look at the trade-offs in selecting the best shipping carrier for your business.

Understanding the Key Differences Between a Fulfillment Center and a Fulfillment Warehouse
Explore the critical differences between “fulfillment centers” and “warehouses”, explaining how each serves unique roles in the supply chain. It also highlights the benefits of blending both models to achieve cost-efficient, scalable omnichannel fulfillment. Learn how businesses can optimize their logistics strategies by leveraging the best of both worlds to meet growing customer demands.

Prep for a record-breaking BFCM
It's time for your 2024 Black Friday + Cyber Monday (BFCM) check-up. Are your operations healthy enough to survive and thrive this holiday season?

Summer Sales: Promotion Ideas for Free 2-Day Express Shipping
Looking to boost your e-commerce sales during slower seasons? Here are 5 promotion ideas for free 2-day shipping, and how you can support free shipping by lowering your shipping costs.

Are you overpaying for shipping?
Are you overpaying for shipping? Find out with our quick and insightful “Cut Your Shipping Costs Challenge”! Designed specifically for e-commerce businesses, this tool will help you uncover hidden inefficiencies in your shipping operations and reveal potential savings.

Off the Rails: What Happens When Shipments Go Missing?
Learn how Rush Order and its clients respond to loss, damage, and delays in transit.

Navigating the 3PL Landscape: Quickly Find the Right 3PL for Your Business
How to quickly find the right long term 3PL partner for your business

Shipping Rate Alert: 2024 Price Increases & How Rush Order's 3PL Services Can Help
Learn how the 2024 rate increases by FedEx, UPS, OnTrac, and USPS will impact your shipping costs and what you can do about it.

Shipping Insurance: What does it cost and is it worth it?
E-commerce shipping comes with inherent risks, from lost packages to damages in transit. Shipping insurance can be a protective measure promising to shield shippers from potential losses. But is it all it's cracked up to be? This article delves into the intricacies of shipping insurance. We'll explore the real costs of insuring shipments, the challenges in securing claims, and the pivotal role of third-party logistics providers in streamlining these decisions.

3PL Fulfillment Success Stories: A Deep Dive into Rush Order's Impact on Scalability
3PL Fulfillment Success Stories: Three unique case studies demonstrate the power of finding the right 3PL fit for your business.

Unlocking the Power of 3PL Value-Added Services for Your Business
Are you still relying on basic order fulfillment solutions, unaware of the untapped potential that 3PL value-added services can offer? From personalized product engraving to smart labeling and eco-friendly packaging, these services are transforming the logistics landscape, offering unprecedented advantages for businesses of all sizes. Dive into this comprehensive guide to discover how you can unlock the full spectrum of 3PL value-added services to supercharge your supply chain, delight your customers, and skyrocket your profits.

Amazon Seller Fulfilled Prime (SFP) 3PL Fulfillment Service
Amazon Seller Fulfilled Prime (SFP) is re-opening its doors. Learn how Rush Order can help you get ready to take advantage of this unique sales channel.

How to Choose the Best Fulfillment Service for Your Shopify Store
Discover how to choose the best fulfillment service for your Shopify store as we discuss how Rush Order chooses to differentiate its solutions in the market.

Residential vs. Commercial Deliveries: What You Need to Know
In part 5 of our ongoing US Parcel Shipping Guide, we dive deeper into the differences between residential and commercial deliveries, focusing on how shipping carriers, specifically FedEx and UPS, calculate and apply the residential surcharge. The article offers practical guidance on how businesses can navigate these surcharges and strategically negotiate their shipping rates based on their specific shipment profiles.

Pricing: How FedEx, UPS, and USPS Calculate Shipping Costs
In this latest installment of our ongoing shipping guide series, we breakdown the nuances of how FedEx, UPS, and USPS charge for their services.

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US Shipping 101, Part 1: A basic comparison between FedEx, UPS, and USPS
Choosing the right shipping carrier for your business is essential for timely and cost-effective deliveries. In this post we start with a basic comparison of the three major shipping carriers: FedEx, UPS, and the United States Postal Service (USPS)