Written by Mike Glover • 2nd April 2020
Inventory shrinkage could be slowly eating away at your profits without you even realising. And you have to get a handle on this before it costs your business big money. But before you can take action against inventory shrinkage, you need to know what it is and how you can avoid it. So, let’s start […]
Written by Matt Warren • 24th March 2020
The UK is in lockdown and non-essential retail stores now closed. But ecommerce companies can stay open and UK shipping carriers will keep on delivering. The BBC reports that the UK government is advising that “businesses will still be able to take online orders and deliver items to people’s homes”. Through Veeqo, we’ve seen online […]
Written by Mike Glover • 20th March 2020
COVID-19 is causing unprecedented chaos all around the world. And Amazon’s FBA service is not immune. The retail giant recently suspended all “non-essential” deliveries to its warehouses in order to prioritise medical supplies and household staples. But this has effectively caused a plethora of third-party sellers to temporarily cease trading until either: Amazon lifts its […]
Written by Mike Glover • 13th January 2020
Inventory tracking may be a dull subject. But messing it up can have catastrophic results for an ecommerce business. Get it wrong, and you run the risk of: Running out of goods without realising. Becoming inundated in a never ending stream of backorders. Delivering a poor customer experience through delays and disappointment. So, good inventory […]
Written by Mike Glover • 9th October 2019
Getting WiFi in your warehouse sounds pretty simple, right? Source a provider, install a router, and off you go – just like at home… But the reality is it’s nowhere near that easy. How do you fill such a large space with signal? Avoid black spots? Get enough bandwidth for your team to actually use […]
Written by Mike Glover • 2nd October 2019
Taking a physical count of inventory is a task met with dread by most retailers. Closing stores. Pausing warehouses. Paper inventory lists. Endless counting, re-counting and correcting. It can be a total nightmare. But it’s a necessary nightmare for good inventory management. And one that can be made a lot easier when accompanied with proper: […]
Written by Mike Glover • 30th August 2019
Fail to forecast accurately, and you’re failing your customers. Underestimate demand and you’ll be inundated with stockouts and overselling. Overestimate and you’ve just wasted cash on unnecessary inventory. But how do you carry out demand forecasting without simply… guessing? Answer: Sales data combined with models and systems. And that’s exactly what this post is about. […]
Written by Umair Qureshi • 30th July 2019
A page load delay of just three seconds can cost you a valuable potential customer. According to Nielsen, people only spend 10 seconds on a store to see if anything of value is available. They leave it as soon as they lose interest. Crucial time that’s used up simply causing frustration to browsers if your […]
Written by Mike Glover • 26th June 2019
QuickBooks is a phenomenal piece of software for businesses to keep track of their accounts. Something well backed up by their 2.55 million worldwide subscriber rate and domination of over 80% of US market share. But is QuickBooks good for inventory management? The short answer is no, especially when it comes to ecommerce retailers selling […]
Written by Mike Glover • 18th June 2019
Your order management process could be costing you repeat sales. Think about it… a payment error, missed order or delivery issue will leave a sour taste in a customer’s mouth. A taste you know they’ll not want to come back to. In fact: It’s reported that 65% of customers have cut ties with a brand […]
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