Shipping Solutions by Maryland Ecommerce Fulfillment

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Fulfillment is partnering with a logistics expert to handle the storage, packing, and shipping of your products. Instead of signing long leases on warehouses, hiring extra employees, and maintaining a shipping station, you let a 3PL provider take over. 

You should only have to worry about one thing: growing your business.

A 3PL fulfillment partner offers a suite of services that small businesses can integrate seamlessly:

• Warehousing: They safely store your inventory in well maintained facilities.
   
• Inventory Management: Their experts handle inventory numbers and corrections to keep you up to date with accurate stock levels so you know when to reorder.
   
• Order Fulfillment: When a customer places an order, it is assigned to a dedicated team member for picking, packing, proofing, and shipping.
   
• Shipping: Five days a week someone is there for carrier pricing and selection, label creation, and package handoffs.
   
• Returns Processing: Products returned by customers are inspected, refreshed, and restocked according to your specifications.
   
• Retail Compliance: If you sell through retail channels, they can prep and label orders to meet specific requirements.
   

For many small businesses experiencing or anticipating growth or downsizing, 3PL fulfillment can be a game-changer. Do any of these sound familiar?

• You’re shipping more orders than you can handle manually.

• Your business is cyclical and it doesn't make sense to keep laying workers off in slow season, then hiring more when it's busy again.
   
• You have too much stock to store in-house, but are not ready for the 5 year lease that warehouses demand.

• You sell on multiple channels (e.g. your own e-commerce site, online marketplaces, or through local ads).
   
• You want to scale quickly without building your own logistics infrastructure.
   
• You find fulfillment tasks distracting you from your long-term goals:sales, marketing, or product development.
   

Partnering with a 3PL offers several important advantages for small businesses:

1. Lower Costs
   You avoid signing long leases for expensive warehouse space or hiring an entire warehouse team so someone can cover if another is unexpectedly absent.
    
2. Faster Delivery
   You ship orders more quickly and reduce delivery times - improving your customers’ experience.
    
3. Scalability
   Your logistics partner allows you to increase or decrease both staff and warehouse space without hassle.
    
4. Fewer Fulfillment Errors
   Expert teams and warehouse management systems help minimize picking and packing mistakes.
    
5. More Focus on Your Business
   Outside fulfillment means you get to dedicate more time to getting the sale, not shipping the sale.
    

1. Send Your Inventory: You ship your products to the 3PL warehouse.
    
2. Storage: Your items are stored orderly and securely until they’re purchased.
    
3. Pick & Pack: The specialty team picks the correct items, packs them, proofs them, and prepares them for shipping.
    
4. Ship: The 3PL selects the best carrier and service, prints labels, and ships the order.
    
5. Track: Tracking info is sent back to you and your customer.
    
6. Returns (if any): Returned items go back to the 3PL, where they’re inspected and restocked or processed as needed.

CONTACT US at 410-990-0411 and let's make this dream a reality.