Issue 106: How Noble House Furniture Used MyFBAPrep To Prep and Ship for 40 Sales Channels
Hello, MyFBAPrep Sellers!
Today we’re sharing how we managed large, bulky prep and fulfillment for Noble House Furniture. Learn how we grew to eventually manage prep and shipping for all 40 sales channels. Also in this edition, find tips to incorporate AI into your logistics and tactics to scale your eCommerce business.
How Noble House Furniture Used MyFBAPrep To Prep and Ship for 40 Sales Channels
“We didn’t have to worry about the scaling of the business—you were able to take care of that for us, which was a relief.” — Josh Dannett, Noble House COO
Noble House Furniture has to deal with some of the largest bulkiest shipments in eCommerce. Their team needed to find a way to efficiently and affordably ship everything from oddly shaped packages to large and oversized goods for sales channels such as Target, Amazon, Walmart Marketplace and more.
MyFBAPrep worked with Noble House Chief Operating Officer Josh Dannett to manage their Amazon 1P and 3P (Fulfilled by Merchant) sales, along with all of their FBA prep. We spoke with Josh to learn more about their experience using MyFBAPrep for their logistics.
Read more about Noble House’s journey with MyFBAPrep.
AI in Logistics: Benefits and Best Practices
Are you looking to utilize AI to make your logistics more efficient? Here’s some advice for getting started.
1. Start with a pilot project: By gradually integrating AI, you avoid disrupting established operations.
2. Merge AI with existing frameworks: Your workers are used to long-established rules and practices, so they may be reluctant to change what already works.
- Identify AI tools required for your tasks
- Select appropriate middleware for integration
- Link software
3. Train your teams to leverage AI in logistics: Employees should know how to apply AI-generated insights to their work, whether it’s historical data analysis or predictive analysis.
Learn how to navigate common AI challenges, and different areas AI can help your logistics thrive.
Keep up with booming sales on any channel
Use MyFBAPrep to prep and fulfill across Amazon, Walmart, eBay, big box retail stores, DTC, and more.
With a full suite of eCommerce logistics services, we can customize any contract to your unique business needs.
Strategies for Scaling eCommerce Business
Looking for smart ways to scale your eCommerce business? Some quick tips:
- Optimize your listings
- Expand your product line
- Introduce bundles
- Increase advertising spend
- Refine your audiences
- Use FBA
- Offer free shipping with minimum spend
- Create a newsletter
- Launch a retargeting campaign
- Collect customer feedback
Get the details for our tips above, and more strategies to help you scale.
Top Industry News
Walmart is Becoming the New Amazon as Customers Make Smaller, But Frequent Purchases: ‘That’s a trend that’s not going to reverse,’ CFO says (Fortune)
Walmart+ customers, who are able to get free deliveries and member prices through the service resembling Amazon Prime, spend twice as much as average Walmart customers, he added, and they shop more frequently and with smaller orders, sometimes only buying one or two items at a time.
Unleash The Bold Power Of E-Commerce (Forbes)
In the age of B2B e-commerce, standing still means falling behind. To harness the advantages of e-commerce for organizational growth, CMOs need to unveil the needs and preferences of their target buyer segments. This entails delivering a compelling buyer and customer experience throughout the entire customer lifecycle. Integration of all pertinent internal and external stakeholders is essential, transcending the boundaries of the organization.
How Amazon Brands are Adjusting to a New Normal as Fee Changes Squeeze Margins (Modern Retail)
Earlier this year, Amazon unveiled changes to the fees it charges its third-party sellers. The fee changes impact sellers that utilize the tech company’s service Fulfillment by Amazon, also known as FBA. In exchange for various fees through FBA — which can include charges for listings, inventory storage, shipping and advertising — sellers get access to Prime shipping, which makes their products all the more enticing to customers.
Omnicom and Amazon Ads Partner to Connect Audience Data to Browsing and Shopping Insights (DigiDay)
Omnicom announced during Cannes Lions a strategic partnership with Amazon around its Amazon Ads service, Digiday has learned. It’s all part of the holding company’s multi-pronged Cannes approach to strike partnerships and deals with major ad-tech and platform players as it works to adjust its investment efforts for clients to the changing needs and actions of consumers.
Authentic Inks Deal with Cart.com to Streamline and Improve Operations Across eCommerce Properties (Retail Tech Innovation Hub)
Cart.com’s customer engagement solution aims to create seamless experiences across every channel, including inbound and outbound telesales as well as omnichannel support across text, email, phone, live chat, social media and more. Its merchant of record services manages the complexity of online payments for the lifecycle of orders.
Report: Temu Drawing More Return eCommerce Shoppers than eBay (PYMNTS)
Temu may be the new kid on the eCommerce block, but it’s becoming one of the biggest. That’s according to a new survey by U.K. marketing firm Omnisend, which found that 34% of shoppers purchase something from the Chinese retailer — which debuted in the U.S. two years ago — once a month, compared to 29% for eBay, a company that’s been around for decades. (Amazon, the survey found, was still head and shoulders above Temu and eBay, with more than three-quarters of consumers saying they patronize it at least monthly.)
AI-Powered eCommerce Accounting Startup Finaloop Raises $35M (Silicon Angle)
Finaloop aims to transform e-commerce accounting with its highly automated bookkeeping platform that runs in the background, keeping track of three separate business functions. It incorporates a business ledger that records all transactions, traditional bookkeeping tools to itemize those transactions, and inventory spreadsheets that allow sellers to keep track of what’s being sold and what’s in stock, and also make projections on future sales. Through this, they can ensure they never run out of stock of their most popular products.
Until next time,
Rachel Andrea Go
Marketing Director, MyFBAPrep