In October 2023, China's warehousing index reached 52.8%, marking a three-month high and reflecting the healthy growth of the industry. Inventory levels, business profits, and the number of employees have all increased, indicating a recovery in market demand. With rising demand and the approach of the Double Eleven shopping festival, the future outlook for warehousing services is generally optimistic.
This article provides an in-depth analysis of international air cargo airport warehousing fee standards, using examples from Shenzhen, China Eastern Logistics, and Zhuhai Airport. It details the fee structure for different cargo types and overdue storage charges. Furthermore, it offers practical strategies to effectively shorten warehousing time and reduce logistics costs, including advance customs clearance, selecting efficient agents, and optimizing transportation time.
Amazon has adjusted its FBA policy, allowing Prime sellers to freely choose their fulfillment methods, no longer mandating FBA usage. This move aims to eliminate monopolies and provide more opportunities for self-fulfillment sellers, but it also presents challenges. Sellers need to pay attention to market changes, optimize products, logistics, and services, and diversify platform strategies to stand out in the competition. This policy shift requires sellers to be agile and adapt to the evolving e-commerce landscape.
This article details how Amazon sellers can prevent listings from automatically going live before new products are in stock. It emphasizes the importance of pre-sale time settings and provides specific operational guidelines for checking key dates, handling existing situations, and differentiating between self-fulfillment and FBA models. The aim is to help sellers mitigate risks and ensure a smooth launch of new products by preventing premature sales and potential order fulfillment issues before inventory arrives at Amazon's warehouses.
Facing Amazon FBA inventory restrictions, sellers need to proactively respond. This article provides three key strategies: frequent, small-batch shipments to address logistical congestion; refined operation of the 'Subscribe & Save' program; and parallel FBA and FBM fulfillment to mitigate risks. These approaches help sellers overcome sales bottlenecks and seize opportunities during the year-end shopping season by optimizing inventory management and diversifying fulfillment methods. The strategies aim to improve efficiency and resilience in the face of FBA limitations.
This article discusses the challenges posed by segmented procurement on overseas warehouse companies within e-commerce platforms. It analyzes the drive of semi-managed models, concerns related to price wars, and risks stemming from policy changes. The emphasis is on the necessity for overseas warehouse enterprises to diversify their clients and service scenarios to cope with future uncertainties.
TikTok Shop has launched logistics services (including FBT) in Europe, simplifying cross-border e-commerce management, improving efficiency, and reducing costs. This intensifies market competition and benefits consumers. The introduction of this logistics solution aims to streamline the fulfillment process for sellers on TikTok Shop, potentially leading to faster delivery times and more competitive pricing. The FBT (Fulfillment by TikTok) model specifically allows sellers to leverage TikTok's logistics infrastructure for storage, packaging, and shipping, further enhancing operational efficiency and scalability.
TikTok Shop is launching in the US, initially focusing on local merchants and adopting a cautious localization strategy. Learning from the UK market, TikTok is taking a prudent approach in the US, prioritizing merchants with US-based inventory and building logistics fulfillment centers. TikTok's entry will accelerate changes in the US e-commerce market, but whether it can successfully break through remains to be seen. The focus on US-based inventory and fulfillment aims to avoid the issues experienced in the UK market.
The end of Coupang's self-fulfillment model marks the era of CGF/CGF Lite. This article provides an in-depth interpretation of the CGF/CGF Lite models, detailing the shipping process and warehouse entry precautions for the CGF model. It also offers suggestions for model selection, aiming to help sellers quickly adapt to Coupang's new rules, seize opportunities, and achieve sales growth. It focuses on understanding the nuances of each fulfillment option to optimize operations and maximize potential within the Coupang ecosystem.
Amazon has increased several fees, including Multi-Channel Fulfillment (MCF) fees, monthly inventory storage fees, storage utilization surcharges, and aged inventory surcharges. Sellers need to refine inventory management, diversify sales channels, optimize product selection strategies, and improve operational efficiency to cope with cost pressures and achieve sustainable development. This includes carefully monitoring inventory levels, exploring alternative fulfillment options, and focusing on high-demand, fast-selling products to minimize storage costs and avoid aged inventory fees. A proactive approach is crucial for maintaining profitability.
