e-Tales Archives - Inbound Logistics

December 22, 2023 | e-Tales

3PL Provides a Natural Solution

Consumer demand for more natural and environmentally friendly cleaning products fueled the growth of Branch Basics, a direct-to-consumer company. The pandemic caused sales to increase exponentially and the e-tailer also realized a growth in subscription sales. Branch Basics needed an experienced third-party logistics provider to help manage distribution, fulfillment and transportation.

July 20, 2023 | e-Tales

Managing the Return Trip

Glance around any airport and it immediately becomes apparent that travel is back in full swing. Chalk it up to pent-up demand but people are either hauling out long-stored luggage or buying new bags and setting off on much delayed journeys. The time was ripe for Samsonite—the world’s best-known and largest travel luggage company—to innovate and enhance their customer experience.

July 31, 2022 | e-Tales

E-Commerce and Warehouse Expansion: It’s in the Cards

When MJ Holding Company, LLC, the largest North American distributor of trading cards and novelties to retail stores, set out to build a new warehouse in 2019, it decided to augment its ability to ship directly to consumers. THE CUSTOMER MJ Holding Company, based in Bedford Park, Illinois, is the largest North American distributor of […]

February 24, 2021 | e-Tales

Working Like a Dog to Fill Pet Food Surge Orders

When significant growth at all-natural pet food company The Honest Kitchen compelled leadership to rethink its omnichannel logistics strategy three years ago, the company turned to long-time partner Saddle Creek Logistics Services for solutions.

March 6, 2020 | e-Tales

How Zulily Optimizes its Supply Chain on Cost, Not Speed

Zulily started in 2010 with the idea of making online shopping fun—delightful even.

September 11, 2019 | e-Tales

E-Commerce Raises the Snack Bar

To succeed in today’s competitive marketplace, brands need to deliver a strong, direct-to-consumer experience across all their e-commerce and physical platforms, including social media, online marketplaces, website, and brick-and-mortar stores.

April 16, 2019 | e-Tales

Getting Up on the Right Side of the Bedding

Direct-to-consumer bedding e-retailer Buffy Inc. woke up in a logistics world where quick-turn, no-hassle deliveries and returns have become routine.

August 23, 2018 | e-Tales

Footwear Chain Steps Up E-Commerce Efficiency

Browns Shoes makes great strides with a distributed order management system that gives inefficiencies the boot.

January 31, 2018 | e-Tales

Online Purveyor of Artisanal Goods Finds Uncommon Solution

Online retailer UncommonGoods needed a way to provide extraordinarily fast shipping times to sell and transport goods to the other side of the country.