Lower your shipping costs with these tips from your Arizona distribution center
One of the most extremely popular marketing tools these days are free shipping. You can even up the price of your product to cover shipping, then give it away like it’s “free” and no one will know the difference, but still think they’re getting a good deal. And it’s not even dishonest!
Unfortunately, companies like FedEx, UPS, the USPS, and DHL don’t work for free. Just like you, they have mouths to feed at home and don’t want to be evicted like some people.
Whether you decide to absorb the price of shipping into your base price or just swallow it down like a healthy pill, it makes good economic sense to keep shipping prices down. With this in mind, try using a fulfillment service, with warehouses spread like butter throughout the nation.
SOME COMPANIES ARE BASED IN SMALL TOWNS, BUT YOU’LL PROBABLY WANT TO GO WITH A HIGHLY POPULATED, CENTRALIZED AREA, LIKE AN ARIZONA DISTRIBUTION CENTER. THESE PLACES PACK AND SHIP, SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO BOTHER WITH ANY OF THAT. AND THE EXPENSE IS MINIMAL – JUST LIKE YOU, THE FULFILLMENT SERVICES WANT TO KEEP PRICES AND OVERHEAD LOW.
Most package-shipping services offer prices based on how far the shipments travel. Sending a box from Phoenix to New Hampshire is more costly than shipping one from Ohio to New Jersey. By placing inventory in several regional warehouses, retailers can lower costs, which in turn can become a competitive advantage. And it’ll keep your customers that much happier.
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