The Benefits of Kitting

In the fulfillment industry, kitting is when individual, but related items sold by a company are combined into one ready-to-ship package. It might be a selection of health and beauty items like soap, shampoo, and a moisturizer for example, or three different types of compatible packaged foods. This process increases inventory turnover and makes packaging more efficient and cost-effective, among other benefits:
  • Lower labor costs
  • Increased product sales
  • Faster turnaround
  • Saves on shipping
If you are an e-commerce marketer/seller working with a fulfillment provider able to provide that service, it’s a strategy well worth considering.
3PL's Help Manage Business

Third-Party Logistics companies that provide inventory management, skilled labor, volume discounts, and customer-centric fulfillment strategies are helping e-commerce businesses transition smoothly during periods of market expansion and contraction. Sometimes those businesses find themselves at a crossroads when it comes to maximizing the use of existing space, and it makes financial and strategic sense to move inventory and fulfillment labor
out-of-house and focus on production. For a growing business that also means more time can be spent on customer service, marketing, and strategic planning instead of picking orders and packing boxes. 3PLs also help to proactively manage shipping, one of the higher costs for any business getting its product to market.
When Will Prices Come Down?

Everyone is wondering when we’ll return to a more normal economy. We’re all paying more for energy, groceries, travel, and almost every commodity in the marketplace and there’s plenty of blame to go around. National political decisions, the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes, the war in Ukraine and other geopolitical events, tensions with China and its slumping economy, and ongoing worldwide supply chain shortages all have an impact.

Ask any economist and you’ll get a different answer, but it seems most agree inflation is likely to abate in 2023. “This includes energy, autos, and other durables. Worries about inflation broadening out into the rest of the economy, including via high-wage growth, look overblown.” (Morningstar, Q2 US Economic Outlook). We’ll have to get through 2022 but that sounds like positive news.
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