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Today, I’m going to explain to you about this little known capability that the Amazon FBA system offers: the ability to have Amazon fulfill customer orders from other marketplaces and channels, directly from your FBA inventory!
How does this work?
With multi-channel fulfillment, Amazon holds your company’s inventory in their warehouses, and ship your products to customers who have ordered through other sales channels- such as your own e-commerce store or eBay.
Once Amazon receives the order, they process it just like an FBA order: they pick, pack, and ship the item for you using their legendary fulfillment service.
This is perfect for situations where:
- You don’t currently have a 3PL provider
- Your own warehouse’s fulfillment capabilities are lackluster
- You determine that Amazon’s fulfillment fees are cheaper than what you or your 3PL can provide
- You’re wishing to “test out” an online store
- You need a method for managing spikes in orders during peak seasons
- You don’t currently have an international shipping capability
A perfect software that can help you integrate all of your marketplaces into one place to make this all easier is ShippyPro.
How does ShippyPro help?
After connecting your website and/or all of the other marketplaces that you sell on, ShippyPro imports the unshipped orders.
If your good is in FBA inventory, the ShippyPro software will show you the cost of fulfilling it with FBA.
You will be able to simply click on “Ship with FBA”, and ShippyPro will send Amazon logistics all of the information about the good and the buyer.
If you have that good both in your warehouse and in FBA, the software will compare the rates for shipping that good so that you can always choose the cheapest and best performing option for you!
ShippyPro is the complete shipping platform for e-commerce which allows you to manage Shippings, Tracking and Returns of your orders through one simple, easy to use dashboard.
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ShippyPro is the complete shipping software for online and offline retail. With Label Creator, Track & Trace, Easy Return and Analytics features, our software simplifies your shipping operations. ShippyPro integrates with over 160 couriers and 80 sales channels, making it compatible with a wide range of products and use cases.