How much can you save on shipping costs?

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When you think of shipping costs, you'll probably immediately think of postal costs. You can reduce these a great deal thanks to the contracts MoreStorage has with well-known carriers including PostNL, DHL, DPD and UPS. In many cases, you can save (tens of) thousands of Euros each year on postal costs alone. And fulfilment costs include more than just postal costs.

“You can easily save €18,000 a year in shipping costs.”

The costs of your fulfilment

As well as postal costs, shipping costs also include packaging (boxes, tape, labels etc.),
and the labour costs associated with packing and sending your orders. But what many online store owners fail to consider are the costs of their (own) time and energy and the costs of rebuilding or relocating their warehouse if space becomes too tight.

The costs of fulfilment include:

Labour costs
Postal costs
Packaging costs
Printing and labelling costs
Return costs
Storage costs
Costs of relocating as you grow
Costs of missed opportunities to upscale your e-commerce business

Do you think in terms of savings or growth?

You're an entrepreneur, so you probably think in terms of both. Saving costs is important. But if you focus on costs too much, you forget about growth. While outsourcing your e-fulfilment does of course cost more, ask yourself the following question: How quickly can I earn those costs back? If you no longer need to worry about having enough storage space, stocks or shipping. If you can devote more attention to buying and selling, to service and to satisfying your customers. To really growing.

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