{"id":7100,"date":"2022-04-19T07:47:43","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T07:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/?p=7100"},"modified":"2022-04-19T07:47:43","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T07:47:43","slug":"here-are-3-game-changing-techniques-to-lower-shipping-costs-and-boost-profits-straight-from-our-free-brightpearl-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/blog\/here-are-3-game-changing-techniques-to-lower-shipping-costs-and-boost-profits-straight-from-our-free-brightpearl-guide","title":{"rendered":"Here are 3 Game-Changing Techniques to Lower Shipping Costs and Boost Profits: Straight From Our Free Brightpearl Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have you felt the sting of the sharp rise in shipping costs lately?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Global lockdowns over the last two years have fueled a surge in e-commerce, which in turn has led to a shortage of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/warehouse-management-system\">warehouse<\/a> and freight capacity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The result? Many merchants are being forced to pay way over the odds to receive and deliver their goods \u2013 and it\u2019s having a significant impact on profit margins.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coughing up the extra money might seem an unavoidable burn of the pandemic, but there are several ways to cut shipping costs <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">keep up with demand\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are just three super effective techniques to start lowering those steep shipping costs today. For our full list of cost-cutting tips, download our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/ecommerce-guides\/10-techniques-lower-shipping-costs\"><b>free Brightpearl guide<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> via the link at the end of the article.<\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Reduce your package dimensions<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shipping heavy items usually costs more, but weight is no longer the only factor that determines shipping costs. To avoid losing out on large yet light items, carriers are increasingly taking package dimensions into account and applying a \u201cdimensional weight\u201d in shipping costs calculation. This is a theoretical weight based on how much <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">volume<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a package will occupy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you ship large but light items, consider splitting the items into smaller packages, as it could cost you less in shipping.\u00a0<\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Use multiple carriers<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using multiple shipping carriers will give you negotiation power to ensure you\u2019re getting the best price and service. It\u2019ll also allow you to use the provider that\u2019s best suited to each shipment, based on factors such as destination, weight and specific product requirements. Consider using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/shipping-fulfillment-software\">shipping software<\/a> like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/app-store\/shipping-and-fulfillment\/shipstation\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ShipStation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and seamlessly connecting this to your retail operating system so you can manage all your carriers in one place.\u00a0<\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Automate your pick, pack and ship process<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The time your team spends on fulfilment adds invisible fees to your shipping costs. The more orders the same amount of staff can pick, pack and ship, the lower the unit shipping costs will be.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Automating manual fulfilment tasks, such as order splitting, partial fulfilment, carrier selection, warehouse transfers, PO creation and invoicing will dramatically boost efficiency, lower costs, minimize errors and free up your people for more important tasks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>TOP TIP<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: You can automate your pick, pack and ship workflows from start to finish by using customized rules in Brightpearl\u2019s Automation Engine. See it in action <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/brightpearl.wistia.com\/medias\/atfcfryzqj\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s lots more where that came from. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get the three expert tips above plus SEVEN more in our free <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/ecommerce-guides\/10-techniques-lower-shipping-costs\"><b>Brightpearl Guide to Lower Shipping Costs and Boost Profits<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. With these 10 powerful techniques, you can save money and boost profits &#8211; even in the ongoing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/supply-chain\">supply chain<\/a> crisis.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Click <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/ecommerce-guides\/10-techniques-lower-shipping-costs\"><b>here<\/b><\/a><b> to download this unmissable Brightpearl guide for free.\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you felt the sting of the sharp rise in shipping costs lately?\u00a0 Global lockdowns over the last two years have fueled a surge in e-commerce, which in turn has led to a shortage of warehouse and freight capacity.\u00a0 The result? 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