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Did you know merchants in retail businesses just like yours are spending up to 6 hours and 24 minutes every single week on manual admin tasks? That adds up to a whopping 332 hours a year.<\/p>\n

And the worst part? Admin creep is getting worse, not better. According to a study by Brightpearl by Sage and Avalara, 66% of businesses report an increase in admin work.<\/p>\n

Up to 6 in 10 merchants are even sacrificing their weekends to catch up with all the tedious tasks on their to-do lists.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a better way.<\/p>\n

With the right software, all of the most daunting and most time-consuming tasks \u2013\u00a0from order processing to handling returns \u2013 can be automated<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ahead of our free webinar<\/a> on July 25 at 4pm BST \/ 10am EST, which will reveal how top brands are using automation to save time and boost revenue<\/a>, we\u2019re sharing three of the most powerful automation hacks you can use to reclaim time and save money.<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0 Automatically fulfil your orders<\/h2>\n

Thanks to e-commerce giants like Amazon<\/a>, the expectations of online customers are higher than ever \u2013 and the quicker orders can be fulfilled, the better.<\/p>\n

Brightpearl<\/a> customers save 352 days a year by automating order processing (and other manual tasks).<\/p>\n

In fact, order fulfillment is the most popular automated workflow with Brightpearl customers.<\/p>\n

The retail operating system<\/a> can be used to automatically fulfil any order where the inventory<\/a> is available and full payment has been received.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0 Automatically create dropship POs<\/h2>\n

If you fulfill orders via dropships, where the goods are shipped from your supplier directly to the end-customer, then Brightpearl\u2019s Automation Engine<\/a> makes this process much more efficient.<\/p>\n

Whether you always dropship an item or only dropship when it\u2019s out-of-stock in your own warehouse<\/a>, we can automate creation of the PO.<\/p>\n

This can save time and reduce errors (no more copy and paste mistakes!).<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0 Automatically delay shipments<\/h2>\n

If your customers shop with you for gifts, setting a future delivery date is essential to make sure the gift arrives right on time. With Brightpearl, you can automatically delay the processing of orders with a future delivery date.<\/p>\n

By crossing tasks like delayed shipments off your to do list, you can free yourself up to focus on the things that really matter.<\/p>\n

Discover the full list of 10 automation hacks \u2013\u00a0and the exact rules required to set them up \u2013\u00a0in our free guide. Download it now<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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