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6 things to look for when choosing

a 3PL partner

By Katarina Betterton

Thinking of hiring a third-party logistics (3PL) partner? Here’s how to choose the right one for
your business.

or e-commerce business owners, filling orders What is a third-party logistics (3PL) partner?
in-house may become unfeasible or unrealistic as Third-party logistics (3PL) partners handle
Fdemand grows and the business scales. When it’s outsourced inventory management, warehousing and
L O GI S T I CS NEWS to a third-party logistics (3PL) or fourth-party logistics not always) an e-commerce business. 3PL partners
no longer viable to fulfil orders in house, it’s time to turn
order fulfilment for another company – usually (if
(4PL) partner to outsource and expand your fulfilment
are experts with the right tools and infrastructure
strategy. Here’s what you should know about working
to maximise fulfilment logistics, which affords the
with a logistics partner and how to choose the right one
merchant time to focus on other aspects of their
for your business’s needs.

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