Ware2Go

Ware2Go and Gap Inc.'s GPS Platform Services partner to offer SMBs access to world class fulfillment centers, where advanced technology, automation and robotics can deliver a scalable network

The holiday shopping season will start earlier than ever this year with consumers continuing to prefer shopping online.

More than one-third of respondents opened an online store for the first time in past six months, while 74% expect to see an additional spike in demand during the holiday season this year. Ecommerce fulfillment challenges include on-time delivery.

Logistics Management Group News Editor Jeff Berman recently caught up with Steve Denton, CEO of Ware2Go, a UPS-backed company comprised of a nationwide network of certified warehouses, technology to streamline fulfillment across sales channels, and a flexible business model that eliminates long-term contracts and order minimums. Denton provided an overview of Ware2Go's service offerings and how his company is working with different companies amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Merchants are pivoting from a business-to-business (B2B) to a B2E (business to everyone) model, with unique shipping, logistics and fulfillment requirements.

As the pressure mounts on retailers and logistics companies to meet ever-faster delivery times, the idea of on-demand space within warehouses is gaining traction.

For the growing business that finds their supply chain and fulfillment workflows limited by operational or financial bottlenecks, the question becomes; how can I manage costs while still acquiring the tools necessary to support expansion?

This study provides a unique understanding of how industrial buyers identify suppliers such as industrial distributors, manufacturers and e-marketplaces, their satisfaction with existing suppliers and their propensity to change suppliers in search of improved value and service.

Constrained capacity, wages, and tariffs are driving warehousing costs higher while technology innovation is shaping the warehouse faster than ever.

It’s a simple concept. Warehouse space sized to a company’s immediate needs and located close to the final customer. That combination is making on-demand warehousing a powerful alternative to long-term warehouse arrangements for companies ranging from Fortune 100 to startups.

Flexibility is the name of the on-demand warehousing game. Sure, it’s in early stages, but the potential is enormous.

Aimed toward connecting small and medium-sized companies with warehouses, Ware2Go recruits and certifies warehouses for traders, letting them amplify to new places and stay alongside new ecommerce transactions.

Global transportation and logistics bellwether UPS announced today it has rolled out a new technology company and digital platform focused on matching available warehouse space and fulfillment services geared towards merchants shipping online orders to their customers quickly. Entitled Ware2Go, UPS said that this new offering leverages its various custom e-commerce solutions for both small- and medium-sized shippers.