Bundles are a group of items sold together as a single product. Some examples are a pack of 10 apples, a men’s shaving kit, a pair of jeans, combo pack of shoes and socks. Bundled items are great because they get you more sales. Customers love to buy complimentary items together at a discounted rate. Bundles are a win-win for the customer and the seller.

July 27th was a big day in the history of eCommerce when the US House Antitrust Committee called the big guns from Amazon, Google and Facebook to testify. Jeff Bezos, the pioneer of eCommerce in this era, was seen sharing that though Amazon has policies against using seller-specific data to support their private label business, but he can’t guarantee that the policies have never been violated.

You don’t argue with the customer, you delight them. For any eCommerce entrepreneur, customer is the king is not just a statement but a growth mantra. In 2020, customer experience is one of the most important factors that fuel the growth of an online store. In fact, it is a key brand differentiator now according to a study by Walker.

Quality control (QC) is an essential part of operations for most businesses. Manufacturers have mandatory quality assessment checks before starting any production or selling the finished items. Quality control involves testing the stock items for standards. If any item fails the testing it is marked as rejected.

Batch numbers are given to a group of items. For example juice bottles produced together. A batch number is associated with information about the items. Most common information is production facility name, expiry date and manufacturing date. Thus items with the same batch number have the same expiry date. Batch numbers can be found on all packed food items and medicines.

At any given time there is more value of products stored in warehouses than there are in the homes of consumers. Every manufacturer, wholesaler, distributor and retailer manages a warehouse. Warehouse is a broad term now, there are many different kinds of warehouses. In this article we are mainly talking about how to manage a warehouse so that it is easy to store and fetch goods in the most efficient way.