Category Archives: Press

APS Fulfillment, Inc. (www.APSFulfillment.com), one of the nation’s leading cost-effective fulfillment and integrated direct mail marketing companies, is pleased to announce it has added five new clients to its rapidly expanding client roster, which includes the fashion, sports apparel, personal care, nutraceutical, and nautical industries. “APS Fulfillment Inc. is pleased to add these five businesses to our growing, diverse client roster,” says APS Fulfillment, Inc. president Charles Aultman. “By choosing APS Fulfillment, Inc., each of these companies can take advantage of our close proximity to all major transportation hubs; state-of-the-art facilities; efficient, accurate, and fast pick-and-pack; and reliable customer service...

APS Fulfillment, Inc. (www.APSFulfillment.com), one of the nation’s leading cost-effective fulfillment and integrated direct mail marketing companies, is responding to recent first-quarter e-commerce sales data and is pleased to announce its top tips for helping brands improve their customer satisfaction in a highly competitive online environment. Many point to November and December as the strongest periods for growth in online sales, but according to one survey, the momentum has carried over to the first quarter. During the first quarter of 2014, e-commerce sales surged 12% year-over-year past $56.0 billion. This marks the 18th consecutive quarter when desktop sales increased year-over-year,...

APS Fulfillment, Inc. (www.APSFulfillment.com), one of the nation’s leading cost-effective fulfillment and integrated direct mail marketing companies, is announcing its top tips for creating an outstanding e-commerce experience for customers. “As the world’s biggest economy, U.S. online sales are expected to grow from $343 billion in 2012 to $434 billion by 2017,” says Charles Aultman, President of APS Fulfillment, Inc. “Most recently, during the first quarter of 2014, U.S. online retail sales climbed 13% year-over-year to $63.4 billion. This double digit growth is a positive indicator in light of soft overall consumer spending.” (more…)

APS Fulfillment, Inc. (www.APSFulfillment.com), one of the nation’s leading cost-effective fulfillment and integrated direct mail marketing companies, is weighing in on April’s consumer spending data and strong manufacturing momentum. According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, consumer spending, which accounts for roughly 70% of the U.S. economy, climbed 0.9% in March—the biggest gain since August 2009 and ahead of economists’ projections of a 0.6% increase. In February, U.S. consumer spending rose 0.5%. (more…)

APS Fulfillment, Inc. (www.APSFulfillment.com), one of the nation’s leading cost-effective fulfillment and integrated direct mail marketing companies, is announcing its top tips for helping brands find a distribution center with fast and accurate order fulfillment. “It doesn’t matter what sector a business operates in, there is increased competitive pressure and demand for faster, more accurate order fulfillment,” says Charles Aultman, president of APS Fulfillment, Inc. “On top of that, demand is also increasing for near-real-time access to replacement inventory to ensure operations run nonstop.” (more…)

APS Fulfillment, Inc. (www.APSFulfillment.com), one of the nation’s leading cost-effective fulfillment and integrated direct mail marketing companies, is weighing in on a recent report showing that retailers expect to get 50% of their sales from mobile devices. APS Fulfillment, Inc. is also announcing its top fulfillment and distribution tips for businesses looking to capitalize on the changing mobile-commerce environment. According to a recent survey, a growing number of retailers (11%) expect to conduct more than half of their online sales through mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets, by the end of 2014. When the same study was conducted in...

APS Fulfillment, Inc. (www.APSFulfillment.com), one of the nation’s leading cost-effective fulfillment and integrated direct mail marketing companies, is announcing its top tips for providing superior customer satisfaction in light of a recent American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) report showing that online customer satisfaction is at a 12-year low. According to this report, the sharp drop in online satisfaction comes at the expense of improved service and deep discounts at traditional brick-and-mortar stores. Customer disappointment with late shipments also helped level the playing field. Those most negatively impacted by the decline in customer satisfaction were smaller online and multi-channel brands. (more…)

APS Fulfillment, Inc. (www.APSFulfillment.com), one of the nation’s leading cost-effective fulfillment and integrated direct mail marketing companies, is releasing its expert opinion on a recent study showing the demand for industrial space could approach record levels in 2014 as e-commerce expands. According to a new report, the net demand for industrial space could reach 250 million square feet in 2014, surpassing the near-record level of 233 million square feet set in 2013. The seven percent year-over-year increase in demand comes on the heels of an improving economy and the continued expansion of e-commerce, which shifts goods and products from retail...

APS Fulfillment, Inc. (www.APSFulfillment.com), one of the nation’s leading cost-effective fulfillment and integrated direct mail marketing companies, is weighing in on why poor fulfillment services were responsible, in part, for sending the American Customer Satisfaction Index to a 12-year low. After three years of incremental growth, the American Customer Satisfaction Index (a measure of satisfaction with online shopping) plunged 4.9% to a reading of 78, the lowest level since 2001. The sharp decline in the online satisfaction index can be partly attributed to the cold weather and a surge in last-minute sales before the holidays in December. Both of these...

APS Fulfillment, Inc. (www.APSFulfillment.com), one of the nation’s leading cost-effective fulfillment and integrated direct mail marketing companies, is cautioning importers to ensure the company in charge of their order fulfillment has obtained all the proper U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) permits in the wake of the detainment of shipments during the Sochi Olympics. “When it comes to receiving products and getting them shipped to waiting customers, time is of the essence. In fact, not obtaining the proper import release permits can result in shipments being detained for weeks or even months,” says Charles Aultman, president of APS Fulfillment, Inc. “This...