3PL Ecommerce Fulfillment Alternative

Third Party Logistics (3PL) Ecommerce Fulfillment Alternative

Late same-day cutoffs & weekend fulfillment
30% average lower cost ~ Amazon Seller Fulfilled Prime (SFP)

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Nationwide Shipping - Affordable, Fast, Flexible

Struggling to keep your fast shipping badges? Fed up with the hassles and poor performance of third party logistics (3PL) companies? Cahoot is the ideal 3PL ecommerce fulfillment alternative. Cahoot offers nationwide 1-day and 2-day coverage, same-day order fulfillment 6-7 days per week, and meets the industry’s highest ecommerce fulfillment standard – Amazon Seller Fulfilled Prime (SFP).

Cahoot
Traditional 3PL
Nationwide 1-Day & 2-Day Coverage
High Standards | 99.95% On-Time & 99.9% Accuracy
Uses Your Existing Carrier Accounts & Rates
Same-Day Ecommerce Fulfillment 6-7 Days/Week
Competitive Storage & Fulfillment Fees
FULFILLMENT SERVICES
Kitting, Bundling, and Subscriptions
Automated Order Routing
Lowest-Cost Shipping Label Guarantee
Easy Returns Processing
Fast Receiving (2-business-day SLA)
SELLING CHANNELS
Amazon Fulfilled by Merchant (FBM)
Ebay
Walmart
Works with All Marketplaces & Ecommerce Platforms
Amazon Seller Fulfilled Prime (SFP)
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
Fast Onboarding – Signup to Shipping in 2 Weeks
Powerful & Easy-To-Use Shipping Software
Flexible & Merchant-Inclusive Ecommerce Fulfillment
Barcode Scan Verification Technology
Advanced Monitoring & Proactive Issue Notifications
Zero Tech Integration
Excellent End-Customer Data Privacy

Expand fast shipping nationwide without juggling multiple 3PL ecommerce contracts

Cahoot Outclasses 3PL Ecommerce Fulfillment

From click to delivery and every step in between, Cahoot’s powerful and easy-to-use shipping software and peer-to-peer ecommerce fulfillment network of over 100 merchant warehouses makes nationwide ecommerce fulfillment a breeze.

Orders flow in from any ecommerce sales channel where they are automatically routed to the optimal order fulfillment center and assigned the lowest cost shipping label that meets the merchant’s delivery promise. Thanks to this high degree of automation, merchants enjoy 99.95% on-time shipping, and 99.99% order accuracy. Finally, advanced monitoring and proactive notifications provide complete visibility of order inventory levels at all warehouse locations as well as the entire order fulfillment workflow – from click to delivery.

Over 100 World-Class Ecommerce Fulfillment Centers

The Cahoot network is the next step in advanced 3PL ecommerce fulfillment. You can choose to continue to fulfill orders for customers nearby, while the Cahoot network fulfills orders for customers far away. Already working with a third party logistics (3PL) that you like? No-problem. Ecommerce 3PLs that meet our high order fulfillment standards are welcome to join the Cahoot ecommerce fulfillment network.
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I had my doubts about how a new player can ship thousands of my orders each month. But outsourcing my 3PL ecommerce fulfillment is now so simple thanks to Cahoot’s platform and reliable customer service. They really do everything they can do make sure all my orders are shipped on time and accurately. Nearly all my orders are shipped perfectly.”

John Perieteanu

Owner of QBIT Commerce

Your Customer Data is Safe with Us

Cahoot ecommerce fulfillment partners never have access to your customer data, product pricing, carrier and marketplace accounts, or credentials. They receive only fully rendered shipping labels and packing lists. That’s it!

Nationwide 1-Day and 2-Day Shipping & Amazon SFP in Two Weeks or Less

With Cahoot, there is no tech integration or complex configurations to figure out – simply connect your existing shipping carrier accounts and ecommerce sales channels. Cahoot shipping software is so easy to use, that your team can learn how to use it in minutes. API is also available for users with more sophisticated order fulfillment needs.

Is Cahoot Right For Your Ecommerce Business?

Below are the kinds of businesses that benefit most from Cahoot order fulfillment:

  • Sells on their website or marketplaces like Amazon, Walmart, eBay, etc.
  • Typically ships 3,000+ parcels per month
  • Has some high-velocity SKUs
  • Most orders are single line, single quantity
  • No special handling (SKUs sent to Cahoot are not hazmat, and have no special storage or fulfillment requirements)

4 Easy Steps to Turbocharging Your Sales Nationwide

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The Power of Many™

Leverage the power of our certified merchant network to rapidly scale your ecommerce business.
Delight your customers with 1-day or 2-day shipping. Turbocharge your sales.

Join the Cahoot order fulfillment network.

Cahoot’s Peer-to-Peer Order Fulfillment Network
Typical Third Party Logistics Company
FLEXIBLE ORDER FULFILLMENT
  • Multiple locations (nationwide coverage)
  • Can change with your changing needs
  • Option to offset costs by reciprocating fulfillment
RIGID ORDER FULFILLMENT
  • Typically one or two locations
  • Can’t easily adapt to your needs
  • Strictly offers outsourced fulfillment (higher cost)
UNIFORM
  • Single entity, single contract, one set of rules
  • Uniform processes, pricing, and SLAs across all locations
INCONSISTENT
  • Different entities and contracts for additional fulfillment locations
  • Inconsistent processes and pricing. SLAs vary across each 3PL company
CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY
  • Built for fast-evolving ecommerce & marketplaces
  • Provides data-driven insights
  • Automatic tracking/alerts all the way to customer doorstep and everywhere in-between
LEGACY TECHNOLOGY
  • Not originally designed to handle ecommerce
  • Limited visibility into order status and fulfillment
  • Must manually track deliveries, no alerts or warnings
MAINTAIN SHIPPING VOLUME & ACCOUNTS
  • All orders are shipped on your existing carrier accounts using your negotiated rates. Maintain existing direct carrier relationships and transparent billing.
LITTLE TO NO CONTROL
  • 3PL typically uses their own carrier accounts and rates and bills you for shipping separately. All shipping volume and carrier relationship is transferred to the 3PL which may swap out carriers and service types at their discretion.
SEAMLESS AND ADVANCED INTEGRATION
  • Integration with all the popular sales channels, marketplaces, and third-party software systems to ensure fast onboarding and smooth operations.
LIMITED INTEGRATION CAPABILITIES
  • Most 3PL companies are not technologically advanced and hence rely on simple integration or even manual uploading of orders that can create a lot of manual work for the merchants besides introducing human errors and inefficiency.
SEASONED ECOMMERCE PARTNERS
  • Order fulfillment partners are highly-vetted merchants who have intimate knowledge of what’s at stake and what’s required to meet SLAs. Cahoot provides compliance oversight to ensure that no order is shipped or delivered late.
LIMITED EXPERIENCE WITH FAST TURNAROUND AND SELLER-FULFILLED-PRIME FULFILLMENT
  • Most 3PLs are not designed to process late same-day shipping orders or operate to meet the strict SFP standards. No third-party oversight into quality assurance and accountability for SLA violations. No continuous improvement feedback loop to ensure things don’t fall through the cracks.
WORKS WITH YOUR FULFILLMENT
  • Every order is automatically routed to the best shipper based on cost, inventory availability, cut off times, etc. This includes your own warehouse, so you’ll always ship at the lowest possible cost.
OUTSOURCE THE ENTIRE SKU OR NOT AT ALL
  • Popular 3PLs will fulfill all orders for the SKUs they store, regardless if you’re closer to the customer. So they don’t consider your location as an option until they run out of the item.
  • Or you have to manually select which orders should be fulfilled by the 3PLs everyday, and send the shipping labels manually.
Cahoot Order Fulfillment