Ecommerce growth continues to reach fresh all-time highs with each passing year. Total online retail sales exceeded $1 trillion in 2022, hitting a record, according to Comscore. Consumers are shifting their behavior, choosing to buy online rather than in-store. With demand higher than ever, newcomers to Ecommerce might find it challenging to manage the logistics […]
Category: Warehousing
How to Prepare Your Business for the Peak Season
Peak season puts more than your sales strategy to the test. It puts pressure on inventory, receiving, pick and pack, shipping, technology, customer support, and returns at the same time. That pressure keeps growing. U.S. consumers spent a record $257.8 billion online during the 2025 holiday season, up 6.8% from the year before. Cyber Week […]
What Is Industrial Warehousing?
Industrial warehousing connects production with the storage and movement of inventory. Instead of treating manufacturing and warehousing as completely separate operations, the system coordinates how raw materials, work-in-process inventory and finished goods move from one stage to the next. That is the simplest answer to what is industrial warehousing. The term can carry a broader […]
Industrial Storage
MAI Fulfillment was built on the strengths of our people to handle all types of commodities. Industrial storage is one of our many strengths within MAI’s service offerings. MAI is trusted to store and ship several Fortune 500 customers’ products. As a growing 3PL company in Chicago, IL, MAI is committed to helping your business […]
Inventory Planning Red Flags: Ignore at Your Own Risk!
Inventory is a pivotal reason why many businesses succeed or fail. Too much or too little has a direct impact on profits and losses. Even global retail giants like Walmart, Nike and Best Buy sometimes encounter inventory problems of massive proportions. Despite the high stakes […]