The rise of the services- on-tap economy has set off a literal chain reaction that is affecting the Indian warehousing and Logistics sector. Understanding how and where new warehousing trends impact efficiency, speed and accuracy will help sellers sell better and regain control over the quality of customer experiences. The domestic warehousing sector contributes to ~14% of the country’s GDP. And...
Warehouse management is the first efficiency checkpoint. It’s where the majority of your manual efforts, resources and time are concentrated. And yet, it’s also the place that sees a snowball effect when things go wrong, which is why several sellers are migrating to an automated warehouse management system ,a.k.a a WMS. As eCommerce and its spinoffs such as Q-Commerce, m and v-Commerce experience...
Depending on the extent of automation deployed at a warehouse, it can either be your best friend that’s making you money, or your worst enemy that will carry sunken costs and overheads that you didn’t prepare for. Speed, efficiency and accuracy is the holy trinity of warehouse management, and barcode scanners cross off all three in one strike. The advantage to using barcode scanning is that it...
As a seller, you have to think like a customer. Yes, you read that right. Picture yourself going around your website or store, finding and adding items to your cart. You proceed to checkout, and select a payment option. There are several suspect failure points in a customer journey, but the inability to account for and reconcile cash inflows and outflows is at the top of the list of concerns. To...
The Indian eCommerce market is estimated to reach USD 163M by 2026, growing at a 27% CAGR (Compounded Annual Growth Rate). With the sector up by 12% in 2024 from 2023, eCommerce is a sunrise sector that is thrusting the nation towards foretold potential. Growth isn’t just handed over to you on a silver platter; it’s a reward for those sellers who not only keep abreast of eCommerce trends...
The rise of returns, particularly those that are bracketed and fake is a wake up call to eCommerce sellers who are operating in the fashion industry. Even with online orders having a higher return rate than brick-and-mortar spaces, clothing is the worst hit sector, with return rates averaging 25-40%. According to Coresight Research, ecommerce return rates for apparel rose to 24.4% in 2023. This...
With diverse sales channels to tap into, reverse logistics is an integral component of the supply chain. If anything, the rise in bracketed purchases and return frauds have made the returns handling process more complex today than it was a decade ago. Returns on genuine grounds cannot be dismissed, which is why it’s considered a necessary evil that all sellers should expect. But how can you...
Have you taken stock (pun unintended) of the time your employees spend fixing order mix-ups and catalog attributes? If you’re still getting customer complaints of receiving the wrong products, it means you’re missing the key ingredient, i.e. a well-defined and clean eCommerce catalog. While seemingly counter-intuitive at first, the extent to which your operations can run like a well-oiled...
At Base.com, we’re here to help you grow your business while staying compliant with Indian tax regulations. As a company registered in Poland, our services could be categorized as OIDAR services under Indian GST law. As an Indian seller using base.com, it is important to understand how GST works when you receive invoices for base.com services. How Does GST Work? Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a...
We are excited to announce that BaseLinker is evolving into Base.com in India and abroad! This change is a significant step forward as we continue to evolve and improve our platform to better serve you. Why the Change? Our journey began with a focus on linking systems together to simplify your e-commerce operations. Over time, as our platform grew and our capabilities expanded, we realized that...