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Shifting Gears of Ecommerce<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Joe Tesensky saw a shift in the way consumers were buying auto parts online. He started noticing a decline in referral traffic to his ecommerce site, and a steady increase in sales on his thriving eBay store. People were browsing on search engines and purchasing their parts on marketplaces. So, he expanded his ecommerce operations by selling on Amazon. \u201cPeople are going straight to Amazon, not searching on Google.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At first, getting a small selection of his auto parts inventory onto Amazon wasn\u2019t easy. It was a manual process to keep his inventory levels updated. \u201cI would export my inventory to an Excel spreadsheet and then import it into Amazon manually, every day,\u201d Joe says. \u201cIf the inventory is not in sync, you sell something you don\u2019t have or you miss a selling opportunity on something you do have in stock.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, the way he was shipping and fulfilling orders was inefficient. Because his shipping software was not cloud-based, he could only access it from one terminal in his department. When it came to picking and fulfilling orders, it was clumsy for his team to access a single terminal in their warehouse. Overall, it was very manual and inefficient to scale sales on Amazon.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Breakthrough Solution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To grow sales on Amazon, Joe utilized Altos Digital\u2019s software and services.  This made it effortless to synchronize inventory on Amazon and easily list thousands of auto parts. \u201cWithin a couple of weeks Altos Digital had all our inventory on Amazon,\u201d Joe says. Now, their internal dealer management system (DMS) communicates their on-hand inventory quantities with Amazon to match what they have on the shelf. The system even automates the prices so they stay competitive and profitable.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWithin the first 30 days of using Altos Digital\u2019s solution we saw a 200% increase in sales without eating away at our profit margin.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

To improve the efficiency of order fulfillment, Joe switched to ShipStation from their old shipping software. The new cloud-based shipping platform made it much easier for Joe\u2019s team to handle the high order volumes, compare live shipping rates, and fulfill orders on time. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWith ShipStation, you can create a shipment and print labels from any device.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

ShipStation has helped to eliminate human error in the warehouse. Now Joe and his team save the bin location for every product in ShipStation, which enables them to print it on each packing slip. When they batch a group of orders, it saves time being able to organize by location. Pickers can stay in one section of the warehouse, grab all the product, and move to the next group. They use a scan gun to pull up the order right where they are to ensure they\u2019ve picked the right part every time.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Explosive Growth and Revenue<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Altos Digital and ShipStation gave Joe the software and support to drive extraordinary sales, profit, and efficiency. In 2015, they had $1.5 million in online sales. Since implementing Altos Digital, ShipStation, and Amazon, they\u2019re approaching the $5 million mark in annual sales!<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more about selling on Amazon and other marketplaces with Altos Digital: <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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