Amazon’s New FBA Fuel Surcharge: Here for the Long Haul?
Amazon has officially announced a 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge on fulfillment fees, and while the percentage may seem small at first glance, the impact on sellers is more meaningful than it appears. Starting April 17, 2026, the surcharge applies to FBA in the U.S. and Canada, along with Remote Fulfillment. On May 2, it […]
Amazon DSP and 3PL Fulfillment: An Unexpected Relationship Driving Profit Margins
The Unexpected Relationship Between Amazon DSP and 3PL Fulfillment The Unexpected Relationship Between Amazon DSP and 3PL Fulfillment How Your Marketing Strategy Is Quietly Reshaping Your Supply Chain At first glance, Amazon DSP and your 3PL seem to live in entirely different worlds. One is responsible for generating demand, the other for fulfilling it. One […]
Prime Day Might Be Coming Early This Year. Is Your Inventory?
A 3–4 week shift in Prime Day timing can erase a big share of your planned sales. If the event moves from July into late June, every part of your logistics timeline has to move with it. Treat this as a Q2 deadline, not a mid-year promotion. Prime Day success is an inventory problem, not […]
Product Update: SplitSmart Adds a Dallas Hub to Its CA and NJ Network
SplitSmart Expands to Dallas: Faster Amazon Inbound, Lower Costs | Tactical Logistic Solutions SplitSmart Expands to Dallas: Faster Amazon Inbound, Lower Costs It is 7:15 a.m., and your shipment shows as “received” in Amazon Seller Central. By noon, ads are live, traffic is flowing, but the units still are not Prime-eligible. By the end of […]
Walmart Marketplace in 2026: AI and Fulfillment Growth Drive Battle vs. Amazon
As 2026 shifts into gear, Walmart is doing something few legacy retailers have managed successfully: scaling digital growth aggressively while tightening operational discipline across its marketplace. The result is a platform that looks less like a traditional big-box retailer with an online extension and more like a structured, AI-driven marketplace machine. For brands selling on […]
The Hidden Margin Leaks in Your Supply Chain: What Sellers Should Watch Out For in 2026
Most sellers can tell you exactly how much they’re spending on ads, product, and Amazon fees. Far fewer can tell you how much money they’re losing between those line items, in timing, inventory decisions, and backend assumptions that quietly stopped being true. In 2026, that blind spot is getting more expensive and the reason isn’t […]
TikTok Fulfillment in 2026: New Rules, New Game for Omnichannel Sellers
After a tumultuous year of will-they-won’t-they’s for TikTok in 2025, TikTok Shop has officially moved past the testing phase and is now one of the fastest-growing e-commerce channels in the US. Industry reporting shows that US TikTok Shop GMV grew more than 400 percent in 2024, crossed into the mid-teens billions in 2025, and is […]
TikTok Shop in 2026: From Growth Experiment to Operational Reality
For most brands, TikTok Shop did not start as a carefully modeled channel, but as a test: A creator tagged a product. A video popped. Orders trickled in. Then surged. That “accidental growth” phase is ending, and with it, the ability to “wing it.” By 2026, TikTok Shop will no longer be treated as a […]
Fulfillment Strategy for 2026: How Brands Should Prepare for Omnichannel Selling
In 2026, where will your revenue actually come from? If your answer is Amazon, TikTok, Walmart, D2C, and most likely a combination of the above, how do you plan to build one backend that can support those channels without losing margin or control? Rising marketplace fees, tighter SLAs, faster policy changes, and Amazon’s decision to […]
5 Multichannel E-Commerce Predictions for 2026 (And Your Must-Read Fulfillment Guide)
The 2026 Multichannel Logistics Checklist If you want multichannel fulfillment to behave like a profit lever, start here: One inventory pool across channels Clean SKU mapping (including bundles and kits) Defined cutoffs and SLAs Routing logic across nodes and carriers A real returns program with speed and recovery Visibility into what is in stock, shipped, […]