In addition, e-commerce fulfillment services can be managed in-house by the online merchant too. Several consumers prefer ordering products online over in-store shopping due to several benefits offered in terms of convenience, cost, variety of choices, and lead time. E-commerce businesses significantly depend upon the warehousing and shipping capabilities to get products transported from manufacturing units/retailers to end-users in a shorter lead time. Traditionally warehousing was highly labor-intensive, however, in recent years, merchants have begun automating operations within the aisles of modern warehouses to minimize human intervention and thereby improve fulfillment productivity and reduce order delivery time.
RSL's order fulfillment services already offer customers a variety of shipping methods that provide both cost savings, as well as a way to expedite delivery to clients. The company's Xparcel Expedited offers 2–5-day transit shipping, while Xparcel Ground provides a 3–8-day transit time for deliveries. In fact, recent statistics confirm that RSL clients using Xparcel Ground have saved as much as 29% in delivery costs.