The Foreign-Trade Zone program was created in 1934 by Congress as an incentive to encourage companies to keep investment and jobs in the United States and not move production offshore. The program removes certain costs and barriers that do not exist in foreign locations. Located in FTZ #181, ASW’s Akron/Mogadore operations are strategically located to quickly access over 60% of …
Employee T-Shirt Fulfillment for Retail Store Re-Brand
Business challenge: A large multi-brand retailer was in the process of rebranding one of its divisions. It needed all employees working in the newly re-branded stores across the U.S. to have identical t-shirts for its big Black Friday sale. ASW’s solution: ASW provided a full-service solution, ensuring that all t-shirts were sourced, imprinted, labeled, packed, and shipped efficiently to each …
Retail Distribution Case Study
Business challenge: A manufacturer of soap and skin care products made with 100% natural ingredients needed a new distribution partner. It’s existing partner was neither able to satisfactorily design a complete retail distribution plan, nor able to scale to match the client’s growth. ASW’s solution: ASW designed and implemented a plan to consolidate all product distribution in the United States …
Child Car Seat Order Fulfillment
Business challenge: A leading child car seat manufacturer sought out a 3PL to handle some orders for one of its most popular products. After growth, the client needed to find one partner to handle its entire U.S. distribution channel (including multiple SKU’s), both B2B to retailers and B2C to customers’ homes. Because of the size of the operation, the client …
Understanding Direct-to-Consumer (DTC)
There are B2B companies–those businesses providing services and commodities to other businesses–and there are B2C companies that provide services and commodities to individual customers. Or are they DTC companies?Overview If you’re a supplier, you’ve probably been asked by fellow suppliers and corporate buyers if you are B2B or B2C. What about DTC, which is being talked about more and more? …
Why Transitioning to DTC with an Ecommerce Store Makes Sense for Your CPG Company
If you’re in the CPG industry and you’re not engaged in selling direct-to-consumer (DTC), you could be missing out. Mass market and niche retailers and CPG companies know their bread and butter has always been establishing, nurturing, and strengthening consumer loyalty. With greater reliance on ecommerce, however, maintaining customer loyalty has grown more tenuous for companies that do not have …
Ecommerce Store for Multi-Brand Client
Business challenge: With nearly 30,000 full-time employees and comprised of over a dozen brands, a major retailer needed one partner able to implement and manage an employee merchandising program across all brands. The client needed a solution that could reach every employee. Additionally, it needed a partner with the knowledge and commitment to provide regular sales and technological support. ASW’s …
Managing Niche Market: Pet Foods Distribution
Business challenge: With rapid growth, a leading manufacturer and co-packer of natural dog treats and premium canned pet food faced the decision whether to continue handling its own warehousing and distribution or to outsource operations to a third-party logistics provider (3PL). Its 100,000 sq. foot production space was too small to handle demand, so the company would either need to …