Kraig Schmitt

If you’ve ever had a warehouse manager tell you one thing, your ERP another, and your Shopify dashboard something completely different—you’re not alone. In fact, one of the most common (and costly) challenges eCommerce companies face is the maddening inconsistency of their inventory numbers. You think you’ve got 124 units on hand, but the warehouse […]

If you’re like most e-commerce professionals, you’ve probably been told that inventory reports are the key to growth. That tracking the right numbers will unlock better forecasting, more efficient fulfillment, and bigger profits. So you generate reports. You stare at dashboards. You even hold weekly meetings to review them. But here’s the problem: the results

There’s nothing quite like the sinking feeling of seeing “out of stock” messages pile up—knowing full well the demand is there, the cart abandonment is real, and the missed revenue. Gone for good. And more often than not, it’s not your team’s fault. It’s a vendor delay. The shipment didn’t arrive. The PO got held

Manual spreadsheets. They seem so innocent. So simple. Most of us have relied on them at some point to track orders, manage inventory, or forecast demand. And in the early days of running an eCommerce business, spreadsheets felt like a smart, cost-effective solution. Just fire up Excel or Google Sheets, plug in your SKU numbers,

Choosing the right inventory management system isn’t just a technical decision—it’s a strategic one. For growing e-commerce brands, your inventory software isn’t just another tool. It’s the backbone of your entire operation. It affects how you forecast demand, fulfill orders, manage SKUs, and scale across new channels. That’s why it’s crucial to choose a system

E-commerce runs on systems. From your website and payment gateway to fulfillment platforms and third-party marketplaces, your tools are what keep the engine running. But what happens when those systems stop talking to each other? What happens when your sales data says one thing, your inventory management tool says another, and your fulfillment center is

Picture this: your best-selling product is out of stock during peak season. Customers are frustrated, competitors are winning sales, and your marketing efforts are driving traffic to a dead end. Sound familiar? This scenario plays out in e-commerce businesses more often than it should. What starts as a miscalculation ends up damaging your reputation, driving

You think you’ve got a handle on your inventory. The numbers seem right, orders are moving, and forecasts look decent. Then—bam!—you’re oversold on your top SKU. A customer calls furious about a backordered item. You scramble to expedite a restock and realize you’re way under on a product that should’ve been flagged weeks ago. Sound

Dead stock is more than a storage headache—it’s a silent profit killer. It clutters your warehouse, ties up valuable capital, and slowly erodes your financial flexibility. As an e-commerce operator, nothing is more frustrating than seeing piles of unsold inventory gathering dust while faster-moving products are delayed or understocked. And yet, dead stock quietly builds

Fulfillment can feel like a war zone when your orders start scaling faster than your backend. One minute, everything’s flowing. The next, your warehouse is bottlenecked, your customer service team is buried in “where’s my order?” emails, and your staff is working overtime just to keep up. Sound familiar? If you’re like most growing eCommerce