eBay Enterprise debuts ship-from-store solution

King of Prussia, Pa. -- eBay Enterprise has launched a ship-from-store solution, which the company calls a game-changing initiative that retailers can deploy within 99 days to effectively leverage their physical store inventories while gaining advantages in margin and shipping cost.



“Every day that retailers do not utilize in-store inventory to augment their online sales, they lose opportunities to maximize their existing inventory and increase their bottom line profitability by avoiding markdowns,” stated Tobias Hartmann, head of omnichannel operations for eBay Enterprise. “With the eBay Enterprise Ship-from-Store solution, retailers can quickly turn their physical retail locations into virtual distribution centers.”



With 77% of consumers expecting retailers to provide a consistent, integrated experience between their in-store and online channels, ship-from-store and in-store pickup will empower retailers to continue to compete in an omnichannel landscape and meet their customers’ evolving needs.



Ship-from-Store benefits for both retailers and consumers include:



• Decreased delivery costs and times for customers by routing shipments from the nearest possible physical location;



• Optimized order fulfillment through physical storefront inventory, expediting the ability for retailers to debut new products; and



• Maintain profit margins by turning store inventory online, as opposed to in-store merchandise markdowns to move inventory.



Across its client portfolio, eBay Enterprise is seeing the significant impact of omnichannel solutions. Ship-From-Store is now live for 2,756 stores, 30 brands, 22 retailers in 13 countries.



Based on client data, eBay Enterprise customers can experience a more than 30% margin increase on items nearing markdown and consumers experience expedited delivery with more than 80% of ship-from-store orders shipped in one day and 96% shipped in two days.



According to the company, eBay Enterprise was first to market with its holistic, integrated back-end technology that provides retailers with one comprehensive inventory system.