Fulfillment Services
Fulfillment

Fulfillment Services Outsourced; the Argents:You Ratio

Argents Express roots are in freight forwarding and customs brokerage, but over the past decade has expanded from transporting and clearing international cargo into providing storage, fulfillment, and final-mile support for those same customers. The reasons were three-fold – our customers’ businesses grew and diversified, they told us that the cost was too great to… Read more »

Fulfillment by Merchant with Argents
eCommerce

Fulfillment by Merchant? Fine by Us!

With congestion and delays being the hottest topic in logistics, many retailers are worried about getting inventory shipped in time to wrap for the holidays. Even the mega-reach of Amazon is faltering as many retailers find delays and restrictions when trying to send goods into Amazon warehouses, let alone out to ship to their customers…. Read more »

Growth in Seattle

Growth Boots on the ground, eyes on the prize

“The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry.” ~ Robert Burns The aforementioned proverb is generally invoked to discuss a situation that goes off the rails despite good planning and intentions. We at Argents prefer to think of it as a way of explaining that all the planning, research, and intentions for success… Read more »

de minimis rules
eCommerce

Low value woe-ohs: e-Commerce buyers and de minimis rules

It’s not our fault that the pandemic accelerated a shift to e-commerce by five years in less than a year and a half. But those buyers are increasingly having their orders fulfilled directly from foreign countries or from facilities set up just outside of America’s borders. The de minimis rules which raised the ceiling to… Read more »

eCommerce, Dream of, don't Dread Q4
eCommerce

4th Quarter Incoming: the Escalation of eCommerce

After a year of fitful recovery from the pandemic in most areas, one industry has seen astronomical growth and expansion – eCommerce. Global eCommerce statistics in 2021 show a meteoric rise that advanced the industry by a decade, speeding up the infiltration of online shopping faster than ever before. As we face a difficult peak… Read more »