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What Are the Best Online Marketplaces for Your Brand in 2026?

Peter Curac-Dahl — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:30:57 GMT

Selling on every marketplace isn't a strategy — it's a distraction. The brands that win on marketplaces in 2026 are the ones who choose the right two or three platforms, optimize hard, and treat each one as a distinct channel with its own playbook.

Best 3PLs for Beauty and Cosmetics Fulfillment in 2026

Peter Curac-Dahl — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:44:30 GMT

Beauty brands need more from a 3PL than storage and shipping. Skincare formulas degrade in heat, glass packaging shatters when packed carelessly, and customers who discovered your brand on TikTok expect a flawless unboxing every time. The best 3PLs for beauty and cosmetics fulfillment in 2026 combine climate-controlled storage, expiration date tracking, FDA compliance, and branded packaging capabilities. Cart.com leads this list because of its end-to-end commerce infrastructure, but other providers like ShipBob, Capacity LLC, and Shipfusion also serve specific beauty brand needs well. This guide breaks down what to look for and who delivers.

Best Apparel 3PL Providers in 2026: Top 10 for Clothing Brands

Peter Curac-Dahl — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:52:23 GMT

The best apparel 3PL providers in 2026 are Cart.com, ShipBob, Barrett Distribution, GXO Logistics, DHL Supply Chain, Ryder Supply Chain Solutions, Red Stag Fulfillment, Radial, Buske Logistics, and ShipWizard. Each offers a different mix of scale, specialization, and channel support, but all are built to handle the specific demands of clothing fulfillment: high SKU counts, garment-sensitive handling, omnichannel distribution, and reverse logistics at volume.

What Is a Fulfillment Center? How They Work and Why Your Brand Needs One

Peter Curac-Dahl — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:50:51 GMT

If you've ever shipped an order to a customer, you've participated in fulfillment — even if you were doing it from your garage. A fulfillment center is just a more sophisticated version of that same process, built to handle volume, speed, and complexity at scale.

Three Amazon & Shipping Changes Every Seller Should Know About

Peter Curac-Dahl — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 05:15:01 GMT

If you're selling on Amazon right now, you've likely noticed your margins tightening in ways that aren't showing up as a single line item. That's because April and May 2026 brought a trio of changes , from Amazon itself, from USPS, and to how Amazon bills for advertising , that are quietly compounding across every sale you make. Here's a breakdown of what changed, what it costs you, and how to think about responding.

Sustainable reverse logistics in apparel: how 3PLs are helping brands reduce returns waste

Joe Barth — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:23:59 GMT

In 2024, approximately 80% of discarded clothing ended up in landfills or was incinerated. Less than 1% was recycled into new textile fibers. Against this backdrop, apparel brands face a returns problem that is simultaneously an operational challenge, a financial drain, and an escalating regulatory and reputational risk.

7 signs your apparel brand has outgrown your 3PL (and what to do next)

Joe Barth — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:32:05 GMT

Most apparel brands don't make a deliberate decision to outgrow their fulfillment partner. It happens gradually — a few more SKUs, a new wholesale account, a new channel, a peak season that stretched capacity further than expected. And then one quarter the signals become impossible to ignore.

How Laundry Sauce Built a Premium Brand in a Commoditized Category — and Took It to Target

Peter Curac-Dahl — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:27:14 GMT

Laundry is about as commoditized as it gets. Procter & Gamble and Unilever have owned those shelves for decades. The products are cheap, the marketing is functional, and the category is — to put it charitably — uninspiring.

Amazon MCF vs. FBA: Which Fulfillment Option Is Right for Your Brand?

Chris Mehrabi — Wed, 27 May 2026 08:01:53 GMT

If you sell on Amazon, you've probably heard of FBA. But if you're also selling on your own site, Walmart, TikTok Shop, or any other channel, you may have run into Amazon Multi-Channel Fulfillment — MCF — and wondered whether it's the smarter play.

How to Sell on Walmart Marketplace: A Practical Guide for DTC Brands

Chris Mehrabi — Wed, 27 May 2026 07:50:40 GMT

Walmart Marketplace is no longer an afterthought for brands that take Amazon seriously. With 120M+ monthly visitors and a seller ecosystem that's still less saturated than Amazon in most categories, it's become one of the most compelling expansion channels for DTC brands ready to move beyond their primary platform.