ShipBob, a prominent worldwide supply chain and fulfillment platform catering to small and mid-sized e-commerce businesses, has recently declared the launch of its newest fulfillment center located in British Columbia. This new site is ShipBob's fifth in Canada and its first in Western Canada within its network.

The fulfillment center located near Surrey, British Columbia, which is just outside of Vancouver. In addition to ShipBob's fulfillment centers in Ontario, merchants can now distribute inventory in the British Columbia fulfillment center in the West to bring inventory closer to customers across Canada and reduce shipping costs, transit times, and potential delays owing to weather disruptions. ShipBob's state-of-the-art technology, which offers merchants unmatched visibility, will be installed at this new fulfillment center, just like it is in the other roughly 60 locations within its logistics network.

In order to give customers in Western Canada an even better delivery experience, we are putting our merchants at the center of everything we do, and this new site broadens our nationwide operating footprint," stated Divey Gulati, COO of ShipBob. "Canada is a very important market for our merchants, so we're pleased to build an even stronger fulfilment network for both local Canadian merchants and those running large, complex global supply chains with an ability to manage their entire supply chain with the same software and technology."

We think adding a warehouse in the British Columbia region can save up to 30% on ocean freight costs and shorten lead times when compared to setting up deliveries to Eastern Canada. This is beneficial for our businesses in terms of both inbound logistics and last-mile delivery," stated Allie Lin, a supply chain specialist at Wyze. "Last year, the West Coast accounted for 40% of our Canadian direct-to-consumer sales. With this new ShipBob facility, we will be able to better distribute inventory in demand hubs, cut down on lead times and shipping costs, and ultimately increase customer satisfaction.

In addition, merchants can take advantage of extremely inexpensive air and ocean prices by using ShipBob's end-to-end freight solution, FreightBob, through a chosen freight forwarder that assists in inventory management and transportation to any of ShipBob's fulfillment facilities in Canada.

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