Fulfillment & Logistics
The first truck that your product sees is the one that it’s on as it leaves.
FORTRESS NUTRITION solves many of your product quality and security issues through streamlined logistics. After all, making great products is only half the battle. At FORTRESS NUTRITION, we understand that ensuring a product arrives on time and to the right location is critical to your success.
Fulfillment & Logistics Services Available For All Our Customers
Our full-service fulfillment and distribution teams are there to arrange timely delivery for
Real estate brokers will tell you that it’s all about “location, location, location.” The same is true when looking for the right fulfillment facilities. Here are four, often overlooked, reasons about why location matters when evaluating a fulfillment center.
Transportation Cost
Both inbound and outbound transportation cost are the #1 reason location matters. Consider where your customer base is located. The closer you are to your customers, the lower your outbound transportation cost. This is often a no-brainer, but the other important consideration is inbound transportation cost.
What might be a good location from a customer standpoint may not be a good location for inbound transportation. Both of these costs should be considered as the savings on one side might be outweighed by increased costs on the other side.
Labor Supply
FORTRESS has a trained, reliable team. We help you avoid the pitfalls of temporary labor. Economic recovery has affected various cities differently. Competing fulfillment centers located in tight labor markets often have trouble filling their workforces during peak times, or if they can, it may be at a premium price. We are a bulwark against this issue.
Availability of Real Estate
Our Fortress has ample space to handle your needs. Just as in the case of labor, many cities are experiencing tight real estate markets. Fulfillment companies located in tight real estate markets may not be able to find seasonal or expansion space at rental rates that allow them to be competitive in the market. You are safe behind our walls.
Local Tax Climate
Strategy is an important part of any defense. Taxes affecting companies who sell direct-to-consumer vary from state to state. Besides the various approaches to online sales from a sales tax perspective, many states and localities still have inventory taxes that must be paid by the online retailer on inventory located at the fulfillment center. For our online retailer clients, FORTRESS will review their business taxes, a service not commonly provided within the industry.
“Fortress helped simply my business and allowed me to focus on business growth. Fortress not only is able to turnkey manufacturer my nutritional products, they are also my warehousing and direct to consumer and retail fulfillment company. The ability to have all these services under one roof allows my team to focus on marketing and sales instead of the day to day operational needs.”
