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Q and A with Damon Schechter of Shipwire – Emerging eCommerce Technology Spotlight

By Nii A. Ahene

Even the most novice eCommerce Retailer knows that the job isn’t done after a customer enters their credit card, hits submit and checks out of a shopping cart. Most, no doubt, have little problem picking, packing, and shipping orders to domestic customers. That said throw in a wrinkle like shipping internationally, handling returns, or optimizing inventory warehousing to save on shipping costs and the complexity of the fulfillment process increases significantly.

Several companies have sprung up over the years to help retailers solve those and many other related ecommerce logistic problems. I caught up with Damon Schechter, CEO of Shipwire to learn more about how third party fulfillment like his help growing retailers save money and scale their operations, both domestically and internationally.

Here’s the interview-