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but not too big,” said Daan. “A partner to whom we are just as discussion around bestsellers; it’s very interesting to
important as they are to us.” have those stored and delivered by the marketplaces,”
said Daan. “Apart from these bestsellers, we are
The integration of the Salesupply fulfilment platform and the delivering more and more products ourselves. First
ERP package of Solis was smooth, and the set-up went live and foremost, for financial motives, but also to stay
in October 2022. That way, there was a month left to test and in control and to reduce organisational complexity.”
improve the set-up before the peak season started. It was the • Increase cut-off times until midnight, resulting in a
first time that Solis made it through a peak season without 25%(!) increase in Dutch marketplaces.
problems. “Since the start of our partnership, we have always • Optimise bulk stock levels to increase online stock
stayed within the set delivery limits of each online platform,” levels and orders.
says Daan. “That is especially important for marketplaces that • To avoid costly stock returns, all of Solis’ seasonal
work with strikes. These strikes can lead to a temporary, very products are fulfilled by Salesupply.
costly suspension of your account.”
Future developments: Multi-warehouse strategy
Optimising marketplace and e-commerce fulfilment For now, Solis handles its fulfilment from one of the
approach 15+ e-commerce fulfilment centres that make up the
From the start, Solis and Salesupply have been working international fulfilment network of Salesupply. It is expected
together to optimise e-commerce fulfilment for Solis. These that a fulfilment centre in France will follow soon. “With a
have been the most important developments: fulfilment partner like Salesupply, we are ready for the future,”
• The number of products delivered by Solis and Daan concludes. ••
Salesupply has steadily increased. “For us, there’s no

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