Key Ratios of a Successful Catalog Company

Fulfillment expenses and the cost to process an order also can range dramatically depending on your market and order volume. In general, the cost to process an order ranges from $7 to $15 and is heavily influenced by labor and freight costs.

With all of the peaks and valleys of the catalog business, efficient staffing is a major challenge. Accurate order forecasting and flexibility are necessary. For some companies, no matter how well they forecast and staff, the economy of scale doesn’t work in their favor and they cannot impact their fulfillment costs. If you find this, consider outsourcing the work to a third party.