Ecommerce Fulfilment & 3PL Services for
Essen-Based Merchants
Trusted by thousands of ecommerce brands, ShipBob offers a global fulfilment network that can be leveraged by Essen-based brands, including fulfilment centres in neighbouring EU member countries like Poland and the Netherlands.
Scroll down to see how our best-in-class fulfilment centres across the world can help brands in Essen, Germany expand to new regions and markets.
ShipBob customers have experienced a:
- 13% cost savings to their bottom line
- 18% reduction in cart abandonment rate
- 25% savings on shipping costs by distributing inventory
- 38.5% improvement to shipping speed
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99.95%
Accuracy rate
in fulfilling orders
99.8%
Of orders ship on time
within SLA
50+
Fulfilment centres
across 6 countries
#1
Best Overall Fulfullment Solution of 2024
by Retail Tech Breakthrough
👇 Hear from a German-based brand that uses ShipBob for order fulfilment
We love our team at ShipBob. They are so supportive and are truly an extension of our team – it’s not like an outsourced partner. It’s as if we’re one team, not two separate businesses. And we really lean on ShipBob for their supply chain expertise.
VP of Operations at Tonies
Jessica Cedarleaf
How it works
How ShipBob goes from your online store to your customer’s door
1. Connect
Connect your store, import your products, then send us your inventory.
2. Store
We store your inventory in any combination of our fulfilment centers.
3. Ship
As soon as a customer places an order, we ship it from the nearest fulfilment centre.
FEATURES
Check all your fulfilment boxes with ShipBob
Award-Winning Fulfilment Technology
The ShipBob dashboard is your all-in-one fulfilment tech stack complete with an IMS, OMS, and much more. The ShipBob App Store comes with dozens of out-of-the-box integrations with the leading ecommerce platforms – including Shopify, Shopify Plus, BigCommerce, WooCommerce, Amazon, eBay, Squarespace, Wix, Square, and more – letting you import orders and send data back and forth for a two-way flow of information. You can also seamlessly integrate your ERP, customer support tools, and other technology solutions, or use our robust Developer API to build custom integrations.
Inventory Distribution
Split your inventory to be closer to your customers, and get optimal, data-driven fulfilment centre location recommendations over time to improve delivery speeds and reduce shipping costs.
ShipBob’s geographic footprint paired with its AI-driven fulfilment engine allow you to optimise for domestic shipping coverage, while ShipBob’s algorithms automatically choose the fastest, most cost-effective delivery option.
Global Expansion
No matter where your customers are, ShipBob gets you closer to them. With dozens of fulfilment centres across the US, UK, EU, Canada, and Australia, having ShipBob as your sole fulfilment provider helps you scale into new markets with ease and manage inventory across locations from a single dashboard login. You can also ship to your customers in 250+ destinations, create destination-based rules, and offer a variety of standard and expedited shipping options on your cart, including real-time carrier rates.
ShipBob WMS
ShipBob’s proprietary warehouse management system (WMS) provides unparalleled visibility with real-time updates into your inventory, so you can watch as orders are picked, packed, and shipped — even as it happens outside of your own four walls. ShipBob’s WMS is used across 100% of ShipBob’s fulfilment centres, so our operations team adhere to the same SLAs and processes from the same platform. If you have your own warehouse in the US, you can also use the ShipBob WMS (for a hybrid approach to in-house and outsourced fulfilment).
Case Studies
CUSTOMER STORIES
Don’t just take our word for it — see why ShipBob is trusted by thousands of merchants
If someone is going to treat your products like their own, that’s the most you can hope for in a fulfilment partner. ShipBob does exactly that. The customer experience and brand consistency is really important to us, so to receive that level of support from ShipBob means so much to us. Because we don’t operate our own warehouse, we need to trust a 3PL team that is going to be invested in delivering our products to the best of their ability.
Stephanie Lee
COO
at PetLab
ShipBob is a drastic difference from our last 3PL. They listen and quickly get their customers’ needs live in their software. It feels like a really honest and fruitful relationship. I log on to our ShipBob account and see everything in one place, no matter if I’m looking at our facility in Kankakee, IL, or the ShipBob fulfilment centers in Canada or Europe. I didn’t have to learn different platforms or deal with support representatives at different companies.
Adam LaGesse
Global Warehousing Director
at Spikeball
Not all fulfilment companies are created equal. Before we partnered with ShipBob, we worked with a 3PL. When we went viral in 2016 and suddenly had thousands of additional orders to fill, we knew we had to outsource to a different 3PL that could give us the attention we needed, regardless of our size. We moved to ShipBob, and have received dedicated support ever since! We know that the next time we go viral, we will always be ready.
Juliana Brasil
Director of Operations
at Food Huggers
In my experience, ShipBob is a lot more clear and transparent about what customers can expect compared to the other 3PL we used. ShipBob’s analytics dashboard is quite helpful and straightforward. It’s really helpful to have that level of visibility so we don’t have to constantly email back and forth, asking when things will be completed. It saves a lot of time and helps set expectations appropriately.
Peter Liu
Co-Founder
of RIFRUF
The deciding factor that sold us on ShipBob was price. International fulfilment can be incredibly expensive, but ShipBob was cheaper than our old provider. ShipBob’s software was also much easier to use than our previous provider’s, and gave us a better picture of what was going on with our orders. Even from overseas, it gave us the visibility and control we would expect from a provider in our backyard.
John Greenhalgh
Co-Founder
of A Year of Dates
We’re partnering with ShipBob for every aspect of our shipping, fulfilment, and storage, and we’re relying on them to continue to come up with better technology and solutions, figuring out ways to improve not only the service levels for us, but also cut down on costs. That way, we can leave logistics to ShipBob and keep focusing on what’s most important to use: serving our customers.
Mithu Kuna,
Co-Founder and CEO
of Baby Doppler
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FAQs about ecommerce fulfilment services in Essen
Below are answers to common questions about fulfilment centres in Essen.
Does ShipBob have a fulfilment centre in Essen?
ShipBob doesn’t have a fulfilment centre in Essen at this time, but we do have fulfilment centres located in the European Union, including neighbouring countries like Poland and the Netherlands.
By using ShipBob, brands can offer fast fulfilment to German customers by utilising our fulfilment centre in the European Union. ShipBob also has fulfilment centres in the UK, USA, Canada, and Australia, so brands can achieve global fulfilment and international shipping. See a full list of fulfilment centres here.
How does the UK impact shipping to/from Essen?
Germany is a member of the European Union. Therefore, any shipments to Essen from another EU member country (and vice versa) will not be subject to duties or tariffs.
However, shipping from Essen to a location that is not part of the EU is more complicated. Brands should be prepared to pay duties and taxes (which can differ depending on the end customer’s location), and to include additional customs documentation.
Whether you’re shipping to or from Essen (or any other location), brands can leverage ShipBob as a fulfilment partner to offer fast, cost-effective shipping to customers around the globe.
Can ShipBob ship to Essen?
Yes! ShipBob can ship to over 250 destinations from any of our fulfilment centres, including Essen, Germany.
Do I need a fulfilment centre located in Essen?
While many brands think they need a fulfilment centre in a city within their home country, the truth is they should follow the data and pick a location based on where their customers are located to keep shipping costs and transit times as low as possible. For example, if your customers are distributed across several regions of the continent, being more distributed within the EU can help you deliver to more customers more efficiently.
Once your order volume justifies it, you can split your inventory across multiple locations and have orders shipped from the closest location each time. ShipBob helps brands understand their data when getting started and provides analytics to customers on how their customer geographic locations change over time to show average savings, shipping zones, and transit time reductions if you change your fulfilment centre locations.
Does ShipBob have plans to open a fulfilment centre in Essen?
We are continuously evolving our warehouse locations, using data and feedback from our customers to decide where to add fulfilment centres.
Where are ShipBob’s fulfilment centres located?
ShipBob has a global fulfilment network with warehouses in the UK, US, Canada, EU, and Australia. We’re constantly expanding our geographic footprint to offer more fulfilment centre locations to our customers. With ShipBob, brands can leverage one partner to unlock domestic and international shipping.
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