In the eCommerce world, fast and reliable shipping is often the deciding factor in whether customers complete their purchases or not. In fact, 70% of consumers abandon their online shopping cart due to shipping and/or delivery concerns*, making optimizing in this aspect of your operations more important than ever. Here are a few tips, tools, and solutions to help you keep your customers satisfied and their orders on track.
*Capital One Shopping, Free Shipping Statistics, December 2024
Let Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS) take care of it all
Enjoy flawless fulfillment with WFS, our cost-effective, end-to-end shipping solution lets you tap into one of the world’s largest supply chains. With delivery in as little as two days,* WFS makes it easy to delight customers—so you can focus on growing your business.
*Non-peak. Some items over 30 lb. excluded. Only available in the contiguous U.S.
Why choose WFS?
- We store, pick, pack, and ship your orders—with no minimum or maximum inventory requirements to worry about.
- Returns are easy! We take care of the entire process, including handling customer service inquiries for you.
- You get to keep more of your profits with simple, cost-effective pricing—no setup, monthly, or hidden fees!
Pro tip: Use the WFS cost calculator to calculate prices for storing and fulfilling your products.
*Fulfillment cost per item. Walmart first-party data, January 2024-June 2024.
You’ll be a great candidate for WFS if your assortment meets these requirements:
- Must ship to Walmart fulfillment centers from within the U.S. or clear customs before arriving at our facilities. International sellers can also leverage our Walmart Cross Border program for U.S. customs clearance support
- No regulated or perishable items that require temperature control
- Maximum product weight of 500 lb., including packaging
- Maximum product dimensions of 120″ x 105″ x 93″, including packaging
- Must be acceptable in the WFS program. See WFS Prohibited Products and Marketplace Prohibited Products Policy for details
Want to learn more? Check out our 5 ways Walmart Fulfillment Services can benefit your business blog post.
Ready to get started with WFS? Let’s make it happen.
Take the DIY approach with Simplified Shipping Settings
Prefer to handle fulfillment yourself? Eliminate the guesswork from your shipping configuration with Simplified Shipping Settings—our improved automated shipping platform. It is designed to save you time and deliver a great customer experience with minimal effort.
Enabling this feature:
- Allows you to set up custom shipping configurations for groups of items and enjoy one-click migration and API support. There’s also no need to map templates to items.
- Improves accuracy for delivery promise times
- Allows you to prioritize carrier methods based on speed or cost
- Lets you select multiple carrier methods with customized region coverage
- Gets you closer to earning the Pro Seller Badge
- Provides you with advanced seller protections*
*Advanced seller protection is granted if you ship on time and use the ship-from location and carrier methods you configured.
Use our other value-add solutions to go above and beyond
Choose one of the options below to get your products to customers right on schedule!
Save money and time by using Ship With Walmart
Purchase discounted shipping labels directly in Seller Center or via Walmart APIs with Ship With Walmart. You can take advantage of lower rates from our shipping partners and estimate shipping costs based on package weights and dimensions, and compare services and carriers.
Pro tip: Purchase labels in bulk for multiple unshipped orders at once.
Want to learn more about keeping those orders moving smoothly? Complete our Shipping & Fulfillment Seller Academy learning track and discover how to configure order cutoffs, set up your shipping settings, build custom configurations, and use expedited options.
