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Do This To Control Your Shipping Costs

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Owlery

Local Bounti, a fast-growing produce brand expanded nationwide—but as shipping volume surged, they were losing time and money to manual routing and scattered carrier quotes. What went wrong? Spreadsheet-based planning, limited visibility, and no centralized system to manage logistics at scale.

Shipping is one of the most volatile and overlooked cost centers in a growing brand—and it adds up quickly.

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What’s Driving Up Your Shipping Costs?

Multiple Shipping Partners with No Oversight

Different carriers and 3PLs often charge different rates for the same destinations. Without visibility, you might be overpaying and not even know it.

Lack of Real-Time Monitoring

Without alerts or centralized tracking, issues like dimensional weight surcharges, returns, or reroutes can quietly inflate your costs.

No Historical Data to Benchmark or Negotiate

If you’re not tracking past shipping patterns or costs per unit, you’re leaving money on the table in negotiations with carriers or fulfillment partners.

How to Get Shipping Spend Under Control

The key is centralized visibility. You need to see what’s happening across all shipping and fulfillment channels—what’s working, what’s not, and where you’re losing money.

Smart brands are now using platforms like Owlery to:

  • Consolidate shipping data from all partners
  • Monitor delivery times and costs in real time
  • Spot cost spikes and root causes quickly
  • Inform better decisions on routing and partner selection

Owlery Makes It Easy

Owlery gives brands a single dashboard to view shipping performance and fulfillment health. You’ll get analytics that help cut unnecessary spend, plus insights to renegotiate contracts and ship more efficiently.

📉 Want to reduce your shipping spend? Get started with Owlery ’s 60-day free trial, complete with a dedicated success manager who sets it all up for you.

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