Some clients, both large and small, use only one OWD fulfillment center for these reasons:

• High number of SKUs;
• High order variability;
• High number of items per order;
• Avoid cost of shipping inventory to multiple sites;
• Avoid cost of complex inventory management;
• Avoid splitting orders due to stock-outs;
• High return volume.

In short: The complexity and cost of managing returns and distributed inventories isn’t worth the faster delivery time of a multi-point strategy.

A small merchant may choose single-point fulfillment because she has limited inventory. Or, her business might be moving so fast that she needs the simplicity of a single-point solution.

The downside of single-point fulfillment is slower delivery time to Zones 7 and 8. In reality, most orders arrive in about five days, even with the most inexpensive ground service.

Of course, you can always upgrade any order to an expedited method. OWD offers every delivery method from Next Day to International.