Running an E-commerce Business Isn’t Easy. Here’s How The Loading Dock Can Help.

Running an e-commerce business isn't easy but The Loading Dock is here to help. 

You focus on fulfilling those orders, we’ll focus on making sure our facilities are primed for you to scale.

As your business grows, you have to figure out how you’ll store and manage one of its most valuable assets: inventory. You may have to choose between storing inventory in your home and dealing with a crowded living space or paying for an expensive lease at a warehouse. 

Here at The Loading Dock, we make that choice easier by offering an affordable and flexible solution called cowarehousing. We created cowarehousing to help e-commerce, fulfillment companies and consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies thrive.

What Is Cowarehousing? 

Cowarehousing is an alternative to traditional warehouse leases that are usually offered to business owners.

For instance, typical warehouse agreements involve signing a costly multi-year lease that can be hard to get out of - and for new businesses, must be personally guaranteed.

When you become a cowarehousing member at The Loading Dock, you won't have to commit to a three or five year lease in order to start your business or move operations out of your house. You also won't need to worry about buying expensive equipment that’s essential to your company's operations like pallet jacks or dollies.

One of the features of our cowarehousing model is cost-effective month-to-month agreements that give you the flexibility you need. These agreements give you the breathing room to ramp up or scale down your operations whenever you want.  

Through cowarehousing you can leverage the power of community to make the process of running an e-commerce business more affordable and less isolating. Our Loading Dock community is brimming with digital marketing specialists, e-commerce consultants, CPAs, designers, and more; meaning the support you need to scale is working alongside you! 

Our cowarehouse memberships also come with access to our coworking space. You can spend your time working on fulfilling orders in the warehouse and then head to our coworking bays to complete front-of-office tasks. 

Looking for a 3PL Partner? We’ve got You Covered! 

As a company that was started by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs we know that you want to run your business as efficiently as possible. We understand that you might want to streamline important aspects of your operation like fulfillment in order to make that happen. That's why our cowarehousing memberships include access to our on-site third-party logistics (3PL) partner Batch Gurus. Members who need an extra set of hands to help with fulfillment can also work with Veryable, a digital on-demand marketplace for warehousing and manufacturing labor or Gabi’s PALS (Packaging, Assembling, Labeling and Shipping). 

Our 3PL partner Batch Gurus simplifies the process of getting your products to your customers. They provide services like pick and pack fulfillment, Amazon prep, kitting and assembly, Kickstarter fulfillment, and subscription box shipping. 

Through our partnerships with organizations like Batch Gurus and our innovative approach to warehousing we can give your e-commerce business all the resources it needs to be successful.

Sign up for a cowarehousing tour here!