E-Commerce Fulfillment Network for shipping in Europe

Your fulfillment partner for shipping in Europe

E-commerce companies that sell their products in Europe and operate internationally need a robust fulfillment strategy to satisfy their customers with fast delivery times and to reduce costs for logistics and shipping. With byrd as their fulfillment partner for warehousing and worldwide shipping to and from Europe, e-commerce shops can achieve exactly that. With numerous fulfillment warehouses located strategically across multiple countries in Europe, the proximity to your end customers can be optimized, rendering shorter delivery times and lower costs for your order fulfillment. With byrd you can manage and optimize your entire e-commerce logistics across borders with a single all-in-one online tool. As a specialist in e-commerce fulfillment and 3PL, byrd empowers you to automate order fulfillment, save costs and provide state-of-the-art service that exceeds your customers’ expectations. Through a strong network of fulfillment service providers in many different countries, byrd is also able to respond individually and flexibly to your requirements and cater to your needs in order to reach optimal solutions for your business. In addition, choosing byrd as your e-commerce fulfillment partner in Europe gives you the opportunity to test new markets with minimal risks and rapidly expand your business internationally.

We support your expansion in Europe with our strategic locations in:

Germany

The German market is characterised by a high population, strong purchasing power and above-average e-commerce penetration. Revenues in the online B2C sector amounted to just under 75 billion US dollars in 2019 – with a strong upward trend. For these reasons, Germany is an attractive target market for online retailers in Europe. In addition to the strong German market, the central European location is also a great advantage.

Germany

France

Alongside Germany, France is considered the most important industrial country in the European Union. In terms of gross domestic product, France ranks sixth worldwide and third in Europe behind the United Kingdom and Germany. For this reason, it is also considered an attractive market for online retailers. For e-commerce entrepreneurs who want to grow significantly in Europe, entering the French market is therefore essential.

France

United Kingdom

The e-commerce sector in the UK is particularly strong and ranks third in the global ranking by turnover. By 2021, 93% of Internet users are expected to make online purchases, which is the highest purchase rate in Europe. The average annual expenditure per customer is €942. All this makes a UK based fulfillment and logistics center particularly attractive for any e-commerce company.

United Kingdom

Austria

Although Austria is a comparatively small sales market, the Alpine Republic is characterised by high e-commerce penetration and purchasing power. For this reason, the sales potential should not be underestimated. What makes this location particularly attractive, however, is its central location in Europe. Fulfillment centers in Austria are therefore ideally suited for online retailers to supply target countries in the Eastern Europe in a cost-saving, fast and efficient manner.

Austria

The Netherlands

The Netherlands is, due to its favorable geographical location, in e-commerce often referred to as the gateway to Europe. In addition, it also offers an attractive domestic market. Netherlands’ e-commerce market is characterized by a highly developed e-commerce market and large shopping baskets, nevertheless, the high standard of delivery speed is also striking. Therefore, a clever shipping strategy becomes even more fundamental in order to satisfy the Dutch customers.

The Netherlands

Italy

Within the European Union, Italy remains one of the most interesting markets for online retailers. It has a population size of 60 million people (3rd in the EU) and a GDP of around 1.65 trillion euros (3rd in the EU). Its e-commerce market ranks 5th in Europe and 14th worldwide, making it a particularly interesting market with high growth potential for online retailers. Moreover, with fast-growing internet penetration and an increasing number of online buyers, you must consider expanding to Italy as a strategic choice in the coming years.

Italy

Spain

With 30 million online shoppers in 2021, Spain is among the leading e-commerce markets in the EU and beyond. Serving the Spanish market is becoming more and more attractive to online merchants from all over the world, as both internet penetration (83%) and e-commerce penetration (63%) are on the rise. In fact, the growth of the Spanish e-commerce market outpaced those of other European countries like Germany, France, and the UK. Additionally, Spanish customers are leading the way in Europe for cross-border purchases.

Spain

Your advantages with byrd

25+ years of logistics know-how

Your products and orders are in the right hands at byrd. With international partnerships and transdisciplinary logistical competence, we are able to offer online retailers first-class fulfillment. Our logistics centers, some of which are also certified as organic warehouses, meet the highest standards and are regularly inspected in order to continuously uphold the industry standards and quality of service.

Cutting Edge Software

Our cloud-based technology allows you to outsource and manage your entire e-commerce fulfillment with one all-in-one software. Through standardized integrations and individual APIs, a wide variety of e-commerce systems can be seamlessly integrated in our software with just a few clicks. In this way, data is synchronized in real time and automated shipping processing is achieved.

Flexible fulfillment processes

Our technology and our business model enable us to offer individual fulfillment solutions to our customers. Having optimized scaling processes already in place, we can add new logistics partners to our network within a few weeks, enabling our clients to expand seamlessly into other markets. In addition, we also offer customized packaging and branding solutions that strengthen your brand and improve your customer’s unboxing experience.

Flexible shipping partners

Our strong European network of shipping service providers enables us to arrange the best possible deal for each customer individually. The large number of long-term partnerships enables us to be flexible with shipping service providers, rendering our customers not susceptible to bottlenecks at peak times and other problems such as strikes. Furthermore, our partners across European countries have the respective know-how and the necessary experience to deal with the different cultural and structural conditions.

Professional cloud-based e-commerce fulfillment

With the help of byrd you can outsource, manage and optimize your entire e-commerce logistics with a cloud-based software. Digital interfaces to various e-commerce systems enable a fully integrated fulfillment solution and automated order processing. With access to our international fulfillment network, you can offer your customers fast, reliable and worldwide shipping.

We take over the entire fulfillment:

Warehousing: Storage on pallets or shelves with real-time inventory updates.
Pick & Pack: Assembly of your orders, adequate packaging with individual branding, so that your order is ready for dispatch.
Worldwide shipping: Worldwide shipping at attractive conditions. We take care of customs clearance and all other related formalities.
Returns Management: We take care of the quality management and the restocking of returns.

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