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Key metrics<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

About AutoGeek<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finding an outsourced fulfilment partner when in-house fulfilment was no longer scalable  <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Outsourcing fulfilment to improve margins  <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Managing a catalogue of 2,400 SKUs  <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s next for AutoGeek?  <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

AutoGeek’s team at ShipBob<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Get started with ShipBob<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Learn how car care company AutoGeek decided to move their DTC orders to ShipBob’s fulfilment centre to improve margins and throughput.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Customer Profile<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

AutoGeek<\/a> is an online car care superstore that offers all of the products that car aficionados need to keep their car clean. In addition to popular brands like Chemical Guys and Turtle Wax, AutoGeek offers its own in-house brand of car care items.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Key metrics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  • 12 operations employees  <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Up to 4,000 orders per day <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • $106 average cart value <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 65,000 sq.ft. in warehouse space traded for 1 ShipBob fulfilment centre <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    About AutoGeek<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Before the age of online shopping (or even shopping via infomercials and QVC), catalogues were the most common way to purchase the latest products. Just like Sears sold appliances via catalogues, AutoGeek was the premiere auto care retailer that offered a magazine-like mailer where people could order everything they needed to clean and detail their car.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    When the internet became a tool for selling, AutoGeek was an early adopter, snapping pictures of their various cleaners and conditioners to post online. In fact, they established themselves as a one-stop shop for novice and car care aficionados by offering in-depth instructional videos on how to use the products they sold.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    In the late 2010s, new car care companies emerged on the scene, but none of them compared to the expansive product line AutoGeek carried. For decades, AutoGeek has been a predominant player in the auto care industry.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    But with a considerable order volume, an expansive product catalogue and growth beyond what their warehouse could accommodate, AutoGeek decided they wanted to pivot from shipping orders from their warehouses to outsourcing fulfilment.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    We spoke with the AutoGeek team to learn more about their transition from in-house fulfilment to using one of ShipBob\u2019s fulfilment centres.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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