AWD Integration

AWD Integration: How Luminous Enhances Inventory Management

Struggling to manage inventory across multiple channels? Luminous’ integration with Amazon Warehousing and Distribution (AWD) can help. Keep stock visible, ensure fast deliveries, and streamline your supply chain. Jared Ward shares how Lumimous simplifies inventory management with a seamless AWD integration, and why so many ecommerce brands are adopting it.

What is AWD and Why It Matters for Your Business?

Amazon Warehousing and Distribution is a new solution for e-commerce brands aiming to streamline their supply chains. AWD allows brands to store their inventory in Amazon's warehouses and utilize Amazon’s extensive distribution network. This service extends Amazon's well-known fulfillment capabilities beyond just Amazon orders, offering businesses more flexibility to manage their multi-channel sales.

At Luminous, we’re proud to be among the first to integrate directly with AWD, simplifying inventory management and making it more efficient for our customers. This integration ensures that businesses retain visibility over their stock, regardless of where their orders are being fulfilled.

2 Key Benefits of AWD Integration

With our integration, we've identified two key benefits for AWD that have been particularly beneficial for our customers:

1. Multi-Channel Fulfillment:

• For brands selling across multiple platforms like Shopify, Etsy, and other marketplaces, managing fulfillment can be a challenge. Previously, these brands relied on Amazon’s FBA (Fulfillment by Amazon) services exclusively for Amazon orders.
  
• AWD now allows businesses to send their inventory to Amazon, which can then fulfill orders from any of their sales channels. This means your Shopify or Etsy orders can now be processed with the same reliability as your Amazon orders.
  
• Why This Matters: It simplifies logistics, reduces the need for separate fulfillment services, and allows businesses to focus on growth rather than managing shipping processes.
  

2. Bulk Stock Importing and Distribution:

• Many brands purchase inventory in bulk from manufacturers, often importing products to a central location before distributing them across different regions for faster delivery.
  
• AWD enables businesses to send large quantities of inventory to a central Amazon warehouse, where it can then be distributed through Amazon’s network or sent to other third-party logistics (3PL) providers.
  
• Why This Matters: This approach allows businesses to allocate stock to the regions that need it most, ensuring quicker deliveries and better customer satisfaction.

AWD: The Future of Ecommerce Fulfillment

At Luminous, we see AWD as a practical solution for many businesses. With Amazon’s extensive infrastructure and our integration, brands can now achieve the same high standards of fulfillment across all sales channels, not just Amazon. We’re confident that AWD will become a preferred choice for most brands, and we believe that 80% of businesses will shift much of their fulfillment to AWD within the next year.

This transition brings challenges, but our goal is to make it as smooth and efficient as possible. Our solution is designed to help brands take full advantage of AWD while maintaining the control and oversight they need to grow.

Ready to Optimize Your Fulfillment Strategy?

If you're looking to streamline your fulfillment process, maintain better control over your inventory, and utilize Amazon’s warehousing network, Luminous is here to help. Our AWD integration is already helping brands simplify their operations, improve delivery speeds, and ensure that they always stay in stock - Book a demo today!