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Unboxing The Honest Company

​Receiving bathroom cleaner doesn't seem all too exciting, but The Honest Company makes getting your all-natural home supplies a compelling and thoughtful experience.

Unboxing Hubble Contacts

See how Hubble puts a focus on friendly packaging details and colorful boxes that's worth a look.

Unboxing Bonobos

See how Bonobos streamlined their packaging ​​into an efficient and fresh unboxing experience.

Unboxing Bombas

See how Bombas is shipping out their feel-good socks with packaging focused on their give-back mission.

Erica E. Phillips: Asking the Bajillion Dollar Question – Well Made E60

The Wall Street Journal logistics and supply chain reporter, Erica E. Phillips weighs in on the tightening labor supply, tariffs, and the trade war.

Eliza Blank, The Sill: Cultivating a Modern Relationship with Plants – Well Made E53

The Sill Founder Eliza Blank shares how the ecommerce plant brand uses educational content as a key tool for growth.

Become a Shipping Genius with Shippo

We're joining forces with Shippo to make shipping easier and more affordable.

Going on a Last Mile Delivery with Bolt

Last mile delivery is a package's final journey to a customer's doorstep. To get the ins and outs of last mile delivery, we go on a Lumi field trip to visit our friends at Bolt to see how they're using software to optimize a freight shipment for the last mile.

Kabeer Chopra, Burry: Shipping Couches – Well Made E44

Burrow co-founder, Kabeer Chopra talks about the challenges of shipping their modular couches direct-to-consumer.

Outsourcing Shipping for Ecommerce

Learn how pickups, shipping from a warehouse, using a 3PL, and dropshipping can affect how much you spend on time, postage, storage, and your quality control.

Imports and Exports: Behind the Scenes at the Port of Los Angeles

To see the journey of a freight shipment from start to finish, we went to America’s Port — the Port of Los Angeles to see how the process of imports and exports work.

What are Shipping Surcharges and How Can Ecommerce Companies Avoid Them?

Laura Behrens Wu, Shippo: Personalizing Shipping – Well Made E31

A chat with the founder and CEO of Shippo — an API for parcel shipping at any scale.

Shipping Insurance for Ecommerce — Is it Worth It?

When should you add insurance to your shipments? How much should you pay for peace of mind? On this episode, we talk about what standard insurance covers, when to file a claim and what you need to do it, and we give you some packaging tips to keep your products safe in transit.

How to Customize Your Shipping Labels

Adding a logo or custom message to your shipping labels is a free, easy way to add branding to your packaging. Watch to see what’s possible.

What is Customs?

Customs is an agency (usually government affiliated) that monitors and collects taxes on imports and exports.