Services
Arts, crafts, and hobby fulfilment
At TSP, we support eCommerce art, craft, and hobby brands with fulfilment designed to help you grow and scale. By taking care of storage, picking, packing, shipping, returns, and customer service, we free up your time to focus on sales, marketing, and developing your product range.
Art, craft, and hobby fulfilment refers to the process of picking, packing, and shipping orders directly to customers or B2B retailers. This can be managed in-house or outsourced to a third-party logistics (3PL) provider, depending on the needs and scale of your business.
Arts, Crafts, and more; exploring the growing market
Art and crafts have been around for a long time, whether you sell your art professionally, produce supplies, or just simply do it as a hobby- the market is huge. As of 2023, the market value amounts to an impressive £37.5bn!
The market is expected to grow at annually at a CAGR of 7.84%, which will take the market value to an impressive £51.8bn, highlighting the abundance of opportunity for current and new start-up brands within the market.
Challenges in arts, craft, and hobby fulfilment
Inventory Management
Returns and exchanges
Customers return products for a number of reasons, but the main cause of returns when it comes to arts and craft is due to damaged products.
A returned order does not mean you have lost a customer completely, so ensuring the returns process is as easy and seamless as possible is crucial.
Shipping
High shipping costs and slow shipping times can be your worst enemy as an eCommerce brand, regardless of your product type.
However, arts and craft products vary in sizes meaning shipping requirements and prices will vary. Not only this, but you may fall victim to slow shipping times, something that is not favoured by the world of demanding consumers.
Increasing customer satisfaction through your fulfilment strategy
With the market continuously growing, standing out is essential if you want to reach new customers, drive sales, and scale effectively. Outsourcing your fulfilment can give your brand the competitive edge needed to thrive in a crowded space.
Customer satisfaction sits at the heart of any successful eCommerce business. Without it, growth becomes difficult to sustain. That’s why timely, accurate order fulfilment is so important, ensuring customers receive their orders correctly and on time. When done well, it helps build loyalty, encourages repeat purchases, and improves overall retention, while also driving new business through positive reviews and word of mouth.
However, maintaining this level of consistency can become challenging when fulfilment is managed in-house alongside multiple other operational demands. As responsibilities increase, it becomes harder to sustain speed and accuracy at scale.
Partnering with a fulfilment provider can help maintain high customer satisfaction through faster dispatch times, improved delivery performance, and greater order accuracy, all of which contribute directly to stronger customer relationships and sustained growth.
Our book fulfilment services
Storage, Pick & Pack
We understand the importance of storing, picking, and packing your products with care, and offer a range of packaging solutions to ensure your orders reach your customers in a safe manner.
We serve a range of markets so we have experience storing, picking, and packing a variety of different products, so we’ve got you covered regardless of what you sell.
Shipping & Logistics
After we pick and pack your orders, we ship them too.
Certain products, need to be shipped with care, which is why we work with reliable couriers.
We ensure you get better deals on shipping and by letting you leverage our buying power, meaning you can save money and put it back into growing your business.
Inventory management
Good inventory management is key for any eCommerce business. Poor inventory management can lead to unnecessary costs due to under or overstocking certain products, leaving you out of pocket.
Keep on top of your stock levels and never miss a sale with our industry leading inventory management system which is designed to be fully user friendly for easy management.
Order processing
We handle the entire order fulfilment process from start to finish. From picking and packing, to shipping directly to your customer or chosen retailer, our team is always on hand to ensure your orders are picked, packed, and shipped successfully.
Our dedicated team of staff have experience in picking, packing, and shipping orders from a range of different industries, meaning regardless of your product, we’ve got you covered with our tailored eBay fulfilment services.
Returns management
Kitting, bundling and assembly
Our team is trained in the kitting, assembly, and bundling of products from a range of different sectors, meaning we’ve got you covered.
We also handle subscription box fulfilment, allowing your customers to receive their boxes in a timely manner – packed to meet your standards.