eCom Logistics Podcast

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How to Turn Fulfillment into a Growth Engine: Patrick Allard’s Playbook

How to Turn Fulfillment into a Growth Engine: Patrick Allard’s Playbook29 Oct 202529 min

Patrick Allard, President of Fulfillment Services at Essendant, shares two decades of logistics and e-commerce fulfillment expertise. He breaks down connected commerce as a strategic imperative, discusses the tech and operational challenges in modern fulfillment, and reveals when to scale vs. stabilize 3PL operations amid evolving customer expectations and market dynamics.