The 2025 Logistics Report: What Shopify Brands Need to Know in 2025
Whether you’re shipping only a couple orders a day or scaling a fast-growing DTC brand, Shopify merchants face unique fulfillment pressures. We surveyed hundreds of logistics leaders, including those from leading Shopify-powered brands, to uncover how they’re adapting to cost pressures, shifting regulations, and last-mile performance expectations.
Key Insights from the Report:
- Cost is the #1 reason brands switch 3PLs.
- 65% of brands say that diversifying carriers will provide cost reductions and 68% want their 3PLs to invest in carrier diversification.
- 77% of brands say last-mile performance and costs reporting are critical technologies for their operations and require these insights from their 3PLs.
- 52% of brands cite returns management as a top value-added service.
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Seamless Integration with Shopify
GoBolt integrates natively with Shopify, enabling seamless order sync, inventory updates, and branded post-purchase tracking.
GoBolt’s pre-built Shopify integration allows you to send inventory and start shipping in days vs. weeks/months with other 3PLs. Follow GoBolt’s “Before You Begin” Checklist to ensure a smooth integration.
Integration Features:
- Products and Orders sync in real-time, providing you and your shoppers with real-time updates as GoBolt receives inventory and fulfills orders.
- Placing Orders on Hold: Orders can be placed on hold (or released from hold) through our Shopify integration.
- Pausing Actions: Easily pause and unpause orders from within Shopify
- Tag-Based Order Filtering: Only orders with GoBolt tags will be pulled into our system, avoiding duplicates and lost inventory.
- Smart Inventory Management: Seamlessly sync inventory between GoBolt Fulfillment Centers and your Shopify locations, ensuring you never miss a sale due to inventory issues.
- Updated Merchant Portal: See Shopify Product & Variant ID for easier product support and troubleshooting.
Tariffs and Section 321: How Are Brands Adjusting Their Fulfillment Strategies?
Bonus Insight — not included in the full report
With the latest tariffs announcements and changes to Section 321 regulations, brands are reassessing their fulfillment strategies. While some are taking immediate action, many are still weighing their next move. Survey Takeways:
34%
are still evaluating their options
25%
are continuing as is, adjusting pricing to offset costs
23%
are shifting to domestic fulfillment
23%
plan to maintain their current fulfillment strategy
19%
are exploring new 3PL or warehousing options to minimize cross-border shipments
Get the Full Report
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