Practical warehouse tips for online stores

What challenges do you face in your warehouse? Are you missing the knowledge or experience to optimize your operations? And how can you do it in a simple way?

We believe that anyone can run a professional warehouse, but sometimes you need a little help. That’s why the next Picqer Session is all about practical warehouse tips.

This time, we’re heading to Turnhout, Belgium, on Thursday, March 27. Everyone with a warehouse is welcome—you don’t need to be a Picqer user. Plus, participation is free!

What to expect?

In this Picqer Session, we’ll share practical tips you can implement immediately to improve your warehouse operations—all on your own and without any investment. Our advice is based on years of experience and numerous warehouse visits.

Take the opportunity to meet other e-commerce entrepreneurs and exchange experiences! And of course, we’ll provide a delicious lunch.

Will you join us?

Participation is free, but please sign up here. We’d love to see you there!

• Thursday, March 27, 2025
• Kempus Roeftop Kempenlaan 2, 2300 Turnhout (BE)
• 10:30 AM – 1:45 PM

Next Tuesday, Sendcloud is hosting a brand-new e-commerce event: Sendcloud Connect. It will be a day packed with presentations and roundtable discussions on innovations in e-commerce, shipping, and logistics. You're warmly invited to join us!

Customize your experience

The event features a diverse lineup of speakers covering a wide range of topics—from meeting customer expectations to scaling your business and expanding internationally. There will also be roundtable discussions focused on the future of an optimized shipping process. This way, you can tailor the day to be both valuable and inspiring for you.

View the program

We're taking the stage too

We'll be on stage as well! Casper Bakker will share insights on building a really good and differential product—how to make something worth making, while making some people angry in the process? And, Jefta van der Woerd will sit down with Cedric van Dijken to discuss the inspiring growth journey of The Alpha Men.

Free admission

Even better: attending Sendcloud Connect is completely free! However, you do need to register to secure your spot. The event takes place next Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at the Next Nature Museum in Eindhoven. You can sign up and find more details on the Sendcloud Connect website.

Register and learn more

February was largely dedicated to the new way of receiving purchase orders. Since the launch on February 10, we have implemented many small improvements. Thank you for all your feedback! In addition, we have been working on a new feature that gives you control over everything that needs to be done in the warehouse. We're excited to tell you more about it.

New: Tasks

In a warehouse, besides picking orders and receiving purchase orders, many other tasks need to be performed regularly. Think of sweeping aisles, restocking packing tables, or counting stock. With Tasks, you can easily track and delegate these activities in Picqer, ensuring nothing is forgotten. This saves you from needing an extra tool!

Tasks are visible to everyone, so it’s always clear what still needs to be done and what has already been completed. When creating a task, you can set a deadline—handy for tasks that must be carried out at a specific time of day. And to delegate tasks, you can also assign them to a colleague, who will then receive a notification upon opening Picqer.

Curious? Create your first task or check out the help page.

Other improvements

• When exporting shipments, you can now choose to include cancelled shipments.
• With the MyParcel integration, you can now also choose DHL Parcel Connect and DHL Europlus.
• Fixed: When switching the packing station on mobile (Android), you now remain within the app.
• Fixed: When adjusting a product's tags, you will now also see this reflected in the date the product was last updated.

Meet our new colleagues, Rick and Bram! They’d love to introduce themselves and share a bit about what they do at Picqer.

Rick Gout

Hi! My name is Rick. Together with my colleagues from the Product team, I work on building a solid and scalable technical foundation that allows Picqer to keep evolving. I love that I get to contribute to a tool that helps so many businesses work more efficiently and effectively!

I live in the beautiful city of Zwolle with my wife and our Alaskan Malamute, Apollo. In my free time, I enjoy riding my motorcycle, gaming, playing board games, meeting up with friends, or simply taking a relaxing walk with the dog. I also love to travel—I've just returned from an incredible trip to Japan.

Bram Zegwaart

Hi! I'm Bram. What I enjoy most about my work is making customers genuinely happy. That’s why I collaborate with the Support and Customer Success teams to turn Picqer users into Picqer ambassadors. What really appeals to me about Picqer is that we’re encouraged to take the time to truly listen to customer questions, ask the right follow-ups, and provide answers that aren’t just helpful now but will continue to be valuable in the future.

I live in the historic town of Weesp with my girlfriend Milou and our children, Lou (4) and Daan (2). A lot of my time goes into family life, but outside of that, I'm a huge soccer fan, I play tennis at least twice a week, and I love cooking up delicious meals on the Kamado grill. Right now, we’re actually on a dream trip—a three-month adventure through South Africa—where I’m working remotely.

January is already behind us. We hope you’ve recovered from the December rush and that your warehouse is ready for a successful 2025. We’ve got plenty of exciting updates to help you achieve that.

New Receipts

Last week, we announced a new way to process receipts. The new version is more streamlined and faster to use. Products are added directly to your stock, you can distribute them across containers or locations, and you’ll always have a complete history of who received what and when.

On Monday, February 10, everyone will be switched to the new version. Want to switch earlier? You can enable it now at the top of the Receipts page.

Shopify metafields

You can now import additional product information from Shopify, such as the supplier’s name or the product brand. To do this, link the metafield in Shopify to the corresponding product field in Picqer. See this support page for instructions. The fields ‘country of origin,’ ‘HS code,’ and ‘cost price’ are already linked by default. Note: product fields are only imported for new products.

Other improvements

• New: If a rule cannot be executed correctly, it is now logged in the order log, and administrators will receive a notification. This helps you quickly review any orders or picklists that may need attention.
• New: When creating a picklist via the API, you can now prioritize bulk locations.
• Exporting stock for fulfillment customers is now significantly faster.

Furthermore, we have resolved the following issues:

• Return picklists can now be sent internationally using MyParcel.
• The ‘refunded’ payment status in Shopware 6 no longer reverts a cancellation.
• Order number changes from CCV webshops are now recognized.
• You can now enter dates using the keyboard.
• The app no longer creates multiple batches unintentionally.
• Webhooks for pausing and resuming can be registered again via the API.