You can now connect the QLS shipping service to Picqer. With QLS, you can ship parcels worldwide at a low rate. Shipping labels are retrieved in Picqer with a single click, and all created shipments are picked up by QLS at no extra cost.

What is QLS?

QLS is a logistics partner for webshops, offering fulfillment services, software, and a shipping platform. The QLS shipping service has a global network of carrier connections. This allows webshops to choose the right carrier based on speed, price, and destination. QLS picks up all shipments at no charge, and their network of logistics partners ensures timely delivery.

Both small and large webshops can benefit from QLS. Thanks to the daily volume of tens of thousands of parcels, QLS can offer low shipping rates and flexible options tailored to your webshop's needs.

What can you do with the integration?

• Retrieve QLS shipping labels in Picqer with a single click.
• QLS automatically shares Track & Trace details with Picqer. This information can be forwarded to customers so they can track their orders.
• Create shipping profiles and set delivery options to avoid manual settings for each order.
• All shipments created in Picqer are picked up by QLS free of charge.

Connecting QLS to Picqer

You can connect QLS as a shipping provider in your Picqer settings. Follow the steps here or visit the QLS integration page for more information.

We often say it: use location numbers in your warehouse. You might think, “I don’t need them, I know where everything is because I’ve organized by brand or product category.”

But when we walk through e-commerce warehouses, we often see how difficult it is to get started picking orders without location numbers. You either need to search for products or memorize where everything is.

By assigning a unique number to every location, you can work much more efficiently. You don’t need to remember where products are, because you pick based on numbers rather than product knowledge. When using warehouse software like Picqer, your picklist shows exactly where to go. This means new employees can start picking quickly, you can process multiple orders at once, and your warehouse layout becomes more flexible.

In the video, Wahid explains how to use location numbers in your warehouse. We’ve also included a full breakdown and extra tips below.

Containers is a brand new feature that helps you track where your inventory is while moving products internally. It’s currently available when using replenishment advice, handling returns, and for manual stock transfers. In this post, we’ll walk you through how you can use Containers effectively in your warehouse.

A quick explanation of Containers

Moving products within your warehouse might take just one minute, or it might take several hours. During that time, your digital inventory in Picqer doesn’t match the physical reality. The products are no longer at the old location, but they haven’t yet arrived at the new one either.

With Containers, you can assign moved products to a “container.” This acts as a temporary location while you’re transferring items. That way, anyone in Picqer can see that the products aren’t at location A or B, but are currently in transit.

You choose how you move your products — using a cart, rolling rack, pallet, or even 100 small bins. In Picqer, you specify how many containers you have in your warehouse. You can also print barcode labels for your physical containers directly from Picqer.

Everyday use cases

Let’s say you want to move 50 items from bulk stock to your picking location using a rolling cart. By scanning the barcode on the cart as you move, you let Picqer know you're using that container for this transfer. You’ll now see in Picqer which products are in the container, sorted by pick location. When you reach the first pick location, scan the item as you take it out of the container. Picqer will then move it from the container to its new location.

You can also use Containers when processing returns. For example, say 10 different orders are returned on the same day. To work efficiently, you handle them all at once. At the packing table, you check whether each product can be restocked, then place them in the container. You bring the container into the warehouse, and one by one, scan and return the items to the correct locations.

While products are in a container, they’re counted as part of your stock, but they’re not available for picklists. Once you move them out of the container and into a fixed location, they immediately become available again. This lets you move products at your own pace without worrying about someone trying to pick them mid-transfer. It also means you don’t have to manually update the locations afterward.

Moving large volumes of products

Sometimes transfers take hours. Maybe you're moving two aisles of seasonal products to the back of the warehouse, or filling a new rack with stock. In these situations, a large quantity of products is without a fixed location for a while. Meanwhile, a colleague might be running a stock count or creating a picklist.

Using Containers for these kinds of bulk moves keeps everyone informed. Your colleagues can immediately see that the items are in a container and in transit from point A to B. This means everyone always has the correct stock information, no matter how long the transfer takes.

The better Picqer knows your inventory, the better it performs

From the moment a product enters your warehouse until it leaves, you want your inventory to be as accurate as possible. With Locations, you always know where your products are. And now, with Containers, you also know what’s currently on the move.

At this stage, you can use Containers with replenishment advice, returns, and manual stock transfers. We’re actively working on support for using Containers during receiving. Ultimately, we want every internal stock movement in your warehouse to be done via a container — because the better Picqer knows your inventory, the better it works.

We’ll keep you posted in future blog updates. Want to get started with Containers for replenishment or returns? Here’s how to create containers.

Anyone can run a webshop, no matter how much warehouse experience you have. You can sell products from anywhere — whether it's your garage, a corner of a shared space, or a full warehouse. The most important thing is knowing where all your products are, so you can pick and ship orders to customers quickly.

But what happens when your shop grows and you suddenly have to handle more than 50 orders a day? You’ll likely spend most of your time picking and packing, leaving little room for other important tasks like restocking or marketing your shop.

There’s a better way. In the video, Bob explains the benefits of a smart warehouse layout using locations and location numbers. He also shows how warehouse software helps you work even more efficiently, for example by picking multiple orders at once. That way, you can process more orders while walking less.

How locations and location numbers work

The places where products are stored in your warehouse are called locations — things like racks, shelves, and bins. Each of these locations gets its own unique number. It’s important to come up with a consistent system you can easily expand. For most people, an alphanumeric format like this works well:

You link these location numbers to your warehouse software. This allows the software to know exactly where each product is stored. Thanks to this setup, picklists can be automatically arranged in the most efficient order based on your warehouse layout. You no longer have to walk back and forth unnecessarily or return to the same spot multiple times. That saves you a lot of steps and time.

Pickers simply follow the list — they don’t need to remember where items are. And since they're picking based on location numbers, they don’t need any product knowledge either. Anyone can learn how to pick orders this way, and training new employees becomes quick and easy. That gives you more time for other important tasks.

The sooner you start using locations, the better

No warehouse is too small to benefit from locations. That’s why we recommend starting with location management as early as possible. The longer you wait, the more work it becomes to number all the locations and register them in the software. Read how to set up locations in Picqer.

Picking multiple orders at once

Working with locations already makes things more efficient. But if you’re using warehouse software, you can take it even further. In the video, Bob shows how you can pick multiple orders at once — this is called batch picking. The software creates a single, optimized picklist that combines products from multiple orders, sorted by their location in your warehouse. The picklist shows where each item is, how many you need to pick, and which product belongs to which order.

With batch picking, you can walk a smooth route through your warehouse. You’ll walk about the same distance as picking a single order, but you’ll process many more at the same time. Learn more about the different ways to use batch picking.

Process returned stock using containers

In October, we introduced something new: Containers. They let you move products using carts or trolleys while keeping track of where your inventory is during the transfer. The stock level of the original or linked locations stays accurate throughout the process.

Containers were already available when using replenishment advice, and now they can also be used when receiving a return.

When processing a return, you can now choose where to register the products once they’re added back into stock. This can be a container, the associated location, or no specific location at all.

Other improvements

• We’ve added support for Magento 2 integration with two-factor authentication.
• Budbee and DHL pickup points are now imported from Shopify orders and automatically passed on to the carrier.
• The updated main navigation now includes a separate “Locations” menu item. From there, you can access locations and containers.
• Our API now allows you to read and update the replenishment levels for pick stock.
• Fulfilment companies can now filter by fulfilment client on the receipts page.
• Fulfilment companies can now filter by fulfilment client when exporting shipments.
• We’ve added the webhook products.stock_on_location_changed, which triggers whenever stock is updated at a specific location.
• When a product is added to an order using rules, we now include the product price. This ensures customs information is accurate for non-EU shipments. If you prefer to add the product as free of charge, as before, use the new action "Add free product by product code".
• We now ignore any gift cards in Lightspeed orders. This allows Lightspeed orders that include a gift card to be imported successfully.
• The existing webhook orders.status_changed now also triggers when the order status changes from “Expected” to “Draft”.
• For Magento 2 orders, we now copy the phone number from the shipping address. If that field is empty, we use the phone number from the billing address instead.