CIRRO E-Commerce is a shipping platform with a powerful transport network. The integration allows you to create shipping labels directly in Picqer with a single click, automatically announcing them to CIRRO E-Commerce.

About CIRRO E-Commerce

This platform stands out for its sorting facilities, its international partnerships with local teams in over 30 countries, and its strong transport network. CIRRO E-Commerce also offers customs clearance services.

Their transport network includes a variety of delivery partners, ranging from local businesses and bike couriers to internationally recognized carriers. With 15 hubs across Europe, they operate more than 100 routes connecting to last-mile delivery providers. In Europe, parcels can be delivered carbon-neutral upon request.

How the integration works

Connect Picqer with CIRRO E-Commerce to automatically create shipments within their platform. Once a shipment is created, shipping labels are printed and Track & Trace information is retrieved.

• Generate shipping labels with a single click, pre-announced to CIRRO E-Commerce.
• Retrieve Track & Trace information and automatically send a shipping confirmation to your customer.
• Use automation rules to apply the correct shipping profiles and delivery options based on order content.
• Take advantage of additional services such as label references, return labels, insurance, signature on delivery, Saturday delivery, and express options.

Connecting CIRRO E-Commerce to Picqer

To connect Picqer to CIRRO E-Commerce, you'll need an account with them. Already a customer? Contact the IT team. Want to become a customer? Get in touch with the sales team.

You can set up the integration via your Picqer settings by adding a new shipping provider. Then, add your shipping profiles with the appropriate settings so the shipping labels can be generated. Tip: always run a test order with a new shipping method before going live.

More info and setup guide

For more details on the integration, the full setup guide, and CIRRO E-Commerce contact information, visit our integration page.

CIRRO E-Commerce Integration

Process orders with the same product in bulk

In certain situations, you suddenly receive a large number of orders for the same product. For example, with a pre-order product that can now be delivered, backorders that are available again, or a successful promotion.

You can efficiently process these orders by bundling them into a singles batch. This way, you collect all the products from your warehouse in one go and then process them order by order at the packing table.

But it can be even faster. Now, all picklists from a singles batch, with the same product and the same quantity, can be processed at once. With one click, Picqer processes all picklists, and the shipping labels are printed. This saves you many mouse clicks and time. Since you're only processing orders with the same number of items, you put the correct number of products in each package and attach a shipping label. This also makes packing and shipping quick and easy.

Bulk processing is only available on the new batch pages. Not using these yet? Enable it via Experimental Features.

For more inspiration on bulk processing of products, check out this detailed blog post.

Print labels locations at once

When printing labels for underlying locations, you can now choose to print the labels of all underlying end locations. This prints the labels of the locations at the deepest level.

For example, with one click, you can print labels from all end locations of an entire aisle. This can be useful if you forgot to print the labels while creating the locations in the wizard or if you want to start using location labels later.

Other improvements

• Setting up and managing exclusive locations is much easier, as you can now make locations ‘exclusive’ via location import, the wizard, and the API.
• You can set a preferred warehouse per fulfillment customer. We now also use this warehouse for returns, purchase orders, and receipts. This prevents stock from being registered in the wrong warehouse.
• You can view all movements of a product in the movement history on the new product page.
• You can view the stock history of a location or container through the detail page of that location and container.
• During picking in the app, you can now see which products are part of a composition with the help of a 'Component' label. This is useful if you want to assemble the products during picking.
• We have updated the display of purchase orders. Information is now shown separately in different 'cards', making it easier to intuitively find the correct details.
• We added a new API endpoint for shipments. With this endpoint, you can retrieve information about a specific shipment or all shipments.
• When importing products into an order, it no longer matters whether the quantity is specified as a numeric or textual value in the Excel file.
• The @ button to mention someone in a comment now works again after you have already typed something in the comment field.
• We now also include the via_portal attribute in the API response of an order.

A newly released book or an exclusive sneaker that has finally arrived: these are products that customers have been looking forward to. When they're in stock, orders start pouring in.

These orders lead to many picklists with the same product and often the same quantity. Picking and packing becomes a routine task, but because of the large number of orders, it’s not a quick job. Picqer is here to help even more, as it's now possible to process singles batches in bulk.

Whether it's popular new products, bestsellers that are always ordered in large quantities, backorders that are available again, or pre-orders that have just become ready: with bulk processing, you're done in no time.

Gather all products with the same picking container

It already saves a lot of time when you process orders in a singles batch in Picqer. Picqer then combines all picklists with the same product (or the same quantity of the product). This means you only have to go into your warehouse once to gather all the products with the same picking container. After that, you process all the products at the packing table, list by list.

Picqer processes all picklists for you with one click

But it can be even faster. With bulk processing, you no longer need to process a singles batch picking list by picking list. With one click, Picqer now processes all picking lists (with the same product and quantity) at once and prints the shipping labels. This saves you many mouse clicks and therefore time.

In each batch, you only process picklists with the same number of items per order. After you select which picklists with the same number of items you want to process, Picqer ensures that for each picking list:

1. the products are picked,
2. the shipment is created,
3. the shipping label is printed,
4. the picklist is closed,
5. your webshop is notified of the processing.

Packing without thinking

Since the batch is sorted by picklists with the same number of items, you can pack without thinking. You put the same number of products in each package, and it doesn't matter which shipping label you use. You’ll have the orders processed in no time!

Set the correct shipping profile before you start

Picqer uses the pre-selected shipping profile to process the picklists. If that is not set, the default shipping profile is used. It's also better if no extra documents are required, such as packing slips or customs papers. That way, you don’t have to worry about them during packing.

Using bulk processing

Admins and users with the right to "Manually mark products as picked" can use bulk processing. Currently, bulk processing is only available on the new picklist and batch pages. Not using these yet? Enable them under Experimental Features.

On Wednesday, September 11, 2024, we’re hosting the annual Picqer Meet & Grill. It’s the perfect opportunity to catch up, get inspired, and enjoy a great meal with fellow e-commerce entrepreneurs. This year, we’ll gather at rooftop bar Kleurstoff in Amsterdam.

Location & directions

Rooftop bar Kleurstoff is located near the A9 and Johan Cruijff ArenA in Amsterdam-Zuidoost. It’s easily accessible by train, metro, and car.

Kleurstoff | Hogehilweg 20, 1101 CD Amsterdam

Public transport

From Bijlmer ArenA station, it’s about a 10-minute walk to Kleurstoff. Or take metro 50 or 54 toward Gein and get off at Bullewijk — from there, it’s just a 2-minute walk.

Parking

There are several parking areas within walking distance of Kleurstoff, including: Hogehilweg 8, Hogehilweg C, and Hettenheuvelweg 41.

We have made receiving a purchase order a lot smoother. The first people using it have told us that receiving is now much faster. Super cool! That was our goal.

In our excitement, we enabled the new version for everyone on July 22 without informing you first. That was the wrong order, sorry about that. We’d now like to explain how it works.

Get in the flow

Receiving a purchase can take hours, especially with a large shipment. In the new receipts, you add products directly to the stock, product by product. This way, your colleagues can start working with the received products right away while you unpack the next box. Since you no longer have to sort out all the products first, your workspace stays organized.

Receiving in Containers

Since you add products directly to stock in the new receipts, you can now also receive them in a container. This is a temporary stock location for moving products internally. A container can be anything, such as a crate, rolling cart, or a series of small bins.

Always know where your products are

In an ideal workflow, you always want to know where your products are. This starts when you first see the products, as soon as you take them out of the box or off the pallet. For the time between registering them and putting them away in their final location in your warehouse, a container is ideal.

At the receiving table, you register the products in the container, such as a cart or crate. Your colleague can then take that container to the warehouse to store the products. By using the container, everyone can see, at any time, where the products are.

How does it work?

The screen is divided into two parts: the products you expect are at the top, and the products you have already processed are at the bottom, in a logbook.

The product you scan or select opens in a pop-up with all the information and more options. This allows you to easily check if the product is correct and receive it at the right location. By displaying the product you currently have in your hands in a pop-up, we were able to remove many options from the overview, making the interface cleaner.

Once you receive the product, it is immediately added to your stock. This means it can be used right away for picklists, backorders, or for internal transfers.

This workflow is the same on the web as in the mobile app.

Distributing products across multiple locations and containers

During receiving, you can directly distribute a product across multiple locations or containers. For each product, you choose where to register it and the quantity. The quantity you have already registered moves to the logbook. At the top, you can see how many you still need to receive. Even if multiple colleagues are working on a receipt simultaneously, you can see who has received which product at which location.

You can register products directly at a pick or bulk location, or first in one or more containers and then transfer the stock from the containers to the permanent locations. From now on, you transfer stock after receiving from the container instead of from the receipt. This way, you can add multiple receipts or returns into the same containers and then scan the container to easily transfer the stock to the final locations in your warehouse.

Correcting mistakes

Did you make a mistake while registering? Since products are now added directly to stock, adjusting quantities is more difficult. That's why we've added a ‘reverse’ button, which moves the product back up so you can receive it again.

API changes

The API has also been updated to the new receiving method. We have kept the data as consistent as possible, especially for closed receipts, as these are most often used in the API. However, the receiving process has changed for the new workflow. View the API changes.