Finding the right balance between inventory levels, storage costs, and customer preferences regarding delivery times can be challenging. Automotive aftermarket online businesses know this all too well. Even minor tweaks to how you source parts, store them, and process orders will undeniably affect your bottom line, for the better or for the worse. 

Passing the order fulfillment hurdles to a trusted warehouse distributor helps overcome stock management challenges, optimize lead times, and cut costs.

To better meet the demands of our clients, we are rolling out a new integration with a credible automotive warehouse distributor – Meyer Distributing.

In this article, we’ll explain its key features and show how this partnership will help automotive retailers and manufacturers resolve issues and further develop their businesses.

What Is Meyer Distributing?

In the unlikely chance you never heard of Meyer Distributing, let us fill you in. With an extensive auto parts inventory and multiple distribution locations across the U.S. and beyond, Meyer Distributing is one of the leaders in specialty product distribution. This wholesale distributor has 98 locations nationwide and over 3,500,000 square feet of warehouse space. 

With Meyer’s strategic locations of the automotive parts warehouses, online auto parts stores significantly enhance supply chain efficiency, reduce order delivery time, and increase customer trust and loyalty. 

Meyer’s wide range of automotive parts and accessories covers multiple niches, including wheels & tires, powersports, jeep & off-road, and more. The company also offers dropshipping services, allowing retailers to select the products they like to sell from the catalog, import data, and send orders directly to Meyer for processing and fulfillment.

X-Cart and Meyer Distributing: Driving Success for Automotive Businesses

Meyer Distributing is now an option in X-Cart Automotive. So, what are the key benefits automotive businesses will get with us? 

The new Meyer integration empowers automotive online store owners to access the extensive stock catalog, facilitate massive data import, and send orders from X-Cart to Meyer for automated processing and fulfillment.

Customers will receive real-time order status and Meyer tracking updates, which enables online stores to inform customers as soon as their orders have shipped.

Meyer Distributing Add-on: Key Features

Direct API integration

Register with Meyer Distributing, obtain the API credentials, and then enter them into the appropriate areas in the X-Cart admin panel to link your X-Cart business with Meyer Distributing.

Easy Data Upload

Choose the brands you want to sell and seamlessly import their stock and price data from Meyer Distributing into your X-Cart store.

Automated Updates

Access inventory data for the brands you sell and set up hourly stock updates and daily pricing updates. Reduce the risk of errors and save valuable time with the latest product availability and pricing information. 

Inventory Synchronization

Keep all inventory data organized in one place – your X-Cart admin panel – to ensure accurate stock levels.

Automate inventory management

Ensure regular stock data updates, reduce the risk of errors, and save valuable time with the latest information on product availability and pricing. 

Simplified Order Fulfillment

Manage and route incoming orders efficiently using real-time data. Utilize dropshipping service to automate order processing and fulfillment.

Main Benefits for Automotive Retailers and Manufacturers

• Take control over inventory levels: Gain better oversight of your stock, ensuring that you always have the right products available.  
• Get real-time order tracking: Give your customers real-time tracking information, enhancing transparency and trust in your delivery process.  
• Reduce returns rates and improve product exposure: Optimize inventory through accurate data, which can lead to fewer returns and increased visibility for your products. 
• Expand your warehouse distributor network: Broaden your selection by partnering with one more credible distributor, allowing you to offer a wider range of products to meet diverse customer needs.  
• Improve customer experience: Enhance satisfaction with a comprehensive product selection and quick delivery times, ensuring that customers find what they need and receive it promptly.

Summing up: With the newly released Meyer Distributing add-on, you can expand your product range and automate inventory management, ensuring that stock and pricing are always up-to-date. Additionally, real-time order tracking will significantly improve your customers’ shopping experience.

Keep on Growing

At X-Cart, we know the value of time and the critical role the right technology can play in optimizing your business operations. We are coherently listening to our customer’s feedback, actively monitoring industry trends, and forming strong partnerships while investing in research and development.

Extending and fostering our collaborations enables us to provide users with extensive auto parts catalogs and automate data management and order fulfillment to help them save time and boost productivity in a competitive market. 

So, stay tuned for more integrations, new features, and upcoming product releases. Meanwhile, contact us to learn more about our features and tools.