Jay Group

06/17/2026

Finding a 3PL sounds simple, but a lot of brands end up choosing based on price alone - and regret it 😬 So, how do you actually evaluate a logistics partner? In this article, we break it down:

🔍 The 7 non-negotiables to look for before signing anything - from lot tracking and expiration date management to real-time inventory reporting

📊 Why your 3PL’s tech stack matters more than their square footage (and what to ask about WMS, OMS, and visibility)

🏭 FDA registration, cGMP compliance - how to double-check claims instead of just trusting a sales pitch

🌱 Sustainability as a real logistics decision, not just a buzzword - renewable energy, green returns, and what it actually looks like in practice?

💡 The questions most brands forget to ask until it’s too late (like: “What happens when my SKU count doubles?”)

Whether you’re shipping supplements, beauty products, or consumer electronics - choosing the wrong 3PL usually costs more than picking a slightly pricier one upfront 📦👇

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A right logistics company is the operation between your product & your customer: orders arrive on time, inventory stays accurate & your brand reputation holds.

06/15/2026

As a 🤝 proud INDA member, Jay Group is excited to be heading to World of Wipes 2026! 🎉 We’re big supporters of the nonwovens community and the brands that power it.

Come find us at Booth 501 at the Grand Hyatt Nashville, June 29 – July 2.

If your brand manufactures or distributes wipes, tissues, or other nonwoven products, here’s why it’s worth stopping by 👇

🏭 FDA-registered facilities across PA, TX, and NV - with 760,000+ sq ft of fulfillment space set up for fast, 1–2 day delivery nationwide.

📦 Real-time lot tracking, expiration date management, and FEFO - because in this industry, compliance and accuracy really matter.

🔄 Omnichannel fulfillment and subscription support - whether it’s retail, DTC, or recurring orders, we handle the heavy lifting so you don’t have to.

Our Sr Director of Sales and Marketing, Scott Chamberlain, will be at the booth all week. Bring your toughest fulfillment questions - chances are, he’s seen them before and knows how to solve them. 💬

Feel free to book time with Scott or just swing by Booth 501. We’d love to chat about what’s slowing your supply chain down and how to fix it.

See you in Nashville! 🎶

06/05/2026

World Environment Day is a good time to talk about what sustainability actually looks like inside a warehouse. 🌍

At Jay Group, sustainability is built into how we run our facilities, not bolted on as an afterthought.

Energy: Our fulfillment centers run on 100% renewable energy through our partnership with Constellation. Our Green-e certified Renewable Energy Certificates are sourced from U.S. wind and solar generators. Our Lancaster flagship facility runs on geothermal HVAC, has EV charging stations and motion-sensor LED lighting throughout. 🔋

Packaging: We have been replacing plastic shrink wrap with reusable rubber bands. We use wet paper banding and 100% recyclable paper strapping. Our machines and right-sizing techniques reduce void fill and eliminate oversized boxes, cutting both waste and DIM weight charges for our clients. 📦

Fulfillment strategy: Operating from four locations in PA, TX, NV means we ship from the facility closest to the end customer. Shorter shipping zones = fewer miles = lower emissions. Sustainability and cost savings aligned. 🚚

Returns: An estimated 5 billion pounds of e-commerce returns hit U.S. landfills every year. Our green returns program helps clients manage reverse logistics responsibly and reduce waste. ♻️

Community: We are proud donors to the Lancaster Conservancy, protecting natural lands and clean waterways in the region where Jay Group was founded over 60 years ago. 🌿

Sustainability in logistics is not a slogan. It is infrastructure decisions, packaging choices, and operational discipline applied every day across 760,000 square feet of warehouse space.

Happy World Environment Day.

05/22/2026

As Memorial Day weekend approaches, we pause to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

Because of them, we work freely. We build businesses. We come home to our families.

This Memorial Day, we honor the fallen and the nation that will never forget them.

We are forever grateful for their service and sacrifice.

04/21/2026

Leave the laptop. Take the cannoli. 📍April 27. Jay Group is co-hosting an Operators Dinner at Tucci in NoHo alongside StartOps and Refundid. A tight table of commerce operators, Italian food, handcrafted cocktails, and the kind of unhurried conversation that doesn't fit in a 30-minute Zoom.

🍝 Next week, we're doing business the old-fashioned way: over fancy pasta 🍷, good wine, a handshake that doesn't need a DocuSign.

Jay Group is third-generation family-owned. Some traditions travel well, because you don't do business with businesses. We do business with people. 🥂
If you happen to be the right kind of operator and this sounds like your night, DM Scott Chamberlain. We're almost full, but in the old Italian tradition, we always hold a seat or two for a friend of ours. 🤌🎬 (yes, that's a Godfather line.)

Otherwise, see you at the next one. Follow Jay Group to stay in the center of the rooms where supply chain and SaaS actually meet.

Co-hosting with: Scott Chamberlain at Jay Group, Karney at Refundid, Riskowitz at StartOps

04/16/2026

📉 According to recent data, shipping costs are eating up to 55% of total supply chain spend. At Jay Group, we're always finding ways to cut it. 💡Our latest approach? Zone skipping with a regional twist. 🎯

Instead of chasing the overhyped coast-to-coast model, we focus on high-density regional lanes - consolidating parcels, trucking them close to the destination, and handing them off for final-mile delivery. The result: up to 30% savings on affected shipments, with less operational complexity than traditional long-haul injection. 📊

🚚 How zone skipping actually works (not the oversimplified version)
📊 When regional injection beats long-haul strategies
🧭 How to evaluate whether it's right for your fulfillment operation

If shipping is quietly eroding your margins, this one's worth 10 minutes off your time.

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What's your biggest shipping cost challenge right now? Drop it in the comments - happy to talk.

Zone skipping can save up to 30% on shipping costs by consolidating parcels & injecting them closer to customers. Learn how regional injection works 🚚

04/15/2026

🚀 Jay Group is heading to SubSummit 2026. 📍 Kansas City. May 13-15. Booth #706. Subscription might be the hardest game in commerce. You don't win the customer once. You have to win them every single cycle.
Jay Group exists to make that unboxing accurate, fast, and personalized, at every scale.
🎯 Accurate. The right SKUs, the right kit, every time. Variable pack composition, seasonal rotations, personalization logic, and last-minute substitutions handled without the error rate creeping up.
⚡ Fast. Facilities in Pennsylvania, Nevada, and Texas put us on an east-west corridor built for the transit times retention actually depends on. Last-mile optimization is where we make the difference.
✨ Personalized. Subscribers aren't a segment of one by accident. They signed up for something that feels made for them. We build the fulfillment flows that deliver on that promise, box after box.
⚙️ Tech-driven. We run on Manhattan WMS. On top of WMS, we give brands full visibility into the operation, powered by data, technology, and forecasting automation, paired with dedicated human account management. Everything subscription brands need to succeed.
👋 If you're scaling a subscription brand, come find Scott Chamberlain and Julie Bergeron at Booth #706. Jay Group is one of the strongest 3PLs supporting brands in beauty, hygiene, food and beverage, lifestyle, supplements, and health & wellness across subscription, e-commerce, and wholesale.
💡 Bring your three hardest subscription fulfillment problems. We'll tell you in 15 minutes whether we can solve them. See you in KC!

03/23/2026

We're excited to welcome Julie Bergeron to Jay Group as Business Development Manager! 🎉Julie will be based in Dallas, Texas as we prepare to open our newest fulfillment site later this year.

Julie brings 30 years of experience in omnichannel logistics, with deep expertise in health & beauty - categories were getting fulfillment right directly shapes customer loyalty and brand reputation!

Ready to learn more about Julie and JayGroup? Schedule a call https://hubs.li/Q047RtSW0

For over 60 years, Jay Group has been building the fulfillment solutions that DTC and B2B brands can truly depend on - and Julie's deep expertise in omnichannel logistics means even more high-growth brands will get to experience what true partnership with the right 3PL looks like.

What brands get when they work with us:
📍 PA, NV, TX facilities: 7-day fulfillment, 2-day delivery to 90%+ of the US
✅ FDA-registered, temperature controlled
🚚 Last-mile optimization: real cost savings, not just promises
🚀Manhattan Associates WMS - enterprise-grade inventory accuracy
🤖 Proprietary OMS with AI-powered forecasting
📊 Lot tracking and expiration date management for full traceability
🔗 50+ native integrations and in-house dev team for custom solutions
📦 Advanced kitting, returns & dedicated account management
🌿 Sustainability built into operations, not bolted on

As a leading 3PL provider for beauty, hygiene and lifestyle brands with over six decades of financial stability and operational excellence, we know what it takes to be a true partner - not just a vendor. We're proud to have brands trust us at every stage of their growth. 🤝

Welcome, Julie! 👋

03/19/2026

📦 The brands winning on last-mile aren't spending more - they're making smarter decisions. The global last-mile market is projected to reach $277B by 2030. Meanwhile, 86% of consumers already expect 2-day delivery as a baseline. For brands still treating last-mile as an afterthought, the gap is widening fast.

In our latest last mile delivery guide, we cover:
🚚 Why last-mile costs keep climbing - and what's actually driving them
📍 How to match the right carrier (USPS, OnTrac, Amazon, UPS, FedEx and others) to the right parcel
⚡ Weekend fulfillment, DDU access, and zone-skipping - strategies that cut costs without slowing delivery
📊 How accurate estimated delivery dates at checkout directly impact conversion

At Jay Group, we put these strategies to work for our clients every day:
🔄 Multi-carrier rate shopping on every single order - no carrier lock-in, ever
📅 7-day fulfillment including weekends - Friday, Saturday and Sunday orders ship without delay
🗺️ DDU injection and zone-skipping to reduce transit time and cost
📡 Real-time tracking integrated with your customer communication stack
📈 Carrier performance analytics to keep optimizing your mix over time

Read the full guide 👇 https://hubs.li/Q047sZBX0

What is last-mile delivery🚚 ? Learn about last mile delivery meaning, costs, tracking, examples, and how to optimize the final leg of your supply chain in 2026

03/08/2026

Happy International Women's Day! 💜Jay Group is proud to be women-led by CEO Dana Chryst since — a trailblazer who was shaping supply chain long before it became a buzzword.

Today, we celebrate every woman at Jay Group and across the industry who keeps things moving.

💪 You are strong!
🧡 You are smart!
🙌 You are beautiful!

Thank you for all you do. 🙏