Ian Dade

Operations Manager

With over two decades of experience managing a fulfilment centre, Ian played a big role in shaping StoreFeeder and its WMS functionality. StoreFeeder’s core WMS elements were directly influenced by the processes Ian implemented in his warehouse environment. Since transitioning to StoreFeeder full-time in 2017, Ian has become the voice of the user, driving the development of the app and other WMS features. He visits numerous warehouses annually, sharing tips and demonstrating StoreFeeder’s capabilities to help customers optimise their operations. Outside of work, Ian’s main love is cricket. A former player and groundsman, he now enjoys watching the game with a beer in hand.

Blog Posts

How to Create an Optimised Floor Plan For Your Warehouse
How to Create an Optimised Floor Plan For Your Warehouse

Create a highly efficient warehouse floor plan with our guide. From zoning to workflow mapping, learn strategies to optimise space, reduce errors, and improve productivity. Perfect for warehouses in any industry looking to boost performance.

General Product Safety Regulations (GPSR) - What you need to be doing NOW
General Product Safety Regulations (GPSR) - What you need to be doing NOW

If you are a retailer who sells and ships your products from the UK to Northern Ireland or the EU then you should be fully aware of the new General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) that comes into force on 13th December 2024.

Multichannel inventory management: challenges, considerations, and solutions
Multichannel inventory management: challenges, considerations, and solutions

Struggling with multichannel inventory management? Learn key challenges and solutions and how StoreFeeder can simplify your eCommerce operations.

How to calculate closing inventory for your online store
How to calculate closing inventory for your online store

Learn numerous methods for calculating closing inventory and discover how Warehouse Management Systems (WMSs) like StoreFeeder simplify the process.

7 ways to prevent picking errors in a warehouse
7 ways to prevent picking errors in a warehouse

Learn 7 effective ways of reducing picking errors in your warehouse and boost efficiency with expert tips on improving accuracy and warehouse management.

Windsor Framework - What is it all about and how will it affect my business?
Windsor Framework - What is it all about and how will it affect my business?

The Windsor Framework for shipping orders to Northern Ireland is coming soon. Here is what you need to consider...

Warehouse receiving: processes & best practices
Warehouse receiving: processes & best practices

Learn the best practices for efficient warehouse receiving to enhance inventory accuracy, operational efficiency, and customer satisfaction.

25 warehouse KPIs to help measure performance
25 warehouse KPIs to help measure performance

In this blog post, we'll guide you through the critical KPIs you should be monitoring to enhance your warehouse performance

Improving small and medium-sized warehouse operations | StoreFeeder
Improving small and medium-sized warehouse operations | StoreFeeder

Need help improving the performance of your warehouse operation? Discover why StoreFeeder is the perfect platform to streamline your approach and unlock greatness today.

8 Order picking strategies for warehouses | StoreFeeder
8 Order picking strategies for warehouses | StoreFeeder

No matter the size of the warehouse you manage, refining your order picking strategy is key to your success in numerous tasks

Revolutionise your despatch process with StoreFeeder's barcode packing function
Revolutionise your despatch process with StoreFeeder's barcode packing function

Imagine a world where your despatch process is faster, more accurate, and effortlessly efficient. Well, wait no more, welcome to StoreFeeder's barcode packing function.

Exploring the StoreFeeder App: Unlock efficiency in receiving goods
Exploring the StoreFeeder App: Unlock efficiency in receiving goods

Imagine transforming the way you manage goods inwards, effortlessly, efficiently, and all within one powerful app. For warehouse managers and business owners, this feature is a game-changer, promising smoother operations and fewer headaches.

Exploring the StoreFeeder App: A journey through pickwaves
Exploring the StoreFeeder App: A journey through pickwaves

In the busy, fast paced, eCommerce warehouses of the UK, something is causing disruption to the norm. But not in a bad way…

Unlocking eCommerce potential with StoreFeeder’s dynamic Pricing Profiles
Unlocking eCommerce potential with StoreFeeder’s dynamic Pricing Profiles

In the fast-paced world of eCommerce, staying competitive means being agile and dynamic. Pricing can make or break your success, and StoreFeeder has the solution you need.

StoreFeeder Sessions 2024
StoreFeeder Sessions 2024

March 19th saw around 200 customers attend an interactive and informative event in Nottingham, and what a day it was!

Unlocking growth: Diversifying sales channels to end reliance on eBay and Amazon
Unlocking growth: Diversifying sales channels to end reliance on eBay and Amazon

In this blog, we'll delve into the importance of exploring alternative sales platforms beyond eBay and Amazon, explore the changing landscape of eCommerce and the wide range of opportunities available for sellers seeking to diversify and future-proof their businesses.

The evolution of our system
The evolution of our system

How an idea in a 3PL warehouse turned into the WMS application we are now…

The importance of automation processes within StoreFeeder WMS
The importance of automation processes within StoreFeeder WMS

We take a look at what happens "behind the scenes" in our WMS that makes your working day easier.

Warehouse Management:  The benefits of investing in technology within the warehouse
Warehouse Management: The benefits of investing in technology within the warehouse

StoreFeeder is for all businesses, large or small, but a little investment in technology can open up great benefits...

StoreFeeder WMS is fantastic for me and fantastic for my operation...
StoreFeeder WMS is fantastic for me and fantastic for my operation...

Not our words, but those of David Black, Operations Manager at H2Ecommerce.

Did your warehouse management system fail you in peak period 2023?
Did your warehouse management system fail you in peak period 2023?

If you found yourself struggling with WMS issues during the peak period last year, it's time to evaluate your system and explore better alternatives to make sure you don’t suffer again in 2024.

Inventory Management Made Easy
Inventory Management Made Easy

Inventory management is one of the essentials of eCommerce. Get this right, and everything else falls into place. Here’s how.

Ten Tips for a Successful eCommerce Warehouse
Ten Tips for a Successful eCommerce Warehouse

If you want to succeed in eCommerce, you need to get a fully functional, efficient warehouse up and running. Here’s what you need to do.

Navigating Black Friday and Christmas: A Guide to Q4 for eCommerce Retailers
Navigating Black Friday and Christmas: A Guide to Q4 for eCommerce Retailers

The fourth quarter of the year is approaching, when eCommerce businesses can boost revenue to game-changing amounts. This week's blog is a guide to preparing for this vital period.

Warehouse management 101: The benefits of consolidated picking.
Warehouse management 101: The benefits of consolidated picking.

If you're using a warehouse management system, but not taking advantage of the many forms of consolidated picking it offers, then maybe this is the blog post for you.

Go Green: With our paperless warehousing options.
Go Green: With our paperless warehousing options.

The environmental impact of going paperless is vital to your business. This week we examine our warehouse management system and how using our PDA software can help your business go green.

eCommerce Businesses: Why inventory and stock management is essential.
eCommerce Businesses: Why inventory and stock management is essential.

This week's blog examines why best in class inventory and stock management is a game changer for your eCommerce business.

What is e-commerce dropshipping?
What is e-commerce dropshipping?

What is dropshipping? How do you get into it? Is dropshipping for me? Can I make money dropshipping? Fear not, this weeks blog explains it all.

Warehouse Management for your eCommerce Business
Warehouse Management for your eCommerce Business

If you are looking at utilising a warehouse management system, this blog post is for you.

How eCommerce Businesses can Prepare for Black Friday 2022
How eCommerce Businesses can Prepare for Black Friday 2022

Whether you like it or not, Black Friday is a thing and if you're in eCommerce you need to be ready. Here's how you can prepare for Black Friday 22.

Small Business Warehouse Inventory Software; What's in it for me?
Small Business Warehouse Inventory Software; What's in it for me?

Multichannel management software exists! And it can help you, no matter what size your business. By automating some of the more time consuming tasks you can work on the business instead of in the business.

Warehouse management system vs inventory management system
Warehouse management system vs inventory management system

In this weeks blog we look at the differences between warehouse management and inventory management and why it's good for your business to manage them accordingly.

A Guide to Managing your Inventory on Amazon
A Guide to Managing your Inventory on Amazon

If you’re selling products on Amazon, or perhaps you are considering becoming a seller on Amazon to get your products in front of a more extensive customer base. In that case, you may be wondering how to manage everything logistically. And by everything, we do mean everything - from listings and pricing to inventory and fulfilment (particularly if you are fulfilling sales yourself, rather than using Amazon’s FBA infrastructure).

Meet our App
Meet our App

We have designed an app that takes your warehouse management to the next level, read all about it.

Product Updates

StoreFeeder App Update - Release Notes - Version 2.15.0

Following feedback from users, we have added 5 new stock take types, taking the available number of stock check functions to 9. The new options are [...]

StoreFeeder App Update - Release Notes - Version 2.11.0

The new version of the app will be – 2.11.0 and should be available on Wednesday 3rd May 2023 for Android users. ‍For iOS users, the update will be next week [...]

StoreFeeder App Update – Release Notes – Version 2.9.0

Update Summary - Release Notes Welcome to the latest update post for the StoreFeeder App. The new version of the app will be - 2.9.0 and should be available later in the afternoon on Wednesday 22nd February 2023. Discontinued [...]

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)

If you sell into Europe, in particular France and Germany, as a seller you should already be aware of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), but just in case.... What is EPR? EPR is a strategy to add all of the environmental costs associated with a product throughout the product [...]

StoreFeeder adds Multi-Factor Authentication & IP Address Restrictions

StoreFeeder has become 'Secure'Feeder, with two great new additional security features, which are available to all account holders.We have added Multi-Factor Authentication and IP Address restriction features to the system. Multi Factor Authentication Multi-Factor Authentication delivers an extra layer of protection for user accounts that significantly decreases the [...]

IOSS - Latest Update

Here is the latest information around IOSS. Please read the below carefully before contacting us. Marketplaces: IOSS will be mandatory for marketplace channels such as eBay, Etsy etc. They will handle the EU VAT on orders and pass us their IOSS number which we then pass to the [...]

A reminder of Royal Mail core services for IOSS orders

As you will be aware, the July 1st implementation date for IOSS is getting close.You can see StoreFeeder’s current position on the blog post we did last week. We have still not received any information from Amazon and eBay have still not updated the API connection so we can test [...]

StoreFeeder – IOSS Update

The 1st July implementation date is fast approaching so we are letting our customers know what has been done on StoreFeeder around the new IOSS requirements. This page from our partners at Royal Mail gives a good overview of the IOSS regulations: Royal Mail Guide [...]

Amazon VTR - Update

Following Friday’s blog post about Amazon VTR it appears there is still some confusion regarding Royal Mail Delivery Confirmation numbers (DCN) & CRL services.  The details from Amazon themselves are very vague and it differs depending on which support representative answers the query.  So below is the situation as we [...]

Amazon VTR Statement

I’m sure you are all aware and have been contacted by Amazon about the new initiative regarding the Valid Tracking Rate (VTR) and the need to hit 95% VTR. We have done the required changes to ensure the correct carrier code that Amazon requires is sent over along with the tracking [...]

New - StoreFeeder Status Page

We have launched a great new page for you all to keep up to date with how StoreFeeder is operating. The new StoreFeeder Status Page can be found at https://status.storefeeder.com/ This page will show current operational statuses of a variety of aspects of the software and keep you up to [...]

2018...What a year for StoreFeeder

Regular readers of the blog will know that very rarely do we blow our own trumpet on the blog page and actually celebrate what we as a company achieve during the year. 2018 was quite a year for StoreFeeder with new features, software improvements, new staff and some great highlights. So we thought we [...]

Latest Release Updates – 29th November 2018

Welcome to the latest Release Update blog post We hope you all had a successful Black Friday/Cyber Monday weekend, we have been hearing some very positive reports of increased orders and how well customers handled this increase using StoreFeeder, which is great to hear! As always, there has been a lot of work [...]

Amazon Business has arrived...

After a few months of hard work, StoreFeeder is now happy to launch our link to Amazon Business What is Amazon Business? Amazon Business is a new competitive marketplace for B2B products on Amazon.co.uk that serves the procurement needs of businesses of every size. Purchasing online for businesses has never been easier. Whether [...]

eBay Catalogue - Product Based Shopping Experience (PBSE)

Improved buying and selling on eBay eBay have launched Product Based Shopping Experience (PBSE) which will make it easier for buyers to find the merchandise that meets their search criteria, and quickly decide which products they want to purchase. When a buyer searches for an item on eBay, the search results will [...]

Exciting changes to Shipping Rules

Our eagle eyed users may have noticed some changes to our Shipping Rules page, including a great new feature called the Shipping Rule Tester. Improvements to Shipping Rules - Some changes to our Shipping Rules section include being able to apply Specificity and Priority to shipping rules: Specificity - A measure of how [...]

Multi-Select Filters Extended!!

    Last month we released a great new feature on the picking page that allowed multiple values to be selected fro the drop down menus on the grid. Well, this proved so popular and useful to our customers that we have rolled this out onto ALL grids throughout StoreFeeder. [...]

StoreFeeder in under 10 minutes....

Our Head of Sales, Karl Ciz, has been busy!! He has produced a short, 10 minute video clip showing all the great features StoreFeeder can offer. No idea how he crammed all the great features and tools into a 10 minute video, but he did!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td_O94GWpOM&feature=youtu.be&a So make a hot drink and [...]

New DPD Carrier Integration

  StoreFeeder can now offer customers the ability to print delivery labels via the DPD Ship@Ease system. This is one of many new shipping integrations that are being introduced over the next few months, meaning smoother and easier label production methods for all your distribution methods. DPD offer an extensive range [...]

The evolution of StoreFeeder

  Some of our clients may already be aware of how StoreFeeder was conceived, so to speak. We were born from a basic warehouse management system built for our sister company (we share premises), UK Fulfilment.       The original online warehouse management system was conceived in the mid [...]