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The deposit patterns, seasonality and timing that decide how funders read a file from a Canadian business in warehousing and fulfilment.
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Short answer: Warehouses and fulfilment centres bill clients for storage and handling, carry large fixed costs in rent and labour and grow by adding clients and shifts. Funders read storage versus pick-and-pack revenue, client concentration and contract length, rent and labour and seasonal staffing. The October-to-December e-commerce peak is the key period.
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Warehouses and fulfilment centres bill clients for storage and handling, carry large fixed costs in rent and labour, and grow by adding clients and shifts.
Ecommerce fulfilment peaks from October to December, with a smaller spring peak. Storage revenue is steadier.
A short advance suits equipment and a defined peak. Revenue-based financing follows the seasonal swing in pick-and-pack revenue.
A third-party fulfilment warehouse depositing about $140,000 a month asks for $50,000 for racking and a second shift ahead of peak season. At a 1.21 factor the payback is $60,500, a cost of $10,500. Over roughly 7 months that is about $412 per business day, or close to 6% of monthly deposits.
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A fulfilment warehouse invoices clients monthly for storage and weekly or monthly for handling. Payroll for pickers and packers goes out every week or two, and rent arrives on the first. In November the account carries temporary staff before December's invoices are paid. A reviewer reads the peak and how the business funded it last year.
Canadian warehouses near major ports and highways, such as the Greater Toronto Area, the Lower Mainland and Calgary, face high industrial rents. Warehouses handling cross-border ecommerce also deal with US returns and duties for clients.
Whatever the trade, the review is built on the business's own bank statements: how much arrives, how steadily, what is left after fixed costs and how the account is managed through a slower stretch. A short note that names your busiest and quietest months, any one-off deposits and what the money is for usually answers the follow-up questions before they are asked.
Reviewed by the Merchant Fund Express team on October 12, 2026. Official pages checked as of that date.
Yes. Recurring storage fees are predictable deposits.
It is read closely, along with contract length.
Yes, ideally sized to repay from peak revenue.
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