Shippo for Platforms launched Wednesday with Shopify as its first partner. This will allow Shopify merchants expand into new markets more quickly, beginning in Europe, and do so through Shippo’s existing infrastructure. The multi-year partnership, accelerated by a sizable financial Read more
Many are heralding the passage of bipartisan postal reform, which locks in 6-day mail delivery, among other provisions. It’s debatable whether or not the bill is too little, but one thing is certain – it’s late – 10 years late, Read more
The US Postal Service said it jumped into action after a tornado destroyed an Amazon facility in Illinois and killed six workers inside in December. The night of the tornado, a USPS accounts director reached out to Amazon, and the Read more
Online sellers can enter into FedEx’s tenth annual small-business contest for a chance to win cash and prizes, and all 100 finalists will receive mentoring and consultations. The 2022 FedEx Small Business Grant Contest is open to US-based for-profit small Read more
The USPS reported this week its operating revenue was down less than 1 percent in the first quarter (October 1 – December 31, 2021) compared to the same quarter last year. However, of interest to online sellers: Shipping and Packages Read more
Daily domestic-package volume will hit a major milestone 4 years earlier than originally forecast by FedEx, the shipping carrier announced this week. Prior to the pandemic, FedEx projected that the US domestic package market would hit 100 million packages per Read more
The USPS explained its COVID-19 testing kit distribution plan in a post to employees on the Link blog today. The Postal Service will start delivering the kits this month to households across the nation, starting “soon.” By way of background, Read more
eBay called into question the new USPS self-service acceptance scans, but a USPS spokesperson confirmed it considers acceptance scans at Self Service Kiosks (SSK) to be official scans. The USPS rolled out self-service acceptance scans at SSKs four months ago, Read more
The US Postal Service told employees they have a responsibility to protect the sanctity of the mail. “When people send and receive mail through USPS, they trust that their mail will be treated with respect,” the organization told its workforce. Read more
The USPS offers self-scanning at over 2,200 Post Offices, EcommerceBytes has confirmed. For those online sellers dropping off pre-paid packages, it may help them save time standing in line and give them more confidence their packages were actually scanned in Read more
