Are you preparing now for the next spike in online shopping? A new guide indicates you have about 6 weeks to plan promotions for Mother’s Day. Six events will trigger spikes in online shopping in 2020, and DHL eCommerce Solutions Read more
Sellers should be aware of a change to the green customs form for international packages, one that impacts sellers who purchase postage at the post office rather than online. A reader had asked the following: “A postal clerk told me Read more
eBay officially announced on Thursday a new shipping option called eBay International Standard Delivery, writing that it would be available to all sellers this month. The program is unlike the eBay Global Shipping Program where buyers are required to pay Read more
eBay is expanding a new international shipping service that was originally called “eBay Send” during its pilot period. In November, we reported that eBay was allowing only certain sellers to use the service but planned to launch it in January Read more
The US Postal Service launched USPS Premium Tracking, which, for a fee, extends the length of time that customers can access the tracking history of a domestic package. We were first to report the new feature on Sunday thanks to Read more
UPS is aggressively working to attract smaller online merchants through its UPS Digital Access Program, and on Wednesday, it announced a collaboration with Square, an online payments and store-hosting service. The new solution provides Square’s ecommerce customers with UPS shipping Read more
eBay told sellers it was working on a new option to help them manage the shipping costs for their international listings. Monday’s email to sellers came a day after USPS raised its shipping rates, but the message was vague – Read more
eBay will roll out a very unique integration with UK’s Royal Mail this year, according to interim CEO Scott Schenkel. The CEO made the remarks during the fourth-quarter 2019 earnings call with Wall Street analysts on Tuesday when discussing eBay Read more
FedEx is now making residential ground deliveries on Sundays year-round, it announced on Wednesday. FedEx. Corp CEO Raj Subramaniam said the practice was started over the holiday shopping season. “Delivering seven days a week was critical to our success this Read more
ShippingEasy has released a guide to this year’s rate changes by the major carriers. UPS raised its rates on December 29th, FedEx raised its rates effective January 6th, and new USPS rates will go into effect on Sunday, January 26th. Read more
