As online sellers and shippers brace for possible disruptions to international mail delivery, online postage provider Stamps.com is prepping with the launch of a new service. Last week we reported on eBay’s concerns about the issue (“eBay Warns of Possible Read more
The USPS is urging small businesses to connect with their local Postmasters to get help in growing their businesses. “During the month of August we are focusing on connecting our Postmasters with local businesses,” the organization explained in a recent Read more
Remember when we told you in May that the US Postal Service was testing driverless trucks to cart mail between Arizona and Texas? UPS is investing in the company that is providing the vehicles in USPS’s test, called TuSimple, a Read more
Finally some good news for online sellers on the shipping cost front – UPS announced today it will waive residential surcharges during the 2019 holiday shopping season. Those surcharges are not insignificant, and today’s announcement spells good news for merchants Read more
UPS announced on Friday that it is raising a surcharge impacting international imports. Announcement follows: August 9, 2019 Update / International Air-Import Fuel Surcharge Effective August 26, 2019, the International Air-Import Fuel Surcharge will increase by 1.0% for all thresholds. Read more
The US Postal Service reported revenue of $17.1 billion in its 3rd fiscal quarter (April 1, 2019 – June 30, 2019), essentially unchanged compared to the same quarter last year, while it experienced a net loss of nearly $2.3 billion. Read more
In June, word leaked that FedEx would no longer deliver Amazon packages by air, and today, both companies confirmed they were ending their ground-delivery contract as well. Amazon has relied more heavily on UPS and USPS than on FedEx anyway, Read more
The US Postal Service is hosting a webinar to show sellers how direct mail can help drive mobile sales. The USPS 2019 Mobile Shopping Promotion Webinar will be held online (via WebEx) on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at 2 PM Read more
UPS has begun onboarding customers for its new UPS My Choice for Business service, calling it “the first visibility and tracking solution in the U.S. designed for small and medium-sized businesses.” Later this year, it will add features including delivery Read more
ShipRush, now owned by Descartes Systems Group, has added support for LTL Freight (less than truckload). The new offering will make it easier for Descartes ShipRush customers to evaluate parcel and LTL options to make better shipping decisions for their Read more
