ShipRush now integrates with crowdfunding platform Kickstarter, one of three new integrations the company added, according to Rafael Zimberoff. “Folks who take orders on Kickstarter can now easily feed those orders into ShipRush and ship from ShipRush,” he said. The Read more
A top Etsy executive will be one of the keynote speakers at the Home Delivery World conference taking place next month. Roman Sobieri, Head of Shipping, Listing Management and Payment Operations at Etsy, will speak about providing a frictionless shipping Read more
Up to your neck in packages as you fulfill your online orders? Now you can dress the part. Fashion retailer Forever 21 has a new line of clothing featuring postal-themed clothing. You can wear a USPS Priority Mail hoodie or Read more
In between winter and hurricane season there’s spring, but nature is not taking it easy in many locales this year. The pictures coming in from southern Africa from Tropical Cyclone Idai are heartbreaking. In the US, parts of the Midwest Read more
When President Trump’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2020 (beginning in October 2019) was released on Monday, we skimmed it to see if there was anything about rumored changes to the Postal Service that the Washington Post had reported on Read more
Stamps.com took measures to reassure customers after its CEO had warned that its relationship with the US Postal Service was changing. In a blog post last week, Stamps.com’s Eric Nash published FAQs about how the news would impact shippers. As Read more
Roadie secured $37 million in funding, including investment from The Home Depot. The closest way to describe Roadie is as an Uber for couriers. Regular people can use the Roadie app to get assignments for scheduled, same-day, or urgent deliveries. Read more
Stamps.com rocked the shipping world when it revealed its relationship with USPS was changing in a drastic way. Stamps.com CEO Ken McBride said he no longer sees an exclusive partnership with the USPS as the right strategy for Stamps.com, and Read more
It’s the eternal struggle between marketplaces wanting to entice shoppers with free shipping and sellers needing to cover their costs. On Tuesday, Etsy offered some examples of sellers who have found a way to do both. As is often the Read more
Amazon is setting a path to net zero carbon delivery of shipments to customers with the help of improvements in electric vehicles, aviation bio fuels, reusable packaging, and renewable energy. On Monday, it revealed a goal of reaching 50% of Read more
