FedEx expects holiday shopping to continue into January thanks in part to gift cards. FedEx Express Canada commissioned a survey that revealed three quarters of Canadians who planned to shop after the holidays were doing so to take advantage of Read more
Merry Christmas, sellers. Now you can start gearing up for holiday returns! In fact, online sellers have already been seeing an increase in requests. We turned to some online shipping services for tips on how to cope with the inevitable Read more
The US Postal Service lets customers digitally preview their mail (the physical kind) through its new Informed Delivery service, and today it announced that people can sign up for emails that include package tracking information. “More than seven million Informed Read more
eBay has shipping-related news for Canadian and UK sellers this week. Canada Post is extending a discount it provided to eBay sellers for light parcels. And in the UK, rates for eBay Delivery Powered by Shutl are going up in Read more
Amazon extended its free-shipping deadline to Saturday, December 16, 2017. While members of its Prime program continue to have fast and free shipping options through December 24, non-Prime members now have until Saturday to order millions of eligible items (on Read more
By the 2018 holiday season, Target will offer same-day delivery in every major market across the country, it said on Wednesday when it announced its plans to acquire Shipt, which works with leading retailers and local stores to deliver groceries. Read more
Stamps.com now supports the “door to door” version of the eBay Guaranteed Delivery program and will pick up the costs for its customers in cases where a package does not get delivered in time. eBay Guaranteed Delivery promises shoppers delivery Read more
Anyone who has ever encountered problems printing shipping labels knows how stressful glitches and technical issues can be. Stamps.com launched a System Status page where users can turn to for answers about service disruptions. Customers can also subscribe to receive Read more
Etsy issued a reminder to sellers about shipping cutoff dates as Christmas nears. As we recently noted, this is an unusual year in that Christmas Eve falls on a Sunday for the first time since 2006, although Sunday delivery by Read more
Amazon Handmade can offer something Etsy can’t – ultra-fast delivery of items made by local artisans right up until Christmas Eve. Amazon announced on Tuesday that it has made available a selection of curated products for delivery through Prime Now Read more
