The US Postal Service expects to deliver 10% more packages during the holiday period than last year, it announced on Wednesday. Between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, the USPS expects to deliver 850 million packages, and it expects to deliver Read more
FedEx said it is expanding its capabilities with the acquisition of Northwest Research, a logistics firm that has expertise in dealing with challenging shipments. It will complement FedEx as it services the ecommerce industry. Press release follows: FedEx Corporation announced Read more
Etsy recently launched features sellers could use to promote free shipping offers and advised sellers today that shoppers are now beginning to see them. Etsy introduced free shipping badge on listings in search and on category pages, a free shipping Read more
Rates for some key USPS shipping services including Priority Mail and First Class Package Service are going up significantly on January 21, 2018 (assuming they’re approved by the PRC), and according to Postal Mag, those rates had been approved in Read more
The USPS is proposing to raise the cost of Priority Mail rates by an average of 3.9%, though sellers who use online postage to print shipping labels could see prices increase about 6 percent on average. If approved by the Read more
FedEx Office is expanding its local, same-day delivery service to 30 markets comprising 1,800 cities across the country. A FedEx Office spokesperson said it now serves over 34 million people from Seattle to Boston. FedEx SameDay City offers door-to-door residential Read more
ShipStation has integrated with SAP Anywhere, a company that helps manufacturers and wholesalers distribute their products with pricing that starts at $534/month. Press release follows: Today ShipStation, the leading web-based e-commerce shipping solution, announced its integration with SAP Anywhere. Designed Read more
Walmart acquired Parcel and will use it to provide same-day delivery to customers located in New York City. The service will deliver items from Walmart and Jet, including both general merchandise and fresh and frozen groceries. The deal closed on Read more
eBay is advising sellers to opt in to its new eBay Guaranteed Delivery program and provides the three steps sellers must do in order to participate. eBay said Wednesday it has begun rolling out the program to buyers, who will Read more
eBay announced it will launch Guaranteed Delivery and other features in Australia, where it is marking its 18th year. eBay said it would launch Guaranteed Delivery in Australia early next year. It’s slightly different than the US version of the Read more
