Logistics firm Descartes has acquired ShipRush, a leading provider of ecommerce multi-carrier parcel shipping solutions for small-to medium-sized businesses. ShipRush adds a large customer base of ecommerce SMBs and retailers and strengthens Descartes’ partner relationships with key SMB players, such Read more
The USPS reported a net loss in the second quarter of Fiscal Year 2017, with operating revenue of $17.3 billion. The multi-year trends of declining volumes of letter mail and growth in packages continued, with letter mail volumes declining by Read more
Pitney Bowes launched a new SendPro offering, and the company isn’t shy about going after its rival in announcing the new cloud-based service designed for small- and medium-sized business. It published the following press release on Monday: Pitney Bowes Inc., Read more
Eighty percent of small businesses believe that trade will improve the US economy, according a FedEx survey of over 1,000 small business leaders, who also believe in the importance of retraining workers. The company issued the following press release about Read more
Ecommerce helped Canada Post remain profitable in 2016 thanks to strong growth in the Parcels line of business aided by partnerships with retailers. The before-tax profit of $55 million compares to a before-tax profit of $63 million in 2015 – Read more
UPS and Sealed Air Corporation announced the opening of a Packaging Innovation Center in Kentucky to help online merchants and other shippers create efficient packaging and reduce both packaging and shipping costs. UPS issued the following press release: UPS and Read more
The Postal Regulatory Commission (Commission) issued its analysis of the United States Postal Service (Postal Service) fiscal year (FY) 2016 Annual Performance Report and fiscal year 2017 Performance Plan. Each year, the Commission must review the Postal Service’s performance goals, Read more
UPS announced plans to build a new $200 million package operations facility in Arlington, TX. The project will span more than 1,100,000 square feet on more than 110 acres. Powered by industry leading operational technology and equipment, the new UPS Read more
UPS is adding Saturday delivery to major metropolitan areas, it announced on Monday in the following press release: New Saturday ground pickups allow many businesses to have packages delivered to their customers on Monday, one business day earlier than before. Read more
Shipping services provider ShipRush has integrated with ecommerce platform Spark Pay. Vladislaw Poniedelnik published the following announcement on the ShipRush blog: Spark Pay merchants: Sell with Spark Pay, ship in ShipRush! Only ShipRush has side-by-side rate shopping, Discount Postage, Same Read more
