Online sellers are dealing with increases in shipping costs this year, with the impending January 17th rate hike from the US Postal Service especially worrisome as they contain some big percentage increases across some classes of shipping services. Just some Read more
We can’t say it enough: online sellers should prepare for the USPS rate changes coming on January 17th. Planning now rather than waiting can help, and Shipping Easy has a new guide to help online sellers make sense of the Read more
Are you ready for the postal rate hike coming in 2 weeks? Postage solutions provide Endicia is holding a webinar this month to help online sellers and business shippers understand what’s changing. Endicia explains the purpose of the webinar: “On Read more
A New York City postal carrier drew attention to the problem of undelivered mail when he was charged with throwing away 1,000 letters and packages because he had become overwhelmed by the increase in mail in December. It’s a sensational story, but Read more
It wasn’t the Super Bowl or the World Cup, but to UPS, the holiday-shopping season is a tough competition each year, and its “coach,” CEO David Abney, appeared on CNBC victorious on Tuesday. In the CNBC cable television feature “Squawk Read more
Shipping carriers are warning of delays due to winter storms that hit portions of the United States. USPS said on Monday it was in recovery phase following the major winter storm that brought ice and snow to the Southwest. Post Read more
While the U.S. Postal Service has taken some steps to improve its competitive position in the global market, the agency still takes a loss on inbound mail and small packages, which in turn puts small U.S. sellers at a competitive Read more
A distraught reader sent an email to EcommerceBytes on Wednesday complaining about an online order that was taking a long time to get to him – and an article in the Wall Street Journal indicates he’s not alone. “Here is Read more
Three days before Christmas Day, the three major US shipping carriers were upbeat about getting packages into the hands of shoppers in time for the holiday. USPS spokesperson Sarah Ninivaggi said on Tuesday that the Postal Service was currently seeing Read more
The problem of late holiday orders is getting worse, according to Bizrate Insights. EcommerceBytes reported on Monday that on-time delivery fell 2% over the course of the first 10 days of December. Since then, it has gotten worse, Bizrate told us Read more
