Ecommerce Industry News
In June, word leaked that FedEx would no longer deliver Amazon packages by air, and today, both companies confirmed they were ending their ground-delivery contract as well. Amazon has relied more heavily on UPS and […]
Word leaked today that FedEx has decided not to renew its contract with Amazon for Express air delivery. The Washington Post said it could impact Amazon during the holiday shopping season when Amazon “has sometimes […]
Amazon is expanding the availability of free 1-day shipping through its Prime membership program. On Monday, it announced that “Free One Day” is available to Prime members in the continental US on over 10 million […]
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 […]
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 […]
Online sellers could face higher shipping costs as a result of today’s ruling by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), which ruled that the USPS must attribute a greater percentage of its “institutional costs” to Competitive […]
Amazon reminded sellers of its Fair Pricing policy after a story went viral about a woman who said she was charged $7,400 for shipping for some boxes of toilet paper. The woman said Amazon did […]
Just as Amazon wants the smart-key to your front door to deliver your items inside, the ecommerce giant now wants to deliver items inside your car. Amazon Prime members who own Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac, […]
Amazon offers sellers the ability to purchase shipping through its platform for non-FBA orders, called Amazon Buy Shipping and available in Seller Central. It launched a new feature that gives sellers greater flexibility when printing […]
Amazon launched another benefit for Prime members: free shipping on its Woot.com deals site. By giving Prime members more perks, it helps retain them. The program now costs $99/year, and it’s conceivable Amazon could at […]