Amazon warned sellers about higher shipping costs during the holidays, pointing to the USPS temporary rate hike that takes effect in October, and sellers responded with their reactions. “Amazon must increase the 3.99 per item or 6.99 to whatever new Read more
Like major shipping carriers, Amazon has relied a great deal on the USPS for “last mile” delivery of packages to shoppers’ homes. This week it announced an expansion of its fulfillment capacity in Arizona that could signal a determination to Read more
Amazon is advertising shipping services to sellers in the UK, offering premium shipping services at competitive prices. “Amazon Shipping will pick up your parcels 7 days a week, and deliver them to your customers,” it states on its UK Amazon Read more
Amazon is pausing its little-known shipping service in June, resulting in a bit of confusion as the news trickled out on industry boards on Tuesday, later picked up by the Wall Street Journal. Amazon Shipping is the marketplace’s foray into Read more
Amazon offered advice to sellers impacted by its severe restrictions on its FBA fulfillment program. On March 17th, Amazon stopped accepting inbound shipments to its fulfillment centers for products other than high-demand goods such as household staples and medical supplies, Read more
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 USPS than on FedEx anyway, Read more
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 struggled to get packages to Read more
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 products. That means Prime Free Read more
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 right strategy for Stamps.com, and Read more
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 goal of reaching 50% of Read more
