Ecommerce Industry News
FedEx announced a rate hike coming in January 2020. The average rate increase for services commonly used by online merchants is 4.9% – that applies to FedEx Ground, FedEx Express, and FedEx Home Delivery. FedEx […]
FedEx’s decision to part ways with Amazon may cost sellers in an unexpected way: As of last Thursday, FedEx is no longer a participant in Amazon’s Partnered Carrier program. As a result, some sellers said […]
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 […]
FedEx is leveraging Dollar General store locations as it pushes more aggressively into ecommerce. The shipping carrier announced on Monday it will add over 8,000 Dollar General stores to its network of package drop-off, return, […]
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 […]
eBay warned sellers that FedEx will begin charging a $350 fee for each incident of a package shipped through FedEx that contains Dangerous Goods or Hazardous Materials that is determined to be noncompliant by FedEx. […]
FedEx Ground announced it’s moving to 7-day residential delivery year-round “to further serve the fast-growing e-commerce market.” Unfortunately it didn’t disclose whether Sunday residential delivery would cost shippers extra. In addition, it is lessening its […]
Some sellers are reporting problems when sending inventory to Amazon FBA fulfillment centers due to shipping carriers’ practices, and they say Amazon customer service is failing to help them. In a nutshell, FedEx is placing […]
Small businesses can apply for a grant from FedEx through its 7th annual contest that offers $220,500 in cash and prizes. To enter, for-profit businesses must have fewer than 99 employees and have been operating […]
Online sellers should be aware that winter weather and the Super Bowl are set to impact ecommerce deliveries in some parts of the country. Extreme cold is spreading south and east bringing dangerous conditions to […]