Ecommerce Industry News
Bongo urged online retailers attending this year’s IRCE conference to “Expand into International eCommerce with Bongo.” Now, the company has sold itself to FedEx. The shipping carrier said the acquisition of Bongo allows it to […]
It wouldn’t be the holiday season without bad weather hitting parts of the country, but checking in with shipping carriers on Tuesday, it appears things are going much more smoothly than last December when some […]
FedEx signed an agreement to acquire GENCO, one of the largest third-party logistics providers in North America. GENCO processes more than 600 million returned items annually from many of the world’s leading brands. Online sellers […]
Last-minute online shopping lost some luster at the end of the 2013 holiday shopping season thanks to late deliveries caused by bad weather and high package volumes. This year, shipping carriers UPS and FedEx said […]
As the USPS gets ready to lower commercial rates for Priority Mail packages next month, UPS and FedEx expressed some concerns. The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) referenced those concerns in its order Friday approving the […]
The U.S. Postal Service recognized FedEx recently as part of its annual Supplier Performance Awards. FedEx carries the majority of domestic air packages for the Postal Service and had been awarded a 7-year contract last […]
Despite a holiday shopping season that was six days shorter than the 2012 edition, US consumers still spent $42.8 billion from their desktop PCs between Thanksgiving and December 22 according to comScore. But quite a few […]
FedEx introduced a new product called One Rate that offers a flat-rate shipping option (see our coverage here). If you sell (or buy) on eBay, you might have seen the ads for FedEx One Rate as […]
FedEx has rolled out a new flat-rate shipping service that it is marketing to small businesses, including eBay sellers, who are hungry for more predictable rates. Dubbed One Rate, FedEx’s new offering closely follows on […]