Ecommerce Industry News
UPS expects a 10% increase in holiday shipments this year and predicts it will deliver over 630 million packages between Black Friday and New Year’s Eve. And 60% of those orders will be to residences […]
FedEx expects a 12% increase in holiday season volume, predicting a record-breaking 317 million shipments between Black Friday and Christmas Eve. It issued a press release on Monday and outlined the measures it has taken […]
The holiday shopping season is ramping up, and that means sellers are anticipating increased orders in what for many merchants is the busiest quarter of the year. Making sure you’re ready to pack and ship […]
Best Buy is enticing online holiday shoppers with a special shipping promotion in what has become an annual tradition among retail giants. As of Sunday, online shoppers will receive free shipping with no minimum order […]
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 […]
There is only one more weekend for Christmas shoppers to prepare for the big gift-giving holiday, and the U.S. Postal Service said today, December 15th, will be its busiest mailing day of the year. The […]
More people will start their online shopping for holiday gifts earlier this year in order to ensure on-time delivery, according to a recent survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted by ORC International for Pitney Bowes in August […]
Some online shoppers failed to receive their orders in time for Christmas, with UPS issuing a warning on Christmas Eve that the volume of air packages in its system exceeded the capacity of its network, […]
Retailers and marketplaces extended shipping cutoff dates to entice last-minute shoppers in a game of chicken, which they ultimately lost. Shipping carriers were unable to keep up with demand from online retailers, including Amazon, this […]
Can you get it to me in time for Christmas? is a common question from buyers fielded by online merchants this time of year. Over the weekend, online discussion boards filled with sellers reporting expedited delivery […]