Ecommerce Industry News
The new USPS postal rates took effect on Sunday, and we’re seeing some reports from sellers who are adjusting to what in some cases are significant increases in costs that are also causing some confusion. […]
The USPS filed its shipping rates for 2019, and it’s making some drastic changes that will impact online sellers. It’s not an across-the-board rate change, so some sellers will be impacted more than others, depending […]
Stamps.com will acquire MetaPack Ltd., a UK company that provides an enterprise-level solution to global retailers and brands, for approximately $230 million in cash. MetaPack has 500 customers and processed over 550 million parcel shipments […]
Webgility partnered with Stamps.com to offer online merchants discounted shipping from the US Postal Service. Webgility customers will have access to USPS Commercial Plus Pricing rates for qualified USPS shipments using Stamps.com, a savings of […]
Stamps.com now supports the “door to door” version of the eBay Guaranteed Delivery program and will pick up the costs for its customers in cases where a package does not get delivered in time. eBay […]
Anyone who has ever encountered problems printing shipping labels knows how stressful glitches and technical issues can be. Stamps.com launched a System Status page where users can turn to for answers about service disruptions. Customers […]
It’s official – USPS rates are going up in 2018. The Postal Regulatory Commission approved the USPS request on Wednesday. Sellers who use online postage to print shipping labels (commercial) for Priority Mail will see […]
If you’re an online seller who uses USPS, chances are good you print your postage labels online, possibly using a system operated by Stamps.com or one of its subsidiaries. But each vendor or marketplace seems […]
Who doesn’t want to get discounted postage rates, but the issue of USPS reseller discounts is getting some attention from Wall Street in recent weeks. Accusations are flying that Stamps.com is abusing reseller discounts, but […]
Stamps.com is buying yet another shipping service for online merchants, announcing Monday it will pay $55 million to acquire ShippingEasy. It’s the fourth such acquisition for the company since 2014. Stamps.com intends for ShippingEasy to […]