Ecommerce Industry News
UPS is making it easier for online merchants to offer its shipping services in their stores. On Monday, it announced plug-ins to make UPS tools and services available within WooCommerce, PrestaShop, OpenCart, and Magento. The […]
eBay, Amazon, and shipping carriers will send data about small, low-value packages arriving from abroad to the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) as part of a pilot program. The Section 321 Data Pilot is […]
UPS dubbed today, January 2, 2020, “National Returns Day,” but one company takes issue with the idea. Returnly claims December 26 should really take the title of returns day and says there’s an important distinction […]
A record number of post-holiday ecommerce returns are expected, with UPS expecting to process 1.9 million returns on January 2 alone. That’s up 26% from last year’s holiday season returns. UPS noted it will mark […]
UPS is expanding its international express delivery services to more postal codes across 40 countries, it announced Monday. That means UPS express services are now available to businesses across 140 countries and territories, reaching the […]
UPS decreased rates for sellers who purchase and pay for UPS shipping labels on Amazon’s Buy Shipping platform. “Avail reduced UPS 2nd Day Air rates to increase your Prime shipping coverage and utilize UPS Ground […]
UPS expects to deliver 5% more packages during the holidays than last year’s holiday shopping season, and it issued an announcement to say it’s well prepared for the surge. “During the 2019 peak holiday season, […]
UPS is more aggressively targeting small- and medium-sized online sellers and is leveraging agreements with services like Stamps.com and Shippo as it seeks to gain more share in the ecommerce market. That’s significant considering how […]
UPS is encouraging customers to pick up their packages instead of having them delivered. It’s not surprising – residential delivery is more costly for shipping carriers (though they charge shippers a surcharge when they send […]
UPS is forecasting record-breaking holiday returns volume this year. It expects 1.9 million returns to take place on January 2, 2020, its forecast peak day. That’s a 26% increase over last year’s peak returns day. […]