UPS is running some compelling promotions to celebrate National Small Business Week. If you have been thinking about trying UPS, now might be the time to investigate. Among the offerings during the limited time promotion are free pickup service (it Read more
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 many areas. UPS didn’t deliver Read more
Online sellers could face higher shipping costs as a result of today’s ruling by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), which ruled that the USPS must attribute a greater percentage of its “institutional costs” to Competitive products, which include Priority Mail, Read more
Today, December 19th, is National Returns Day, when UPS expects to handle 1.5 million returns – a record for the sixth consecutive year. Consumers who got a jump on online shopping in the days before Black Friday are expected to Read more
UPS is offering a discount to small businesses in a new promotion through the end of the year. Sellers can use a promo code to get 20% off Domestic Ground service and 40% off Domestic and International Air, as well Read more
UPS is raising shipping rates on December 26, 2018. The rates for UPS Ground, UPS Air and International services will increase an average net 4.9%. In addition, UPS is increasing certain value-added services and surcharges, and fuel surcharges will apply Read more
UPS is running a promotion that rewards shoppers for using package pickup, specifically, UPS Access Point locations. “Last mile delivery” to residential addresses is expensive and comes with challenges (porch package theft, apartment building deliveries). There are nearly 9,000 UPS Read more
UPS launched Ware2Go, a platform to help merchants find available flexible warehouse space and fulfillment services. The advantage to sellers: it allows small and medium-sized businesses to expand their reach with no minimums or long-term commitments, according to the shipping Read more
CNN reported the possibility of a labor strike of UPS union workers that could disrupt the economy, estimating that shipments UPS transports equal an estimated 6% of the nation’s GDP (Gross Domestic Product). For online retail, that’s bad news, as Read more
UPS is expecting a record number of returns this holiday season, and said more than 1 million returns occurred each day of December before Christmas. The shipping carrier expects 1.4 million returns on January 3rd, dubbed National Returns Day, which Read more
