Inventory & Shipping
How to Pack and Protect an Ecommerce Shipment
There are three main aspects to packaging for ecommerce shipments. Protection. Helps prevent damage to the items during tran... 0 Comments | Read More »
EquaShip CEO on Low-Volume Shipping Discounts
The cost of shipping is material to most every ecommerce business. There's a company that offers smaller merchants discounted ship... 0 Comments | Read More »
How to Expand to the U.K. Market
Editor's Note: We welcome James Hyde as our newest contributor. He's a U.K.-based shipping and fulfillment expert with Six Work... 1 Comment | Read More »
Notable Views: Fulfillment Outsourcing, Pros and Cons
Editor's Note:"Notable Views” is a series where we ask leading experts to address critical, ecommerce-related topics. For this ... 0 Comments | Read More »
38 Fees and Surcharges from FedEx and UPS
When comparing shipping rates from FedEx and UPS, don’t forget to include fees and surcharges. Each shipper has an extensive li... 1 Comment | Read More »
5 Reasons to Consider Drop Shipping
Drop shipping is an order fulfillment strategy where the retailer does not keep products in inventory, but relies on wholesaler... 9 Comments | Read More »
Comparing UPS, FedEx, and USPS: Which is Best Now?
Shipping costs are an ongoing challenge for ecommerce merchants, who compete head-to-head over free shipping and seek to avoid ... 28 Comments | Read More »
5 Reasons to Consider Fulfillment Services
Accounting, purchasing, marketing, and operations are all areas that online and multi-channel merchants must manage. Fortunatel... 1 Comment | Read More »
Best Policy for Inventory Stock Status? Be Transparent
Most customers can deal with miniscule shipping mistakes. The majority are forgiving when damaged shipments are quickly address... 0 Comments | Read More »
The New USPS.com: 5 Sections, Free Stuff
The U.S. Postal Service has redesigned USPS.com to make it faster and easier to do business. The site is organized into five se... 0 Comments | Read More »
10 Ways to Save Money on Inventory
Online retailers purchase and manage inventory. The prices they pay for the inventory, the quantities they carry, and the inven... 1 Comment | Read More »
7 Reasons to Consider USPS Flat Rate Shipping
The United States Postal Service offers a number of flat rate boxes that may help online stores reduce shipping costs while imp... 7 Comments | Read More »
How To Save Money On Shipping and Fulfillment
Merchants know that the effort it takes to fulfill and ship out orders can be very time consuming. Oftentimes, because of this,... 5 Comments | Read More »
11 Tips for Merchants to Add Suppliers
Editor's Note: Chad Weinman is owner of Cat5 Commerce, a seasoned ecommerce firm in St. Louis, Mo. that operates HikingBoots.co... 0 Comments | Read More »
U.S. Agency Official on International Commerce
Many ecommerce merchants are attracted to selling products to consumers in other countries. But the complexities of internation... 1 Comment | Read More »
10 Mobile Shipping Apps for iPhone, BlackBerry and Android
Shipping, tracking, and calculating time and cost of shipments are at the heart of ecommerce businesses. Merchants are usually ... 0 Comments | Read More »
Shopatron Platform: Manufacturers Sell Products and Retailers Fulfill Them
Many ecommerce merchants sell products from large manufacturers and suppliers. Increasingly, those manufacturers and suppliers ... 0 Comments | Read More »
Survey Results: 46 Percent Say Free Shipping Increases Profits
Free shipping is often touted as a surefire way to get more sales, but rolling shipping costs into the product price can also t... 6 Comments | Read More »
Shipping and Fulfillment: How to Get the Best Bang for Your Buck
UPS, FedEx and the U.S. Postal Service all do a good job of getting orders to your customers, but there are some simple things ... 2 Comments | Read More »
Take the Survey: Does Your Business Offer Free Shipping?
Free shipping can lead to increased conversions, and there is no doubt that consumers seek out free and discounted shipping off... 0 Comments | Read More »
