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Shipping & Fulfillment

Our shipping and fulfillment coverage reflects the expectations of many consumers for free and fast delivery. We address topics that help ecommerce merchants meet those goals, including analyses of carriers, free shipping strategies, fulfillment efficiencies (including the use of third-party fulfillment companies), returns and refunds, multichannel integration, drop shipping issues, and much more.

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Shipping & Fulfillment

Ecommerce May Not Save the USPS

May 10, 2026 •

Only the USPS must deliver to every U.S. household six days a week — not FedEx, UPS, Amazon, or others.

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Shipping & Fulfillment

Who Delivers Your Orders Matters

April 16, 2026 •
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Shipping & Fulfillment

USPS Losses Threaten Ecommerce Shipping

March 22, 2026 •
Shipping & Fulfillment

Fulfillment Compared: Amazon, Walmart, Shopify

August 27, 2025 •
John Melizanis
Shipping & Fulfillment

The No-Surprise 3PL Pricing Model

August 1, 2025 •
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Shipping & Fulfillment

USPS Rate Change Analysis July 2025

July 17, 2025 •
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Shipping & Fulfillment

Teamsters Target Amazon Delivery Drivers

October 28, 2024 •
Eric Bandholz
Shipping & Fulfillment

Lessons from Changing 3PLs

October 11, 2024 •
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Shipping & Fulfillment

Update on Drone Deliveries in 2024

August 6, 2024 •
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Shipping & Fulfillment

Robots Are Coming to Ecommerce SMBs

May 13, 2024 •
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Shipping & Fulfillment

Can Retailer Co-ops Cut Ecommerce Shipping Costs?

April 23, 2024 •
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Shipping & Fulfillment

Ecommerce Returns Becoming Easier, Cheaper

October 22, 2023 •
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Shipping & Fulfillment

Ecommerce Drone Delivery Is Coming

September 28, 2023 •
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Shipping & Fulfillment

Pondering the Cost of Ecommerce Returns

August 14, 2023 •
Joe Spisak
Shipping & Fulfillment

Fulfill.com Is a Marketplace of 3PLs

May 5, 2023 •
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Shipping & Fulfillment

How to Reduce Parcel DIM Weights

April 26, 2023 •
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Shipping & Fulfillment

Tips for Sustainable Last-mile Deliveries

January 3, 2023 •
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Shipping & Fulfillment

5 Steps to Sustainable Shipping

November 20, 2022 •
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Shipping & Fulfillment

Reducing the Environmental Impact of Ecommerce

October 11, 2022 •
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Shipping & Fulfillment

5 Ways to Upgrade to Eco-friendly Ecommerce

September 27, 2022 •
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Shipping & Fulfillment

3 Ways to Offset Shipping Rate Increases

August 15, 2022 •
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Shipping & Fulfillment

How to Price Shipping and Handling Fees

July 18, 2022 •
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Shipping & Fulfillment

How to Offer Free Shipping without Going Broke

July 11, 2022 •
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Shipping & Fulfillment

7 Reasons to Consider USPS Flat Rate Shipping

June 22, 2022 •
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Shipping & Fulfillment

Shopify Buys Logistics Company Deliverr

May 16, 2022 •
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Shipping & Fulfillment

Daily Drone Deliveries Surpass 2,000 Globally

April 19, 2022 •
Shipping & Fulfillment

Materials behind Sustainable Mailers, Boxes

February 8, 2022 •
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Shipping & Fulfillment

Returns Take a Toll on Online Retailers

January 31, 2022 •

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