Shipping
October 31, 2016 at 10:17 am
With each year’s General Rate Increase (GRI) announcement, shippers inevitably ask, “How much is this really going to cost me?” This year, it got quite a bit harder to answer that question for FedEx shippers. On Sept. 19, FedEx announced a GRI of 3.9 percent for Express and International, and 4.9 percent for Ground, Home…
October 26, 2016 at 11:38 am
Best Buy is back at it. For the second year in a row, the consumer electronics retailer is offering free shipping on online purchases during the holiday shopping rush. The offer went live this past Sunday (a week earlier than last year) and will be in effect until Dec. 24. According to the StarTribune, online sales…
October 12, 2016 at 8:47 am
This webinar examines consumers’ buying behaviors across global markets to help retailers better serve their payment wants and needs.
October 10, 2016 at 1:11 pm
Amazon.com announced last week that it's doing away with its $299 per year Prime Fresh subscription fee for its AmazonFresh grocery delivery service. Amazon will now begin charging $14.99 per month, available only to Amazon Prime members. AmazonFresh is Amazon's grocery service that offers unlimited same-day delivery of both perishable and nonperishable groceries in several…
September 27, 2016 at 9:48 am
Historically, most retailers view returns as a plague on their business. Not only do you lose the sale, but you pay for the privilege of your customer returning the unwanted merchandise to you. The National Retail Federation’s 2015 annual survey of North America retailers found that $260 billion worth of merchandise was returned last year.…
September 22, 2016 at 10:13 am
If you operate an e-commerce business, chances are good that you’re losing money on parcel shipping. Parcel pricing contracts are complex, typically filled with hidden fees that can dramatically inflate costs and cut into your bottom line. While focusing on negotiating discounts might seem to make sense, in some cases an improved discount won’t reduce…
September 21, 2016 at 11:40 am
It seems Office Depot and Staples have some new competition. Costco and Sam's Club of the Wal-Mart division have gotten in on the office supplies market with the help of same-day and next-day delivery. In San Diego, Costco is testing same-day grocery and office supplies delivery to small businesses with the help of Instacart. Meanwhile, TheStreet…
September 20, 2016 at 12:04 pm
In a somewhat surprising move to industry analysts, FedEx has announced shipping rate and surcharge changes for 2017 that do not match those announced Sept. 1 by rival UPS. FedEx Express, FedEx Ground and FedEx Freight, subsidiaries of FedEx Corp., will increase shipping rates effective Jan. 2, 2017 as follows: FedEx Express will increase shipping…
September 12, 2016 at 11:31 am
The San Francisco 49ers announced last week that it has partnered with Amazon.com to offer the team's fans who tailgate before games one-hour Prime Now delivery for tens of thousands of items from Amazon. Fans will be able to order everything from more beer to 49ers gear via the Prime Now app starting four hours…
September 12, 2016 at 10:15 am
Learn the benefits of selling on multiple marketplaces, the value each marketplace brings to the table and much more.
