Shipping
UPS Sets New (Higher) Peak Rates for Holiday Season
It's going to cost a little more to get last minute holiday gifts shipped this year.
Logistics: The Chain That Binds for Small Business
For small to medium-size businesses today, it's the little details like logistics that can make or break them.
eBay to Guarantee Delivery in Three Days
eBay just moved one step closer to fulfilling shoppers' desire for immediate gratification.
Walmart Drops Amazon-Clone ShippingPass, Adopts Free Two-Day Model
Walmart announced today that it's doing away with ShippingPass in favor of a free shipping model for more…
More Shippers Band Together to Stay Afloat
Container carriers are joining forces to weather the rough economic waters—and to avoid the perfect storm…
Consolidation Continues: Japan’s Top 3 Shippers to Merge
Japan's top three shippers said Monday that they will combine their container shipping operations in an…
USPS Reveals 4-Part Plan for Efficient Holiday Shipping
As companies plan for this peak season, they should reflect on the business' overall performance last…
Peak Shipping Season Starts on a Weak Note
Despite being in the throws of peak shipping season, ships are being largely underutilized.
Port of Los Angeles Sees Busiest May in History; Imports Climb Double Digits
The peak shipping season brought on by back-to-school hasn't yet started and the Port of Los Angeles is…
New Seaborne Shipping Rules Could Increase the Cost of Trade
Back-to-school season could spell back to trouble for shipping when new weight verification rules take effect…
With Shipping Prices Set to Rise, Pitney Bowes Suggests Retailers Leverage New Technology
It's about to become increasingly costly for retailers to offer free shipping to shoppers.
UPS Isn’t Struggling to Deliver E-Commerce Orders
A Wall Street Journal story claimed the shipper is struggling to cope, but UPS has denied this it's having…
Freightview Trims Time and Money Spent on Shipping
Meet Freightview, a cloud-based cargo management software company that launched in 2013 to allow SMBs…
West Coast Ports’ Volume Increases in September
West Coast ports appear to be recuperating some of the business they lost after last year's months-long labor…
Target’s Ship-from-Store Distribution is New Ticket to Success
Between August 2014 and October 2015, the percentage of online orders delivered by Target within two days…