USPS Teaming Up with Alibaba Group
Cainiao, Alibaba Group’s logistics affiliate, has agreed to work with the USPS to speed delivery of merchandise ordered by U.S. consumers on Alibaba’s international online shopping platforms.
Shipping
eBay to Offer Shipping Club in Germany
As Norm MacDonald pointed out several times from the Saturday Night Live Weekend Update desk, Germans love David Hasselhoff. eBay is also hoping Germans also love free shipping, and is getting ready to launch eBay Plus, which would rival Amazon Prime there.
ShipStation Announces Integration with Amazon Mexico
ShipStation announced that it has integrated with Amazon Mexico, Amazon’s newly-launched site that offers physical goods sales to customers in Mexico who buy online.
ShipStation Launches Integration With DHL Express Canada
ShipStation has announced an integration with DHL Express Canada which will allow its ecommerce merchants based in Canada to ship to customers around the world using ShipStation’s software and DHL’s delivery service.
DHL Continues Investment in Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport
DHL is continuing to invest in its Americas hub at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) to ensure that it will have the capacity needed to meet the demands of future growth generated by international shipping and global trade. Strong growth in international shipments in the U.S. and continued expansion of global trade are drivers for DHL’s positive business development.
Hermes Strengthens Parcel Business in Russia in Concert with European Expansion
Hermes has announced new actions to strengthen its parcel business in Russia. As part of its overall European expansion strategy, the retail and logistics services provider has acquired the 49% share held by DPD in Hermes-DPD Russia. Under the terms of the agreement, DPD will continue to handle logistics transport services in Russia.
Brazil a Lucrative but Complex Market for Cross-Border Trade
Brazil represents a complex but lucrative market for cross-border ecommerce, one that Alibaba’s AliExpress discount marketplace has learned to crack.
UPS Capital Acquisition Enhances Luxury Goods Logistics Offering
UPS Capital has acquired the Insured Parcel Services (IPS) of G4S International Logistics, pushing further into the luxury goods market.
Amazon Creates Prime Day, Its Own Global Selling Holiday
On the eve of Amazon’s 20th birthday, the company introduces Prime Day, a global shopping event, with more deals than Black Friday, exclusively for Prime members. See how Amazon plans to take over the world on July 15.
Criteria for Entering New Global Markets
Jeremy Liebowitz, VP of global ecommerce for Newell Rubbermaid, talks about the company’s criteria for choosing which global markets to enter at IRCE 2015.