U.S. Postal Service, USPS, UPS, Parcel Select, shipping and delivery

What America Wants and Needs from the USPS

| Erin Lynch

In order to gain a better perspective into the types of compromises and service changes the American public is willing to accept from the United States Postal Service, the Office of the Inspector General commissioned a small focus group to see where the public stood on funding, delivery locations, delivery days, and the overall future of the postal service.

Shipping/Delivery, shipping, shipping and delivery, cargo, freight, ocean freight, ocean shipping, port strike, west coast port strike

How are you Growing your Global Ecommerce Sales?

| Tim Parry

International sales from U.S. online retailers will jump from $11 billion in 2014 to almost $50 billion by 2020, which would make up 16% of the overall U.S. online retail market. So what are you doing to grow those global ecommerce sales? Here’s how Multichannel Merchant can be your resource for growing global ecommerce sales.

U.S. Postal Service, USPS, UPS, Parcel Select, shipping and delivery

USPS to End Metro Post Same-day Delivery Program

| Erin Lynch

The Office of the Inspector General has announced that the United States Postal Service will end its same-day delivery pilot program, Metro Post, throughout the San Francisco area due to insufficient participation.

Holiday 2013: Lofty Delivery Expectations Taxed Carriers

| Tim Parry

Ecommerce grew 30% year over year during the 2013 holiday season, but Forrester principal analyst Sucharita Mulpuru doesn’t expect history to repeat itself in 2014. Here’s why lofty delivery expectations taxed the carriers this holiday season.

Amazon, Amazon Prime, omnichannel retail, two-day delivery, same-day delivery

Amazon Price Hike to Have Limited Effect on Subscribers

| Erin Lynch

Amazon announced late last week during its fourth quarter conference call to investors that it was planning on raising its Amazon Prime annual subscription of $79 to potentially $99 or even $119. Even though the increase may seem steep, many experts are saying the move will not hurt business.

Big Operational Changes Needed for Holiday 2014

| Kevin Sghia

If Holiday 2013 demonstrated anything to ecommerce merchants, it was that we need better ways to meet customer expectations and deliver products. So what did we as an industry learn during this challenging holiday season? Here are key observations by ecommerce and catalog operations experts.