Possible Shutdown Looms Over West Coast Ports as Two Sides Engage in Brinksmanship
Barring a major breakthrough, a crippling West Coast port shutdown could happen in 5-10 days, costing the economy $2 billion per day, according to the NRF.
Shipping/Delivery
Returns Processing is a Vital Part of a Successful Omnichannel Strategy
Returns processing is an extremely important part of the customer experience and the overall omnichannel shopping journey, yet it is often glossed over.
UPS To Add Peak Season Surcharges, Seeking to Offset Operating Costs
UPS CEO David Abney said the company will add peak season surcharges on residential deliveries to recoup network investments and improve operating results.
Brennan Starts Role as New U.S. Postal Service Postmaster General
Megan J. Brennan officially becomes the 74th Postmaster General and CEO of the U.S. Postal Service on Feb. 1, succeeding Patrick R. Donahoe.
UPS, FedEx Increase Fuel Surcharge Rates
Effective Feb. 2, UPS raised its fuel surcharge rates for ground and air services, as did rival FedEx.
Jet.com Is an Ecommerce David Taking on Amazon’s Goliath
Jet.com, a disruptive startup based in Montclair, NJ, is going after Amazon by taking a new approach that allows sellers to undercut the ecommerce giant on price by using a system that finds and exploits cost efficiencies in the ecommerce fulfillment process.
Amazon Triples Items Eligible for Free Shipping
By lifting a restriction that required all items in an order to come from the same seller to qualify for free shipping, Amazon has more than tripled the number of items that qualify for the benefit.
Parcel Shipping Costs On the Rise in 2015
Parcel Shipping prices are going to rise in 2015, according to reports this month about UPS and the United States Postal Service. Here’s more about rising shipping costs from Multichannel Merchant Senior Editor Mike O’Brien.
USPS Asks to Keep Priority Mail Rates the Same But Raise Parcel Select Rates
As it continues to battle UPS, FedEx and DHL for a larger slice of the ecommerce shipping pie, the USPS has asked the PRC to keep its competitive Priority Mail rates unchanged for domestic delivery while raising Parcel Select – the primary last-mile option of the major carriers – by 8%.
Winter Storm Juno Shuts Down Deliveries in Northeast
While not packing the wallop that forecasters had been predicting, winter storm Juno nonetheless was bad enough to put a serious crimp in the shipping operations of major carriers in the Northeast.