Free Shipping for First Timers

| Erin Lynch

One of the hot topics on the tip of many retailers’ tongues this year is mastering the art of free shipping. It is not only a great tool to get your company to standout against your competitors but it can also help lower your shopping cart abandonment rate.

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Ship-from-Store Distribution: Is It Right For You?

| Daniela Forte

In order to compete with today’s multichannel retail environment, retailers must provide access to merchandise where shoppers want it. In order to do that, many companies are executing a ship-from-store model as part of the fulfillment supply chain, according to a whitpaper from Fortna.com.

7 Different Types of Free Shipping You Can Offer Today

| Erin Lynch

Did you know that there are several types of free shipping that you can offer your customer? As you can see in this infographic by freeshipping.org, there are multiple ways you can offer this delivery option while keeping your product prices low.

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Stamps.com Announces Shipping Integration with ChannelAdvisor

| Daniela Forte

Stamps.com, provider of USPS postage online and shipping software announced its integration with cloud-based ecommerce service company ChannelAdvisor, according to a press release. It will give ChannelAdvisor customers new tools to streamline their order fulfillment process.

Storified: Operations Summit 2013

| Tim Parry

Operations Summit 2013, the only conference exclusively about direct-to-customer operations and fulfillment, was held April 23-25 in Columbus, OH. Here are some of the top tips and testimonials from Multichannel Merchant’s show.

The Ecommerce Movement: 2003 vs. 2013

| Erin Lynch

In the last 10 years the face of the ecommerce industry has changed significantly. In this infographic by Corra, you can go back in time and see how far the ecommerce industry has come in terms of technology.

Parcel Returns with Newgistics

| Tim Parry

In e-commerce, how you handle returns is critical to customer satisfaction and your bottom line. Newgistics created a parcel returns process that improves them both — a process called Intelligent Returns Management.