Shipping Data Is Worth Dollars
You should care about the types of services you buy from a carrier, the relative size of that usage by service type, the distribution of your business by zone and the spread of the weights shipped within those zones.
Operations & Fulfillment
Fifth Gear Expands Operations in Northeast U.S.
Fifth Gear, a provider of outsourced order fulfillment services, has expanded operations with its lease of a 115,000-square-foot fulfillment center in Hazleton, Pennsylvania. Fifth Gear specializes in services for direct retailers in the ecommerce and catalog channels including order fulfillment, contact center support, ecommerce technology and marketing services.
Merchant Analytic Solutions and IDM Software Team Deliver Next-Generation Business Intelligence Solution for Retailers
NORTHBROOK, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Merchant Analytic Solutions, LLC, (
Packaging options abound
The packing material you select for your order packages not only protects your merchandise from damage, it also says something about your brand. Packaging
A look at regional parcel carriers
When it comes to parcel delivery, FedEx and UPS are clearly the dominant players. But you can use regional carriers to supplement the service of the Big
New PMG Brings a Refreshing Change to the USPS
JACK POTTER RETIRED AS POSTMASTER GENERAL (PMG) OF THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE ON DEC. 3, 2010. That same day, his deputy, Patrick Donahoe, became the head
Should you be selling to the government now?
If you have heard me speak anywhere in the past 20 years, you’ve heard me singing the praises of doing business with the government. Business-to-government
Will PRC’s Opinion Help or Hurt Five-Day Delivery Prospect?
Now that the Postal Regulatory Commission has issued its advisory opinion on the U.S. Postal Service’s quest for five-day mail delivery to Congress
PRC Set to Advise On Five-Day Delivery
Talk of five-day mail delivery has permeated the postal world since former U.S. Postmaster General John E. Potter proposed it in 2009