Expansion gives Digital River brands access to one of the industry’s largest global logistics networks, enabling fast, low-cost, local and cross-border shipping and returns
MINNEAPOLIS, June 29, 2023 — Digital River, a global ecommerce enabler directly connecting brands and buyers, today announced the expansion of their global logistics capabilities to include increased efficiencies, greater flexibility, and streamlined brand and shopper experiences. This expansion is powered by a single integration, enabling brands to ship to over 240 markets worldwide.
Digital River’s global logistics network gives brands access to streamlined cross-border and local shipping with:
- Low-cost shipping and return rates
- Flexibility to complement existing brand logistics networks
- Simplified product classification
- Seamless customs clearance
This adds to Digital River’s cross-border services which include:
- Merchant of record services (payments, taxes, fraud, and compliance)
- Guaranteed landed cost calculations
- Catalog pricing localization
- Scalable and dynamic integrations with leading ecommerce platforms such as Adobe and Salesforce
- Enhanced APIs and webhooks for customer notifications and service
- Payment optimization
With cross-border ecommerce sales expected to reach nearly $8 trillion by 2031, up from $758 billion in 2021, there is an enormous opportunity for brands to capitalize on an increase of online shoppers. Digital River’s cross-border merchant of record solution and expanded logistics capabilities enables brands to cut through complexity and grow internationally quickly and confidently.
“We want to give our customers the ability to sell anywhere they want to be,” said Ted Rogers, CMO at Digital River. “And this expansion of our global logistics reach and flexibility will allow brands to quickly – in as few as 6 weeks – get into new markets with great customer experiences and lower costs.”
“Brands now have access to a solution that they can form around their business, versus having to re-form strategies around a new solution,” said Mike Penterman, Digital River’s SVP of Product. “With consumer expectations at an all-time high, brands can deliver localized, seamless experiences in new markets and optimize their existing commerce investments.”
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About Digital River
Digital River empowers ecommerce brands to confidently accelerate growth in more than 240 markets worldwide. The company connects brands and buyers directly, staying behind the scenes to manage international payments, tax, fraud, compliance, and localization. Digital River customers also leverage Digital River’s robust global logistics network to enable fast, low cost, local and cross-border shipping and returns. The chosen partner of thousands of brands across the Americas, Europe and Asia, Digital River is global commerce growth, simplified.
Digital River is headquartered in Minneapolis with offices across the U.S., Asia, Europe, and South America. For more details, visit www.DigitalRiver.com.
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