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Eagle Foods Improves Walmart Compliance with Freight Consolidation

December 12, 2017 | Mike O'Brien

Eagle Foods has increased its compliance score with Walmart’s new, stricter vendor shipping requirements through a freight consolidation program. See what the new program requires and how Eagle has been able to hit the tight windows.

McCombs Supply Sees Success with Shipping Technology

December 7, 2017 | MCM staff

For appliance parts supplier McCombs Supply Co., finding new ways to ship smarter in the face of swelling ecommerce demand was critical to its success. Learn how the company decreases shipping costs and increased productivity with a shipping technology platform.

DHL Expands in North America to Meet Peak Demand

December 5, 2017 | Mike O'Brien

Looking to make up ground on rivals UPS and FedEx during peak season, DHL is in the midst of an expansion effort that includes hiring 6,000 temporary workers across its four business units in North America, adding flights and piloting robotic and augmented reality technologies.

11 Strategies for Increasing Your Customers’ Lifetime Value

November 28, 2017 | Helen Cartwright

To substantially increase the lifetime value for each customer, your company can offer numerous coupon codes, provide incentives for buyers who refer friends to a business, create localized webpages, and so much more. Here are several strategies that retailers can implement.

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What Prime Day and Singles Day Teaches Us About Shipping

November 9, 2017 | Matthew Mullen

One thing that both Amazon’s Prime Day and Singles Day have in common is their ability to orchestrate the shipping of over a billion digital purchases in a short, saturated amount of time. Here are several ways Amazon and Alibaba approach shipping.

Several Factors Determine Holiday Season Success for Retailers

November 8, 2017 | Daniela Forte

Every channel in the shopper’s path to purchase is expected to play a major role this holiday season, according to a study by Astound Commerce that detailed several key success factors for retailers. See what these factors are and how retailers can benefit from them.

USPS Offers Retailers Next-Day Delivery on Sundays

November 7, 2017 | Mike O'Brien

Just ahead of the holidays, the U.S. Postal Service is testing a new program that offers major retailers Sunday delivery for orders placed on Saturday, a service mostly involving Amazon shipments until now.

Shipping Cutoff Dates Released for the Holiday Season

November 7, 2017 | Daniela Forte

ShipStation released its shipping cutoff dates for the holiday season. This infographic includes shipping dates from the top three U.S. shipping carriers, UPS, FedEx and USPS. Here is the list of dates.

Best Buy, Target Offer Free Shipping Through Christmas

November 2, 2017 | Mike O'Brien

Following a similar move by Target, Best Buy is offering free shipping on most orders between now and Christmas, waiving its standard $35 minimum order threshold.

LateShipment Helps Shippers Access Carrier Refunds

November 1, 2017 | Mike O'Brien

With an estimated $3 billion left on the table each year in unclaimed refunds from major carriers for errors such as late or wrong deliveries, a software company has figured out how to automate the claims process and win some of that money back for its shipper clients.

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