TrendWatch 2021: Retail Strategies for Shippageddon
Material Handling and Logistics | December 30, 2020With ecommerce increasingly dominating holiday sales, the biggest hurdle retailers and consumers face is tied to timely shipping and fulfillment.
With ecommerce increasingly dominating holiday sales, the biggest hurdle retailers and consumers face is tied to timely shipping and fulfillment.
ShipStation shares insights into current attitudes toward returns this holiday season.
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Ecommerce continues to push higher this holiday season, which has been a boon for merchants and retailers in the digital space. And while physical stores aren’t busy now, they could become business post-holiday because, according to one report, a number of shoppers say they’ll likely return more gifts from the 2020 holiday season than they have in the past.
More visibility into delivery options gives online shoppers more control heading into holiday season.
Retailers have been forced to adopt new practices to make returns a little easier for customers.
For now, the retail sector is just trying to keep up with the massive demand for packaging amid the pandemic, putting aside sustainability goals for the time being.
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A recent study by ShipStation shows the pandemic has only increased the importance of managing shoppers’ expectations around shipping.
Alternatives to UPS and FedEx have brought on major retailers over the last several years, with expansion accelerating during the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting parcel boom.
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National study showcases how the delivery experience affects brand perception and purchase behavior amid the pandemic.
A new report from ShipStation reveals a 33% jump over the past year in online shopping. As more consumers shop online, their shipping experience is becoming more important than ever.
ShipStation’s recent survey on COVID-19 found that customers have increased their expectations of brands when it comes to ecommerce returns in 2020.
E-commerce shipping solutions company ShipStation has launched an integration with Alibaba.com, one of the world’s largest B2B e-commerce marketplaces, offering a seamless fulfillment process for U.S. merchants.
In today’s top payments news around the world, Nuvemshop, a LATAM alternative to Shopify, has notched $30 million in a venture capital round, while Alibaba is going deeper with its ShipStation partnership. Plus, PayPal is rolling out its PayPal “Pay in 3” buy now, pay later (BNPL) offering in the U.K.
Alibaba is deepening its partnership with Austin-based ShipStation as the eCommerce and tech giant faces pressure to expand globally beyond its core market in China and Southeast Asia.
Integration with ShipStation enables U.S. based businesses to expand and streamline international shipping operations.
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Software developers team up with testing company to make the shipping and tracking of test samples as easy as, well, spitting.
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Auctane LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Stamps.com and operator of ShipStation, ShippingEasy, ShipEngine and ShipWorks, will become the first office tenant in The Grove at Shoal Creek.
Austin e-commerce company Auctane has signed a lease for 105,385 square feet of office space at the development, which the Austin American-Statesman reports is one the largest local office space transactions this year.
Auctane, an Austin-based shipping software company, will move its offices to The Grove development in 2021.