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Small and medium-sized businesses in the UK can now access UPS’s services and affordable rates with ShipStation  ShipStation, the world’s leading cloud-based e-commerce shipping solution, today announces that UPS is live on its carrier services platform in the UK. This new collaboration gives UK merchants using ShipStation access to UPS’s domestic and international shipping services […]

New research from Metapack, ShipStation and Retail Economics shows shoppers may have to pay more for less in 2023 as inflation adds £18.2 billion to UK non-food sales despite volumes decreasing by 4.9%.  UK non-food retail sales values are expected to hit £249 billion in 2023, but the 2.6% increase, or additional £18.2 billion of […]

How can you overcome the consumer crunch? It may be 2023, but last year’s economic worries remain. Consumers are feeling it, evidenced by the results uncovered by our new Ecommerce Delivery Benchmark Report surveying over 8,000 households from across the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, Germany, Italy, France, and Spain.  Growing living costs and high inflation […]

UK ShipStation merchants can now easily access The Delivery Group’s domestic and international shipping services   ShipStation, the world’s leading cloud-based ecommerce shipping solution, today announces that it has partnered with The Delivery Group (TDG), a leading tech enabled ecommerce delivery specialist. This partnership will see TDG added to ShipStation’s carrier services in the UK, allowing […]

Identifying Consumer Behaviour Patterns During Crises Over the past several years, consumers have shown anything but predictable shopping behaviour. As we continue to grapple with yet another crisis that’s rewriting the rules of retailing, ShipStation and Retail Economics have researched how the cost-of-living crisis is influencing customer behaviour patterns, the potential long-term impact, and what […]

Peak season is right around the corner, and the ‘cost of living crisis’ continues to bear down on households. This uncertain future has made planning for this year’s shopping season challenging, with customer behaviour difficult to predict and the extent of this economic event’s impact cloudy at best. To help businesses deshroud this ambiguity, ShipStation […]

What striking peak season trends will emerge amidst this year’s economic crisis?  Since the COVID pandemic, peak seasons have felt like a roller coaster and this year is no different. Retailers have had to adapt to a multitude of challenges and trends, from a boom in online sales to the current economic crisis that dominates […]

PrintPost is a white-label print and framing fulfilment service that allows artists to create and ship prints of their work worldwide. Their warehouse and office space in Essex contains several top-of-the-line printers and other pieces of luxurious tech. However, even the best hardware can’t do its best job without the right software.  Hands-On Isn’t Always […]

Depending on where you look, we’re either on our way to a recession, or it’s already started. Regardless, as a small business owner or someone who works in a nimble retailer, navigating rising ecommerce costs and interest rates, inflation and supply chain pressures is challenging. While recessions can be scary, the first thing to remember […]

The last two years have been a rollercoaster ride. From COVID-19 lockdowns and the reopening of the High Street to rising inflation and the cost-of-living crisis, many retailers have needed to adapt to scenarios not seen before in our lifetimes. Whilst COVID-19 measures are fading into the past, the impact from those lockdowns is still […]

Running a warehouse is no easy task for most companies – it invites a range of potential risks that business owners should prepare for. Over and understocking inventory, complicated order fulfilment, lacklustre technology and tiresome manual processes are just a few failures that can severely impact warehouse production. ShipStation’s automated technology helps make these issues […]

Retail is evolving. The days of operating brick-and-mortar retail establishments and eCommerce businesses in a silo are coming to an end. To be successful, retailers must focus on providing a seamless experience through a comprehensive omni-channel strategy. The eCommerce experts at ShipStation explain why omni-channel is the future of retail and why it’s important for […]