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Indiegogo introduces its new guaranteed shipping program

  Indiegogo introduces its new guaranteed shipping program The Shipping Guaranteed program ensures you get the product or your money back. jeremy gan   Mon, Aug 26, 2024   Indiegogo Indiegogo has just introduced a Shipping Guarantee program to assure buyers they’ll get their products. Previously, there was no guarantee that you would receive the … Continue reading Indiegogo introduces its new guaranteed shipping program

How IoT & Analytics are Powering Modern Shipping Logistics

How IoT & Analytics are Powering Modern Shipping Logistics Yash Mehta / Last Updated: Nov 15, 2023   Physical infrastructure is not the only driver of your ecommerce shipment anymore; data is an equally powerful navigator overhauling the logistics game. The rapid adoption of IoT technology is leading to an exponential surge in data. Concurrently, … Continue reading How IoT & Analytics are Powering Modern Shipping Logistics

Valuable Business Lessons From the Shipping Tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt

Steven Imke April 8, 2021 Cornelius Vanderbilt was a shipping tycoon that started with shipping freight by ferry to controlling one of the largest railroad networks. Cornelius Vanderbilt Steamboat Legacy Cornelius Vanderbilt quit school at age 11 and began working on one of his father’s ferries. By the time he was 16, he decided to … Continue reading Valuable Business Lessons From the Shipping Tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt

New Restrictions on International Shipping to Thwart Illegal Trafficking

New Restrictions on International Shipping to Thwart Illegal Trafficking 2021 continues to make an impression early on, and the first month of the year hasn’t even been reached yet as of the writing of this article. Folks in shipping came out of New Year’s Day hearing the news from the U.S. Postal Service and similar … Continue reading New Restrictions on International Shipping to Thwart Illegal Trafficking

Shipping Integration is a Must for Your E-commerce Business

Angela Hausman, PhD October 27, 2020 Image courtesy of Entrepreneur For businesses, especially small businesses, the rapid increase in e-commerce sales is a two-edged sword. On the one hand, increased sales mean higher revenues but, on the other, shipping costs and the handling necessary to turn around orders quickly strain the business processes of nearly … Continue reading Shipping Integration is a Must for Your E-commerce Business

How COVID-19 Has Increased Shipping Costs for Retailers

Michael Begg June 22, 2020 With Covid-19 forcing governments to close borders and discouraging international travel, there is serious pressure on freight costs, especially for air-freight. In a recent interview, Robert Khachatryan, Founder and CEO of Freight Right, explained that due to the cancellation of flights, their customers have been turning to ocean freight. However, … Continue reading How COVID-19 Has Increased Shipping Costs for Retailers

Why e-commerce companies need to build shipping costs into prices

Including the price of shipping into products can help manage expectations of consumers, avoid buyer reluctance and increase revenue. Sydney Wess on February 27, 2020 Working the cost of shipping into listing prices on e-commerce sites is becoming more common as free shipping grows in popularity. Whether you work shipping into listing costs or add … Continue reading Why e-commerce companies need to build shipping costs into prices