Sellers were shocked at how much the cost of using shipping-software service ShipStation would be rising next month. They were further dismayed when they realized alternatives were also owned by Auctane and were raising their fees too. ShipStation is raising Read more
Descartes integrated ShipRush with its warehouse management systems for a unified offering for ecommerce customers. A spokesperson told EcommerceBytes companies should be adopting technology solutions to help scale their fulfillment operations, keep pace with sales growth, and meet their delivery Read more
Descartes ShipRush customers will be able to purchase shipping insurance through a new partnership with Cover Genius – even for categories such as used products and electronics. According to the announcement on Wednesday, Cover Genius integrated Descartes Shiprush into its Read more
UPS is more aggressively targeting small- and medium-sized online sellers and is leveraging agreements with services like Stamps.com and Shippo as it seeks to gain more share in the ecommerce market. That’s significant considering how many small sellers rely on Read more
ShipRush, now owned by Descartes Systems Group, has added support for LTL Freight (less than truckload). The new offering will make it easier for Descartes ShipRush customers to evaluate parcel and LTL options to make better shipping decisions for their Read more
eBay sellers will no longer have access to a free version of ShipRush shipping software – but they’ll have the option to pay for a regular subscription directly from ShipRush if they wish to use the more fully-featured version. According Read more
ShipRush now integrates with crowdfunding platform Kickstarter, one of three new integrations the company added, according to Rafael Zimberoff. “Folks who take orders on Kickstarter can now easily feed those orders into ShipRush and ship from ShipRush,” he said. The Read more
Chris Jones is Executive Vice President of Marketing & Services at logistics firm Descartes whose offerings include diverse ecommerce solutions such as warehouse management, along with the ShipRush shipping solution familiar to many small-and medium-sized merchants. He discusses the increasing Read more
Returns are an unfortunate reality of online selling, and 20% of all returns take place at Christmastime, according to B-Stock Solutions, which sees a resulting spike in returns listed on its B2B liquidation marketplaces in the first quarter of the Read more
Imagine being able to boost sales by between 10 and 25 percent. What’s the catch? Opening yourself up to buyers in other countries, which of course comes with its own set of challenges. Raf Zimberoff, Vice President of Product Development Read more
