https://www.ecommercebytes.com/tag/stamps-com/ Ecommerce Industry News Wed, 21 Feb 2024 02:48:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/EB_site_icon-150x150.gif https://www.ecommercebytes.com/tag/stamps-com/ 32 32 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/02/20/layoffs-hit-shipping-solution-auctane-aka-stamps-com/ Wed, 21 Feb 2024 02:42:44 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=230450 Auctane laid off employees on Friday, though it would not confirm how many it laid off. The company offers shipping solutions to online merchants under numerous brands including Stamps.com, ShipStation, Endicia, ShipWorks, ShippingEasy, ShipEngine, Packlink, Metapack, and GlobalPost. It also Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/05/24/shipping-solution-auctane-names-new-ceo-changes-ahead/ Wed, 24 May 2023 14:56:44 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=229365 A year and a half after private equity firm Thoma Bravo acquired Stamps.com for $6.6 billion and renamed it Auctane, the shipping software firm has a different management team with an outsider at the top, and some major changes may Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2022/07/14/auctane-expands-shipping-solution-to-europe/ Fri, 15 Jul 2022 01:44:51 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=227841 Auctane is offering its ShipEngine solution to merchants in the UK, it announced this week. The multi-channel, multi-carrier API platform is now available in the UK and will become available in France and Germany later this year. Auctane owns a Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2022/05/06/usps-announces-part-2-of-july-2022-rate-change/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2022/05/06/usps-announces-part-2-of-july-2022-rate-change/#comments Sat, 07 May 2022 01:58:50 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=227524 You may remember the USPS announced a 6.5% rate hike for First Class Mail rates effective July 10 – including the cost of a stamp rising to 60 cents. The other shoe dropped today (Friday) – the USPS filed with Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2022/05/06/usps-announces-part-2-of-july-2022-rate-change/feed/ 4 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/12/18/stamps-com-gets-corporate-shakeup-and-rebrand/ Sat, 18 Dec 2021 19:34:19 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=226807 The company that owns Stamps.com and a host of other shipping services rebranded to Auctane weeks after it replaced its CEO and months after being acquired by a private equity firm. But online sellers should not panic – the corporate Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/07/09/the-snail-mail-deal-worth-billions-stamps-com-is-for-sale/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/07/09/the-snail-mail-deal-worth-billions-stamps-com-is-for-sale/#comments Fri, 09 Jul 2021 12:55:14 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=18730 Private equity firm Thoma Bravo agreed to acquire Stamps.com in a deal valued at $6.6 billion (that’s billion with a “B”). The agreement includes a 40-day “go-shop” period expiring August 18, 2021 that allows Stamps.com to consider alternative acquisition proposals Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/07/09/the-snail-mail-deal-worth-billions-stamps-com-is-for-sale/feed/ 2 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2020/10/16/stamps-com-now-offers-discounts-on-ups-shipping/ Sat, 17 Oct 2020 02:06:21 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=16828 Online sellers can now get 48% off UPS Ground rates through their Stamps.com account, with many common surcharges waived. The news comes as both UPS and FedEx are aggressively pursuing ecommerce opportunities, with both carriers adding 7-day delivery in January. Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2020/06/20/volume-shippers-can-expect-higher-international-rates/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2020/06/20/volume-shippers-can-expect-higher-international-rates/#comments Sat, 20 Jun 2020 04:13:34 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=16219 Stamps.com warned that large international shippers who get discounted USPS shipping through a consolidator may see a significant rate increase starting July 1, 2020. Customers who use Stamps.com for single package international shipping labels will not see a rate increase Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2020/06/20/volume-shippers-can-expect-higher-international-rates/feed/ 2 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2020/04/17/stamps-com-waives-fees-for-seniors-to-avoid-trips-to-p-o/ Fri, 17 Apr 2020 13:23:03 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=15883 Online postage provider Stamps.com is waiving its monthly service fees for seniors through the end of July due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, sellers should know the program is for personal use only, not for business use. The US Centers Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/11/09/online-sellers-guide-to-flat-rate-shipping/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/11/09/online-sellers-guide-to-flat-rate-shipping/#comments Sat, 09 Nov 2019 22:18:52 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=14893 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]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/11/09/online-sellers-guide-to-flat-rate-shipping/feed/ 3