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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
