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4 Ways to Correctly Budget Shipping Costs in 2022

4 Ways to Correctly Budget Shipping Costs in 2022

Common Shipping Mistakes Shipping is costly, but essential in eCommerce and other businesses. It involves getting ...
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7 Solutions You Can Implement to Reduce Shipping Costs

7 Solutions You Can Implement to Reduce Shipping Costs

The Issue: Carriers Raise Their Shipping Costs Annually Major shipping carriers like FedEx and UPS announce a ...
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The Only Shipping Strategy Guide You’ll Need for 2022

The Only Shipping Strategy Guide You’ll Need for 2022

The Importance of Choosing the Right Shipping Strategy Shipping is a major costs of running an eCommerce store and ...
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5 Crucial Supply Chain Metrics to Track Now To Reduce Shipping Costs

5 Crucial Supply Chain Metrics to Track Now To Reduce Shipping Costs

What are key performance indicators (KPIs) of supply chain metrics? Multi-and omnichannel supply chains enable ...
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What Is a 3PL and How It Helps Reduce Supply Chain Management Costs

What Is a 3PL and How It Helps Reduce Supply Chain Management Costs

What are third-party logistics (3PLs)? Third-party logistics (3PLs) services let you outsource your warehousing, ...
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Tips for Avoiding “Shipageddon” During the Holiday Season

Tips for Avoiding “Shipageddon” During the Holiday Season

What is shipageddon? “Shipageddon” is a logistics term originally coined by Scott Silverman of Retail Geek to ...
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How to Calculate Shipping Costs

How to Calculate Shipping Costs

Importance of Calculating Shipping Costs As an online seller, you need to calculate the shipping cost as it serves ...
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What is A Logistics Strategy?

What is A Logistics Strategy?

A logistics strategy is everything a company plans to do to efficiently coordinate the movement of goods, ...
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How Different Package Dimensions Affect Shipping Costs

How Different Package Dimensions Affect Shipping Costs

What are shipping dimensions? Shipping dimensions refer to the size of the package, mailer box, or pouch in which ...
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Landed Cost: What It Is and Why You Need to Calculate It

Landed Cost: What It Is and Why You Need to Calculate It

Total landed cost or true cost refers to the sum of all expenses related to the manufacturing and delivery of products to the customer.
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How to Lower Delivery Area Surcharges

How to Lower Delivery Area Surcharges

When you ship to “less-populated” or rural areas, carriers charge additional fees on top of the regular cost of the shipment to pick up or deliver your packages. These extra fees called ‘delivery area surcharges’ (DAS) offset the carrier’s cost for the extra miles on a truck to remote or less-accessible areas.
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Eco-Friendly Shipping and Delivery Tactics for Businesses

Eco-Friendly Shipping and Delivery Tactics for Businesses

Zero emissions shipping may be a long ways away, but there are plenty of options out there to reduce your shipping carbon footprint. This includes using biodegradable packaging, recycled materials, the right box sizes, and hiring vendors that don’t pollute the environment.
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