Surcharges are expensive, and even though you can’t control where your customers ship, there are a few things you can do to cut costs.
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Should You Offer Free Shipping?
Do you understand the true cost of free shipping when creating your pricing strategy?
3 Things You Need to Know About Return Shipping
Maintaining shipping operations is tough enough, add return shipping and it’s a whole new beast.
COVID-19: What Food and Beverage Shippers Should Watch For
Food and beverage companies see unique opportunities and challenges with eCommerce shipping.
Balancing Customer Expectations and Shipping Costs During COVID-19
Since FedEx and UPS both suspended their service guarantees this week, our clients have been flooding us with questions about how to handle this unique situation. “Business as usual” is out the window, so shippers must quickly adjust to this new normal. Adapting...
Making Sense of Your Shipping and COVID-19
Don’t panic. Attack the new reality of shipping and learn to adjust forecasting and budgeting.
4 Signs Your Shipping Budget Could Be Blown in 2020
A month into the new year and your carrier invoices are, shall we say, a tad higher than expected.
8 Tips for Balancing Customer Delight and Shipping Costs
8 ways to keep your shipping costs down and your spirits high without lowering expectations!
3 Training Themes Your Business Needs
Shipping isn’t static. Make sure to train at all levels of your company on shipping logistics.
Why a UPS Strike – and Its Business Impact – is Possible and What You Can Do Now
A strike in 2018 would be at least as catastrophic for UPS and its customers while disrupting the economy; but there are steps you can take in the meantime to reduce your parcel risk.
