With retailers of all calibres entering the ring with free shipping options, it is near impossible to remain isolated from the melee and continue charging flat shipping rates. Free shipping, especially free 2 day shipping is a nudge in the right direction for most customers who are stuck indecisively at checkout. Well, that and the…
Feeling the brunt end of the UPS price hike for oversized packages especially after that annual 4.9% hike for 2018? Trust me, you’re not alone. If you are an e-commerce retailer, then the impact of this oversized package hike is going to be quite significant depending on the kind of products you ship. Catching up…
Interested in a little trivia about FedEx, UPS and DHL? You’ve come to the right place. FedEx, UPS and DHL have been the three major players in the logistics industry within the US till date. While FedEx reigns supreme in the air, UPS has an exhaustive fleet on the ground. DHL, on the other hand,…
M-Commerce is Mobile Commerce and refers to the use of cellular phones and laptops to perform business transactions online. M-Commerce today, handles a lot of services like online banking, bill payment, and information delivery. M-Commerce is the offshoot of e-commerce on mobile consumer base especially when cell phones today have highly advanced capabilities and computing…
Have you looked at your FedEx or UPS invoice lately? Shocked to find your shipping costs at an all-time high? The reality is that FedEx and UPS have slapped a 4.9% shipping rate hike (read more about 2018 shipping rates) forcing merchants to rework their shipping strategy. While retailers are still weighing up the domino…
The old ways of doing business are rapidly giving way to technologically advanced methods that focus inherently on creating a seamless shopper experience. Your business could gain a definite edge if the right strategies are implemented properly. Here are a few things that will help increase your customer retention and loyalty in the long run….
The supply chain has come a long way from traditional linear networks to what it is today: dynamic, digitized and interconnected with information flowing in from every part of the network. These new age supply chains are open systems or Digital Supply Networks (DSN). What works today is actually a hybrid of traditional methods with…
The deadline is looming. Yet swathes of retailers are still in limbo. It is time to break-free from echo chambers. Face up to GDPR reality. Source: Dilbert.com Unfortunately for debilitating retailers intimidated by this complex regulation, GDPR will come into effect on May 25th 2018. Almost a third of retailers remain incognito of the legislation….
The retail sector has been slowly redefined in recent years as people now have both online and offline options at their disposal. While online shopping offers the convenience of ordering products from the comfort of one’s home or elsewhere, offline shopping offers something else- instant gratification. Although a considerable number of retailers have adopted an…
If cyber-attacks are everywhere, why wouldn’t they be on the rise with shipping? Cyber-attacks on organizations and platforms dealing with shipping and logistics are on the rise. Hackers see opportunity in shipping and logistics since it’s a vast network with several stakeholders. And there is a lot of data held in these systems. With logistics,…
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