Use your Order Management Software Data to Analyze your Shipping Costs
Don’t Let DIM Weight Pricing Take a Bite out of your Profits The New Year has brought the expansion of FedEx and UPS’s DIM Weight Pricing program. Now, all domestic ground shipments will fall within the DIM weight category. Previously only domestic ground boxes larger than 3 cubic feet were included in the DIM Weight […]
Evaluation of Three Manifest Systems: Harvey Software cps/Basics, USPS Endicia, UPS WorldShip
There are many good manifesting systems available to omni-channel retailers and most will help you manage costs while improving customer service and quality control. Determining which system is right for your business may come down to the unique requirements of your operation. Do you ship internationally? Do you send out hazardous materials? Do you want […]
Utilizing Real-Time Information from your Order Management Software to Increase Customer Sales, Satisfaction, and Retention on the Web.
The 2013 holiday season has wrapped up and ecommerce sales have broken records along the way. According to IBM’s 2013 Holiday Benchmark Reports, this year’s Cyber Monday had a 20.6% increase in online sales over 2012 making it the biggest online shopping day in history. Many stores take advantage of this time to bring in […]
Large Online Retailers Testing Same Day Delivery Concept
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) recently conducted a survey of 1,500 U.S. consumers and asked them about their online shopping delivery preferences. More than three-fourths of those surveyed stated free delivery was more important than same-day delivery. But, it did find that “affluent millenials,” (consumers between 18 and 34 with household incomes above $150,000 living […]