The Carrier Two-Step Is Costing Your Business
Articles, Featured • Andrew Brueckner on August 16, 2019
Learning to dance with a partner can be challenging at best. Little did I know, the season of my life teaching country-swing lessons would frame future professional insights... It took a bit of time to acquaint myself and build rapport with the wide-eyed person staring...
FedEx Announces An Additional $450 Million Investment in Memphis Hub
Articles, Featured • VeriShip Team on August 11, 2019
FedEx Announces An Additional $450 Million Investment in Memphis Hub Last week, FedEx announced that it would be adding an additional $450 million to its $1 billion+ investment in the FedEx Express World Hub in Memphis. The plan is to modernize the hub, which is...
One-Day Shipping is Costing Amazon Big
Articles, Featured • VeriShip Team on August 5, 2019
Amazon Spends Upward of $3 Billion on One-Day Shipping Rollout In April, when Amazon announced their plan to make one-day shipping a reality for Prime members, the company said that the rollout would cost $800 million in the second quarter. It seems that Amazon underestimated...
Summer is a Struggle for UPS and USPS Delivery Drivers
Articles, Featured • VeriShip Team on July 29, 2019
Delivery Drivers Suffer in Trucks Without Air Conditioning The shipping world is becoming increasingly fast-paced. Customers are expecting quicker delivery times and more packages are being shipped per day than ever before. In the summer months, as temperatures rise but customer expectations stay the same,...
Supreme Court Ruling Sets Precedent for Wine Retailers
Articles • VeriShip Team on July 23, 2019
In a 7-2 ruling, the Supreme Court struck down a Tennessee law that requires a person to be a resident of the state for two years before acquiring a retail license to sell alcohol. The law was challenged by Total Wine, a mega-chain with over...
New Etsy Policy Leaves Some Sellers Upset
Articles • VeriShip Team on July 22, 2019
Etsy to Prioritize Free Shipping E-commerce site Etsy is beginning to prioritize items on their site that ship for free. In an email, the company announced that items will get priority in U.S. searches if it ships for free or if the shop guarantees free...
Meet Alina: Manager of Direct Marketing and Teddy Roosevelt Enthusiast
Articles, ShipMate Spotlight • VeriShip Team on July 16, 2019
Our ShipMates are to credit for creating and maintaining this culture and making VeriShip such a fun place to work. Get to know the people behind the magic and their contributing roles through our ShipMate Spotlight Interview series. Check out the previous ShipMate Spotlights, here. When...
How Strikes Could Affect Amazon’s Prime Day Sale
Articles, Breaking News • VeriShip Team on July 15, 2019
Amazon workers across Europe and the U.S. are planning to strike during Amazon Prime Day, the company’s biggest annual sale. The strike comes as workers are calling for better pay and improved working conditions. This year, the Prime Day sale will last 48 hours, 12...
Report Shows Increase in Amazon Late Deliveries and FedEx Begins Offering Expedited Passports
Articles, Featured • Rachel Pickett on July 15, 2019
Amazon’s In-House Shipping Leads to Late Deliveries In the race to make one-day shipping a reality, Amazon is moving away from USPS and UPS for deliveries, and opting to use their own third-party carriers. Amazon believes these third-party partnerships are vital to their growth. “We...
Amazon Prime Day, Barry and Your Shipping Operations–What to Expect
Articles • VeriShip Team on July 11, 2019
This year’s Amazon Prime Day, the company’s annual summer sale, will take place on July 15 and 16. In 2018, the sale lasted 36 hours and Amazon profited $4.2 billion, selling more than 100 million products. This year, profits are expected to increase with the...
