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The Issue: Carriers Raise Their Shipping Costs Annually Major shipping carriers like FedEx and UPS announce a yearly increase in shipping rates of about 4 to 6%, known as the General Rate Increase (GRI). Shipping surcharges are also included in the GRI. Moreover, the...
The Importance of Choosing the Right Shipping Strategy Shipping is a major costs of running an eCommerce store and it greatly affects the profitability of the business. This is why shippers need effective ways to control their shipping costs to focus on core business...
What are key performance indicators (KPIs) of supply chain metrics? Multi-and omnichannel supply chains enable organizations to deliver their products through flexible sales channels and master the complexities of eCommerce fulfillment. However, poor inventory...
What are third-party logistics (3PLs)? Third-party logistics (3PLs) services let you outsource your warehousing, distribution, and fulfillment operations. This way, you can farm out the task of delivering goods to the customers and focus on more important business...
What is shipageddon? “Shipageddon” is a logistics term originally coined by Scott Silverman of Retail Geek to describe the anticipated delivery delays faced by carriers heading into the 2020 holiday shopping season. Online shopping, fueled by the coronavirus pandemic,...
Importance of Calculating Shipping Costs As an online seller, you need to calculate the shipping cost as it serves as the shipping quote of the product they will purchase. You need to offer the best shipping rates to your customers if you want to compete in the...
A logistics strategy is everything a company plans to do to efficiently coordinate the movement of goods, information, and other resources to deliver finished products to its customers. Businesses are finding new competitive advantages by aligning their logistics and...
What are shipping dimensions? Shipping dimensions refer to the size of the package, mailer box, or pouch in which you ship your items. Shipping companies use these shipping dimensions or measurements to calculate the cost of shipping, accordingly. When calculating...
Total landed cost or true cost refers to the sum of all expenses related to the manufacturing and delivery of products to the customer.
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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