USPS: Separate ALL hazardous packages for pickup; used/returned electronics ineligible for air

USPS announced on June 6th, 2022 new requirements for separation of hazardous materials. The goal is to reduce the risk to airplanes from lithium batteries especially used electronics and the mistaken uptake of packages not intended for air. Citing recent incidents, the USPS aims for separation of all hazardous goods regardless of whether air-safe or […]

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Amazon Buy Shipping / Seller Fulfilled Prime adds FedEx One Rate (Saturday) support

FedEx rolled out Saturday delivery for no extra charge as part of the regular fulfillment of FedEx One Rate shipments in order to increase competitiveness. You do not need to indicate that you want “Saturday Delivery” as a service option when using One Rate to have packages arrive on Saturday for One Rate. Amazon’s Buy […]

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Automating Decisions in Order Fulfillment

Fulfilling ecommerce orders has never been a more demanding task. Not only are there more shoppers ordering online than ever, but buyers have come to expand faster and cheaper shipping over time. Orders must be shipped as soon after they were placed as humanly possible in order to satisfy your customers and keep them coming […]

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Peak Season Inventory Management & Fulfillment Strategies

Brace yourselves – peak season is coming. Or it’s not. We’re not sure what you sell on your e-commerce platform, and peak season is different for every industry. Electronics and gift retailers hit their numbers during the holidays while sporting goods vendors might get volume spikes in the spring or beginning of summer. Whenever your […]

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Syncing E-Commerce Sales Channels to QuickBooks Online

The only people who prefer to spend their day doing accounting are accountants. Even that assumption may be too optimistic. Nonetheless, almost every ecommerce business needs accounting software to manage their business finances. They need tools to help compile sales and tax reports and to balance billing and payments. In the last few years, QuickBooks Online  has […]

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