Amidst a year-plus of grim headlines, retailers could use a bit of good news. As reported by WSJ earlier this week (Feb. 27), shipping rates, especially along the all-important trans-Pacific route, have tumbled in recent months from their record highs last year. U.S. retailers are...
Supply chains may be healing, but the pressure they put on inflation remains. As Bloomberg News reported Sunday (Feb. 26), shipping costs have come down in some places but not others. An estimated 70% of goods that ship in containers on massive cargo ships are...
Free returns have become something of a standard offering for eCommerce consumers. What better way to compensate for an improperly fitting clothing item or a purchase not quite living up to snuff than making it easy and free to send it back? A solid strategy, if...
Despite the fact that eCommerce has become a way of life in the last two decades, it is harder than it might seem to choose a birthdate for the shopping method that has defined 21st-century retail and payments. One could, for example, choose July 5, 1994,...
March 01, 2023
Amidst a year-plus of grim headlines, retailers could use a bit of good news. As reported by WSJ earlier this week (Feb. 27), shipping rates, especially along the all-important trans-Pacific route, have tumbled in recent months from their record highs last year. U.S. retailers are hoping to solidify the price plunge this week, when they […]
February 26, 2023
Supply chains may be healing, but the pressure they put on inflation remains. As Bloomberg News reported Sunday (Feb. 26), shipping costs have come down in some places but not others. An estimated 70% of goods that ship in containers on massive cargo ships are under long-term contracts that were negotiated during the pandemic. That […]
December 17, 2018
Amazon is making moves to get rid of items on its site known as CRaP, which is short for “Can’t Realize a Profit.” According to a report in The Wall...
October 12, 2018
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) wants Amazon to pay 9 percent to 12 percent more for its shipping services. According to CNBC, the USPS proposed a 9.3 percent increase on...
July 06, 2018
While Amazon’s Prime membership currently comes at a cost of $119 per year, one firm, Reason Investments, believes that the membership is worth at least $180 to the average member in...
