Category: Couriers

The world changes quickly, and one such change has been in the way people buy products. Increasingly, shoppers are moving online to make their purchases, and the marketplace is becoming more global than ever. DHL saw this – they saw an increase in cross-border eCommerce shipping and decided to create a service uniquely tailored to

Back in June, news came out that UPS was planning to levy surcharges for peak periods, including over the coming 2018 holidays. To offset some of the added costs incurred during their busiest periods, UPS made the decision to add one or more peak surcharges for packages based on certain characteristics, as well as service

If you have caught the news in the past few months (and perhaps even if you haven’t) you are well aware that the trade relation between Canada and the US is a little more strained than usual. With tit-for-tat tariffs, unusual politicking and potentially seismic shifts in policy being forecasted by the news headlines, the

On this very blog, we have talked about how the global parcel industry is on the rise, owing mostly to a cultural shift in consumerism that values convenience and delivery over the need to physically inspect an item before purchasing. This has been wonderful for ecommerce as a whole, but it’s about to get a

There are a few things the average internet buyer values: they value low prices, a simple, streamlined experience, and some transparency on the part of the seller. Together these make for a healthy vendor/buyer relationship, and can help an ecommerce store build up a loyal customer base. But they can often be difficult things for