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2021 State of Holiday Shipping in the US

lateshipment

The pandemic has largely disrupted holiday shipping in 2021, with a surge in online purchases, record shipping costs, port congestion, and inventory shortage. An Analysis of Shipping Performance by FedEx and UPS in 2021 Right Before the Holiday Season. Let’s take a deep dive into it. States, cities, and regions.

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Holiday Season Marketing Calendar and Shipping Deadlines [2021]

lateshipment

As a retailer, getting holiday spend insights is just one-half of the game. The other is being aware of the important dates and deadlines associated with shipping carriers and important eCommerce events. Data like important shipping dates, popular products on particular days, effective short-term marketing techniques, and sales data.

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[Guest Blog] Optimize Your Delivery Strategy Using Walmart Marketplace’s New Shipping Templates

ChannelAdvisor

If there’s anything those in the online retail world have learned in the last year, it’s that shipping is everything. Fast, reliable shipping is a known driver of e-commerce conversion, and that’s part of the inspiration behind one of Walmart’s latest launches for its marketplace sellers, Shipping Templates. .

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Building Profitable Pricing Strategies on Leading Marketplaces

Smile.io

In the ever-evolving landscape of ecommerce, building a profitable pricing strategy is like orchestrating a symphony that can significantly impact your success. Nowhere is this more evident than on popular online marketplaces, where the art of pricing can make or break your business.

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ShipBots Review: A Family-owned, Highly-flexible Ecommerce Fulfillment Company

Ecommerce Platforms

ShipBots is an order fulfillment service for ecommerce stores with standard storage and shipping needs. It also offers unique fulfillment options for subscription boxes, retail, Amazon FBA prep, merchandise, and apparel. In the booming industry of 3PL (3rd-party logistics), is ShipBots right for your online store's needs?

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Does Free Shipping Increase Sales?

eCommerceFuel

Free shipping! Shoppers love to see those two words on an online store and its products. But is free shipping good for your eCommerce business? Here, we look at: What offering free shipping entails. Is It Better to Offer Free Shipping? I’m considering “free shipping” (i.e. How to boost sales from it.

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3 Not-So-Obvious Ways Online Retailers Can Boost CLV

Retail TouchPoints

That means showing customers high-quality images, answering frequent questions on sales pages, using an FAQ or chatbot for other concerns (like shipping times or costs), and reducing the number of hoops they have to jump through for the checkout purchase. They’re active, engaged and more likely to spend.