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UPS vs. USPS: Which Is Better for Your Ecommerce Store?

Ecommerce Platforms

Choosing the right carrier is probably one of the most complicated tasks for ecommerce business owners. However, the United States Postal Services (USPS) and UPS (United Parcel Service) are two of the major and most reliable carriers in the United States.

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ShipStation Alternatives for 3PL and Shipping Success

Ecommerce Platforms

ShipStation integrates with many popular ecommerce platforms for syncing and importing products, sending out tracking codes, and managing parts of the shipment process through tools like Shopify, Bigcommerce, and WooCommerce. Integrations with ecommerce platforms and website builders. Carrier shopping and discounts.

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How To Calculate Shipping Costs

Ecommerce Platforms

So many questions arise when it comes to shipping rates: Are shipping rates generated through your ecommerce platform? The popular shipping carriers, like UPS, USPS, and FedEx, all have their own shipping calculators to guide companies in figuring out what they can expect to pay for their shipments. How much the package weighs.

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Shippo Review (2023): An Easy-To-Use Shipping Solution For SMB Merchants

Ecommerce Platforms

The service even integrates with a number of popular ecommerce platforms and marketplaces, from Shopify and Etsy, so you can fast-track any order process. The user-friendly platform benefits from great shipping costs, a streamlined user interface, and a range of valuable tools for the shipping needs of retailers.

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Packlane Review – Everything You Need to Know

Ecommerce Platforms

Shiplane offers its small and mid-sized customers discounted postage (of up to 80%) when you use USPS (United States Postal Service) to ship in the US with the carrier’s high-volume commercial pricing. In addition, Packlane automatically sets up a USPS account on your behalf, so you don’t have to do that either.

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It’s Official – Amazon is an Ecommerce Enabler First and a Retailer Second

Retail TouchPoints

Dharmesh Mehta, VP of Worldwide Selling Partner Services at Amazon , is celebrating his 10th anniversary with the company this year, and so he kicked off the fourth annual Amazon Accelerate conference for sellers by comparing the differences between the ecommerce platform today and 10 years ago.

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Etsy vs Amazon Handmade: Which is Best for You?

Ecommerce Platforms

Etsy partners with a range of different shipping companies, such as Canada Post, FedEx, and USPS (United States Postal Service). You can use the Etsy Shipping Labels service to design labels within the site, which can save you a little money on shipping and order fulfillment.