by Descartes | May 12, 2023 | Shipping Tips
Because of economic problems worldwide, a low-cost shipping strategy is now more important than ever to protect ecommerce businesses. Descartes recently released an ecommerce consumer sentiment study highlighting significant shifts in buying behavior related to home...
by Descartes | Apr 27, 2023 | Shipping Tips
Porch piracy is a growing threat to ecommerce businesses and their customers. How does this impact your business, and what can you do about it? Let’s talk about the porch piracy problem. The Porch Piracy Problem What is porch piracy? Porch piracy is...
by Descartes | Apr 24, 2023 | Shipping Tips
Why are customers leaving my ecommerce business? More than four out of five people ages 18-25 have had a delivery problem in the last three months…21% [of them] did not order from the retailer again (Descartes Systems Group, Inc. 2023). Often ecommerce business...
by Descartes | Apr 20, 2023 | Shipping Tips
World events significantly influence the buying behaviors of consumers. As current events, such as the war between Russia and Ukraine, combine with ripples from the past few years’ global COVID-19 pandemic, a disturbing pattern of macroeconomic threats emerges. These...
by Descartes | Mar 31, 2023 | Shipping Tips
Selling on social media feels like playing the lottery. Maybe THIS product will be the one that blows up on TikTok and finally puts your ecommerce brand in the spotlight! The beauty of social media sales is that your business could go viral at any moment, which is...