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...
by Descartes | Dec 6, 2022 | Shipping Tips
How to Ship Small, Heavy Items Cheap Bigger isn’t better when it comes to packaging for heavy items. In fact, small-sized packaging leads to shipping discounts when ecommerce businesses choose USPS Priority cubic rate shipping. For businesses who want significant...
by Descartes | Nov 17, 2022 | Shipping Tips
Sustainability is an increasingly urgent consideration for ecommerce customers and the businesses that serve them. As people assume personal responsibility for improving environmental conditions, they hold businesses to higher standards for sustainable practices....
by Descartes | Oct 31, 2022 | Shipping Tips
Shipping Discounts with USPS Connect Ecommerce USPS made waves in the small-to-midsized ecommerce shipping world this summer by announcing the sunset of the USPS Reseller program on October 1, 2022. While the change sounded significant, it did not impact SMBs the way...
