Recent rate increases for shipping services by UPS and FedEx and the pending January 17th rate increase for U.S. Postal Service (USPS) shipping services have prompted businesses - especially small retailers and e-retailers - to look for new and innovative solutions to optimize their mission-critical shipping operations.
In addition to the latest round of price increases and surcharges, businesses across the country continue to grapple with exploding parcel volumes and the complexity of managing multiple disparate carrier rate structures and systems.
“In this new world of commerce, shipping has become even more critical as businesses compete for and serve clients remotely and connect with their vendors and suppliers,” said Jeff Crouse, Vice President at Pitney Bowes.
“However, small and medium businesses in particular face an uphill challenge to manage rising costs, increasing complexity and growing volume of sending, which includes everything an organization sends out, from parcels and overnight envelopes to bills and statements”
Given the critically important role of shipping in business, here are a few points every shipper should know about the latest increase by each major carrier:
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Today, more than ever, shipping and mailing power commerce. New technology and tools are becoming available to help businesses of all sizes simplify their sending operations by integrating shipping and mailing, connecting physical sending with digital systems and data, and delivering consolidated accounting and reporting functions.
Here are three recommendations you can do now to optimize your sending operations and manage costs:
On January 12, Pitney Bowes announced its acquisition of Enroute Systems Corporation, a cloud-based, software-as-a-service enterprise retail and fulfillment solutions company to further expand its global ecommerce offerings for companies throughout the retail supply chain.
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