Pitney Bowes

Pitney Bowes deploys the AmbiSort B-Series solution at U.S. coastal hubs, accelerating interfacility sortation ahead of the 2023 peak holiday season.

The slowdown in China’s economy, as well as U.S. e-commerce returning from its stratospheric heights in 2022 likely played a role in global parcel volumes slowing in 2022. According to data from global shipping and mailing company Pitney Bowes, global parcel volume reached 161 billion in 2022, a 1% increase from 2021.

A century-old company embraced automation and robotics in its transformation from a provider of postal meters to an operator of e-commerce parcel sortation centers for the Post Office.

A new facility near Chicago uses robotic induction and sortation to speed parcels from receiving to shipping.

2022 carrier revenues—at $198 billion—saw a 6.5% annual increase over 2021’s $186 billion, with UPS at $73 billion (a 5.5% annual increase), FedEx at $65 billion (a 5% annual increase), USPS at $31 billion (which was flat), Amazon Logistics at $24 billion (which was flat), and “others” combined revenue at $4 billion, up 0.1%.

Expands use of Ambi Robotics' robotic sorting solution at Pitney Bowes U.S. ecommerce hubs, to support rapid sortation to last-mile delivery providers.

Stamford, Ct.-based Pitney Bowes, a global technology services provider of commerce solutions powering billions of transactions, introduced a new offering, entitled Pitney Bowes Same-Day Delivery, which focuses on cost-effective expedited solutions through access to curated network of Pitney Bowes service providers via its SendPro Online sending platform.

As more consumers remain hunkered down at home, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the parcel sector continues to reap the benefits, in the form of increasing volumes. It is fair to say that was a key finding in the Parcel Shipping Index, which was issued this week by Stamford, Ct.-based Pitney Bowes, a global technology services provider of commerce solutions powering billions of transactions.

In 2018, the report said that global parcel volume came in at 87 billion, which was up 17% compared to 2017’s 74 billion and the highest ever recorded since the index has been published. What’s more, despite a high level of uncertainty in regards to global trade, it expects this tally to more than double to 200 billion parcels by 2025, coupled with a 13.7% compound annual growth rate from 2019-2023.

During this webcast you'll learn on how various organizations have gained instant access to in-transit parcels and given access to this information to stakeholders.

The online retailer said Wednesday that the self-created holiday was its biggest sales day ever, with worldwide orders rising more than 60 percent compared with the previous Prime Day, and U.S. orders rising by more than 50 percent.

As retailers continue to find themselves in direct competition with Amazon and other retail behemoths, they will continue to be pressed to provide a similar - if not better - shopping experience to their customers.

Even with some reasons for optimism based on a strong performance from its Shipping and Package group, financial issues persist for the United States Postal Service.

If your business depends on commercial shipping, you’re aware of one undeniable fact: carrier rates are going up.

Higher costs, growing complexity and increasing volume of sending prompt businesses to optimize shipping operations.