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What’s New in Cross-Border Shipping for 2019? Experts Weigh In…
2018 was another record-breaking year for cross-border shopping fueled by international shopping events including Amazon Prime Day and Single’s Day. With sales at an all-time high, online shopping has placed a spotlight on an essential part of the customer experience, shipping. As we close out 2018, we look ahead to what… -
Santa Still Thwarted by Canada Post Backlog
After 5 weeks of rotating strikes with no agreement between Canada Post and its workers, the Senate has passed legislation ordering an end to the strikes as of 12 noon EST November 27th. Canada Post said today, “While operations are set to resume, backlogs of both… -
Don’t Let Canada Post Strikes Be a Lump of Coal in Your Stocking
It’s beginning to look a lot like… Canada Post’s rotating strikes will continue through the holidays. Canada is one of the largest cross-border markets for U.S. eCommerce retailers. 56% of foreign purchases made by Canadians come from the U.S. as estimated in PayPal’s Cross-Border Transactions Merchant & Consumer Comparison USA… -
Canada Post Rotating Strikes Mean Delays. Now What?
Servicing more than 16 million addresses[1] in Canada, Canada Post is facing delays in delivering mail and parcels as a result of a labor strike over wages that began last month.[2] While strikes are rotating throughout different Canadian cities[3], the impact on the mail and eCommerce parcel supply chain… -
Gen Z Goes Shopping. Young Online Shoppers Demand Freedom to Choose.
Until now, Gen Z, the group of people born between 1996 and 2010, have not had enough disposable income to be a priority for most marketers. But this group is growing quickly in size and buying power. Today, about 63 million members of Gen Z live in the US, making up 25% of the U.S. -
Shop ‘Til You Drop! The Top 3 Global eCommerce Shopping Events
Some of my friends shop online like it’s a paying job. With sales and promotions being offered year round, who can blame them? But at what time of year do shoppers find the very best deals? Traditionally it’s been November and December when most retailers lower prices to rake in… -
US Earns Silver for Online Shopping but Which Country Takes the Gold?
Ever wondered which country reigns supreme as shoppers around the world are busy clicking and buying on their desktops, laptops, tablets and smartphones? Online shopping is on the rise worldwide: And, almost two-thirds of shoppers expect to make more online purchases this year than they did in 2017, according to the latest … -
Delivery Is A Differentiator
Some say that online commerce is still in its infancy. However, you wouldn’t think so, being amongst over 10,000 attendees teeming within Chicago’s McCormick Place during this year’s Internet Retailer Conference and Exhibit (IRCE). In attendance was eTailing Group’s Lauren Freedman, an industry leader with over 25 years of experience… -
Point2Point Global: We’re Not the Same Old Ship
It’s launch day for Point2Point Global! We’ve assembled a world-class team of experts in cross-border shipping to bring you innovative shipping options tailored to the unique needs of publishers, agencies, advertisers and eCommerce retailers. Point2Point Global is improving the way international mail and parcel delivery gets done. This means enabling… -
Are You a 1%’er?
It’s truly great to be a 1%’er. You’re doing things right if you’re part of the 1% of U.S. businesses conducting cross-border eCommerce, especially considering that e-retail revenues are projected to grow to 4.88 trillion US dollars by 2021, according to data from Statista.com. So… -
Time to Go Global
Want to jump into in the Global sandbox? It’s pretty fun in here, we must admit, and today there’s lots of room to play when it comes to global eCommerce. Specifically, cross-border transactions. If you take a look at numbers from the latest report by Elliot…
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