Retailers Want Six Day Delivery

If Congress decides to change the appropriation law from six day to five day delivery, as requested by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), retailers using the six day service to deliver products and catalogues are faced with some hard decisions. The USPS has been plagued by an $8.3 billion budget shortfall because of the influx [...]

Report: Retail Container Traffic Is Up 17 Percent for the Year

The improving economy has helped the shipping industry by bringing in more containers full of retail merchandise. Will it continue in 2011?

UPS Boosts Security at Retail Shipping Outlets, Now Requires ID

In an effort to enhance the security of packages it ships, the carrier will now require customers to show a photo ID at its retail stores.

Anticipating Heavy Shopping, UPS to Hire 50K Temp Workers

As Christmas shopping moves into high gear, the shipping giant braces for the onslaught by hiring temporary workers.

Shipping Solutions From LSC

As prices plummet and soar at the gas pump, calculating and managing shipping costs can be a real drain on a retailer’s business. There’s no getting around the need to move goods from sellers to buyers, but the costs involved (from researching many shipping rates to grappling with big carriers who give good rates to [...]