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How to Calculate Ecommerce Shipping Costs

Ship Monk

We get a lot of questions from ecommerce businesses about shipping costs — questions about how they’re calculated, how our rates compare to what they’re paying now, what kind of discounts they can expect, and how they can reduce their shipping costs. Weight Usually, but not always, the heavier the package the higher the shipping cost.

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Sustainability Strategies & Tactics for Ecommerce Brand

Ship Monk

Trouble is, managing an ecommerce brand involves certain unavoidable carbon-causing activities like packaging, shipping and returns. While it is impossible to completely eliminate your carbon footprint (you are shipping packages daily, after all), you can offset the negative impacts with positive impacts, such as recycling.

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Kite Packaging Expands ecommerce Boxes

Logistics Business Magazine

The employee share-owned company has expanded its bestselling range of ecommerce boxes to include two new sizes following a rise in demand for them. ecommerce Boxes Ecommerce boxes are made with card obtained from renewable sources and they are widely kerbside recyclable once finished with.

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eCommerce packaging “must change to meet COP26 objectives”

Logistics Business Magazine

The recent COP26 summit has focused new attention on the contribution that supply and distribution chains, especially in e-commerce, make to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and other environmental ills, writes Jo Bradley, Business Development Manager, Sparck Technologies (formerly Packaging by Quadient).

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Ecommerce Shopping Carts vs. Ecommerce Marketplaces

Ship Monk

So, you want to start an ecommerce business. We’re happy to tell you that there are far more options than those two seemingly opposite paths to success (and many, many ecommerce businesses go both ways)! Take a seat as we explore the differences between ecommerce stores and ecommerce marketplaces, and list the pros and cons of each.

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5 Reasons Ecommerce Companies Fail with Paige Fitzgerald

The Logistics of Logistics

5 Reasons Ecommerce Companies Fail with Paige Fitzgerald. Paige Fitzgerald and Joe Lynch discuss the 5 reasons ecommerce companies fail. In her role at Fulfyld , Paige works closely with ecommerce companies and she has learned why they fail (and succeed). Key Takeaways: 5 Reasons Ecommerce Companies Fail. About Fulfyld.

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How to Protect Your Customers & Brand from Ecommerce Fraud

Ship Monk

Ecommerce fraud is big business for cyber criminals, and a big problem for ecommerce businesses. In 2023 alone, ecommerce fraud (a.k.a. The good news is that fraud management tactics and tools are making it easier to prevent, catch, and combat ecommerce fraud. Here are some of the most common types of ecommerce fraud.