Archive for February 2022
What is Guaranteed DDP? | FlavorCloud
Two top concerns cross-border consumers have are high shipping costs and long delivery times. These worries are so important that customers often abandon their shopping carts. Merchants can easily address these concerns by offering DDP shipping. This gives your customers what they want—the best shipping costs, shortest delivery times, no surprises, and an excellent customer…
Read MoreBuy Early, Ship Quickly: The Covid Effect on the 2021 Holiday Season | FlavorCloud
The pandemic has seen record numbers of consumers online shopping, and the holiday season 2021 looks set to break records. As much as Covid has increased online shopping habits, its effects are also still rippling through the supply chain. Manufacturers, merchants, and delivery operations are still struggling to catch up with buyer demand. There’s no…
Read MoreFlavorCloud Alerts: Weather Delays in Canada, Dynamic Changes to Landed Costs and Omicron Impact on Transit Times | FlavorCloud
Ecommerce is booming, and the Holiday season is in full swing. Demand is high, but managing the mayhem of supply chain issues has not made it easy. We have a few important updates to make you aware of, relevant to your shipments now and in the future. The good news is FlavorCloud is here to…
Read MoreWhat is DDP? A Complete Explanation of DDP Shipping | FlavorCloud
There are billions of consumers around the globe, presenting a huge opportunity to grow your business through selling internationally. However, consumers considering cross-border purchases cited high shipping costs (51%) and long delivery times (47%) as their top two concerns. Interestingly, these are also two of the top three reasons cited by consumers for cart abandonment.…
Read MoreRising Shipping Charges: How we Mitigate Risk and Keep Costs Low | FlavorCloud
Every year there are industry-wide (and worldwide) changes to the cost of shipping. It’s known as the GRI (general rate of increase) and comes into effect for shipping carriers on January 1, when new charges and surcharges kick in (typically a little later for postal companies). Many factors drive these changes, which increase costs and…
Read MoreAn Introduction to Shipping Dangerous Goods | FlavorCloud
Running an ecommerce business involves a lot of moving parts. There’s the obvious stuff, like choosing the right products, marketing, site design, accounting, payment processing, packaging, and shipping. And then, each of those aspects breaks down into smaller subsections, like nesting dolls of necessary knowledge. So, at first glance, you need to decide about shipping…
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