Category: Shipping

Royal Mail Issues Revised Last Posting Dates for Christmas 2022

Posted on December 6, 2022 by - Shipping

Royal Mail Strike

The Royal Mail has issued revised last posting dates for Christmas 2022. The revised dates have been brought forward in line with the expected disruption to postal services due to planned strike action organised by the Communication Workers Union (CWU) on 9, 11, 14 and 15 December, 2022. The new last posting dates for Christmas 2022 are: Wednesday, 7 December Royal Mail Bulk Mail Economy Monday, 12 December 2nd Class 2nd Class Signed For Royal Mail 48® Friday, 16 December 1st Class 1st Class Signed For Royal Mail 24® Royal Mail Tracked 48®** Monday, 19 December Royal Mail Tracked 24®** Wednesday, 21 December Special Delivery Guaranteed® ** Royal Mail Tracked 24® and Royal Mail Tracked 48® are not available to… Read more »

Partner Spotlight: Q&A with Harry Nixon from Huboo

Posted on March 9, 2022 by - Shipping

eCommerce businesses are just like swans. Above the water, they are all about elegant design and slick technology, while under the surface (in the warehouse), things are typically a lot more chaotic. Picking, packing and shipping is a business-critical process, especially when selling on online marketplaces like eBay and Amazon. Same-day dispatch is often an essential component to guarantee visibility. But it’s also a labour intensive and therefore expensive process with warehouse and staff costs eating into your budget. The fact is, eCommerce businesses don’t make money by stuffing envelopes. They make money by selling more — so what area of your business would you rather focus on? Thankfully, eCommerce businesses have the opportunity to outsource the fulfilment side of… Read more »

What alternatives are there to FBA? [Fulfilment by Amazon] – Huboo

Posted on August 1, 2019 (Updated August 7, 2019) by - Amazon, Bigcommerce, E-commerce, Shipping

If you’re in e-commerce and you sell on Amazon, you’ve probably used FBA (Fulfilment by Amazon)…. But, let’s face it, you’ve probably also found yourself frustrated by FBA and have looked for alternatives, perhaps to no avail. Well, there is now an answer and we’re called Huboo – a new fulfilment service for e-commerce. We’ll admit, we may be just a little bit biased here at Huboo HQ, but we think our service comes with an enormous amount of benefits which make us a more than viable alternative to FBA. But because we’re such big fans of transparency, this will be a whistle stop tour of FBA vs. Huboo, so you can make your mind up yourself as to what… Read more »

An Introduction To Selling With Amazon FBA

Posted on April 29, 2019 (Updated May 3, 2019) by - Amazon, dropshipping, E-commerce, Shipping

What is Amazon FBA?   FBA means fulfilled by Amazon. With the Amazon FBA program, you choose what you want to sell, send it to Amazon, and they do the rest for you. It’s a model that is growing in popularity. Because Amazon FBA makes it easier for you to build your business without having to worry about the logistics of warehouses, packaging materials, couriers and so on. With private labelling, you also have the opportunity to build your own brand, increasing the value of your business.   In this picture we can see that “Hyatt’s All Things Creative” is selling this fluid acrylic paint set on Amazon. They are also using the fulfilled by Amazon programme. When a third party seller sells… Read more »

9 Ways to Make Shipping a Competitive Advantage for Your Business

Posted on April 5, 2019 (Updated April 30, 2019) by - E-commerce, Frooition, Shipping

fast e-commerce delivery.

With competition in e-commerce fiercer than it’s ever been, nearly every business is looking for a leg up. Many are looking to Amazon, the company that’s dominated e-commerce for the past decade, for guidance. And it’s not hard to discern that one of Amazon’s biggest keys to success is its ability to ship quickly and cheaply. This results in a shipping scramble with retailers racing to offer the fastest and cheapest shipping. Sometimes while cutting dangerously close to profit margins. That shipping arms race is often counterproductive and can lead to unwise moves. So, instead, focus on giving your customers great value and a great experience. Here are nine ideas on how to do that.     1. – Know… Read more »