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Help merchants improve shipping performance with AfterShip’s comprehensive transit time report

Tracking and optimizing transit time is one of the most crucial elements in an eCommerce business. It can enhance the post-purchase experience and reduce shipping costs and time significantly. AfterShip’s comprehensive transit time reports let you dive into meaningful carrier transit metrics accessible from a single dashboard. These reports can play a significant role in helping you understand the reasons behind longer transits and work on them to reduce holding costs and optimize delivery ra

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AfterShip adds 10 new couriers from 16th December 2021 to 4th January 2022

In this hyper-competitive market, seamless tracking of orders, timely shipment deliveries, good technical support, hassle-free return/refund process are some aspects of the post-purchase journey that can make or break your brand’s reputation. The post-purchase experience highly influences a customer's opinion about your brand and their decision to return or not. AfterShip leaves no stone unturned to ensure you get the best and most reliable courier partners that can help enhance the post-pur

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Send tracking updates via SMS to customers based on their timezone

Providing real-time notifications to customers at every stage of an order can not only decrease the WISMO queries for an eCommerce business but can enhance your post-purchase experience significantly. It is one of the best ways to engage and drive loyal customers. AfterShip now allows you to schedule SMS notifications to help share tracking information with your customers at the right time. It will help you keep the problem of customers receiving messages during odd times at bay. Merchants ca

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AfterShip adds 13 new couriers from 22nd November to 15th December 2021

In this hyper-competitive market, being customers’ favorite is not that easy, and a lot depends on how smooth the post-purchase experience is for your customers. A seamless and hassle-free delivery experience is key to your brand’s growth and loyalty among the customers. To ensure a painless post-purchase experience for your buyers, AfterShip keeps expanding its list of reliable courier partners every week. Here are the new additions to our extensive list of carriers who partnered with us be

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AfterShip Returns Center now supports Swiss Post carrier

We are proud to announce that the AfterShip Returns Center now supports Swiss Post - Switzerland's national postal service. Swiss Post has been recognized as the world’s best by the International Postal Union for the fifth time in a row. It handled between 600,000 and 900,000 parcels each day in 2020. This addition takes our tally of supported couriers to 13. The newly added carrier will help facilitate an automated, streamlined, and delightful returns experience for our users and their custo

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AfterShip adds 10 new couriers from 25th October to 21st November 2021

The key to success in an eCommerce business is finding and partnering with a reliable courier service provider that has the potential to bridge the gap between you and your customers. AfterShip is putting continuous efforts into improving and enhancing the shipping experience for customers. In order to achieve this, we have included more worthy courier partners in the last three weeks to give your customers a serene post-purchase experience. Here are the new additions to our extensive list o

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eCommerce Tips

What is E-Commerce? Everything You Need to Know [2022 Guide]

The e-commerce industry has become an indispensable part of global retail sales. In fact, according to this Statista report [https://www.statista.com/statistics/379046/worldwide-retail-e-commerce-sales/], e-commerce revenues are projected to grow to 5.4 trillion [https://www.statista.com/statistics/379046/worldwide-retail-e-commerce-sales/] U.S. dollars in 2022. So it’s no surprise that as those numbers skyrocket, more people are showing an interest in e-commerce and the opportunities associ

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Introducing API & Webhook for facile data sync between applications

APIs are becoming key to success for eCommerce businesses. They can help retailers get detailed insights into their customers and offer them products tailored to their needs at the right time. There are many platforms available in the market that have the potential to help you build more robust and scalable eCommerce solutions. These platforms can be easily integrated with your company’s business structure through an API, irrespective of how complex it may be. Introducing API & Webhook suppo

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AfterShip adds 13 new couriers in the last three weeks (4th to 24th October 2021)

93% of shoppers believe that shipping options offered by an eCommerce website are one of the most crucial factors in their online shopping experience. Hence, if you want your customers to keep coming back to your store, it is vital to provide them with a great shipping experience. Enhancing shipment performance and customer experience has consistently remained one of the top priorities of AfterShip. We have included more worthy courier partners in the last two weeks to give your customers a s

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Maximize customer retention by turning “refunds” into "exchange for anything"

If you are in the eCommerce industry, you would know that not only are the ‘refunds’ expensive, they make you lose lifelong potential customers. So, is there an escape? Yes, there is. You can not only retain your revenue but also delight your customers and compel them to keep coming back by encouraging them to exchange an unwanted product with any other product in your catalog with an experience that feels like shopping. Introducing ‘Exchange for anything’ Managing returns leads to signi

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AfterShip adds 4 new couriers in the last two weeks (21st September 2021 to 3rd October 2021)

One of the best ways to keep your customers happy and push your sales upwards is to provide them with a memorable shipping or post-purchase experience. A customer is more than happy to order again from an ecommerce website where they got a satisfying experience in the first place. And a satisfying shipping experience starts with a reputable carrier service provider. AfterShip always strives to partner with the industry-leading carriers, which can ensure a smooth and flawless post-purchase exp

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Expedite the returns process with the new automation rules

No one likes ecommerce returns! Neither the customer, who is already unsatisfied with the product and looking for a quick refund or the merchant who has to deal with hours of manual tasks, endless queries from a frustrated customer, and loss in revenue. Looking for a viable solution? You need to automate your returns process. Introducing “Shipment Received” and “Auto-refund” automation rules? Manually handling the ecommerce returns is not only monotonous but also involves a risk of manual

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AfterShip adds 9 new couriers in the last two weeks (6th September 2021 to 20th September 2021)

If you are into the ecommerce business, you just can’t ignore one of the most important parts of the buying process - the Shipping Experience. A smooth and seamless shipping experience can take your ecommerce business to new heights. Taking this into account, AfterShip has included some more worthy courier partners in the last two weeks to give your customers a serene post-purchase experience. Here are the new additions to our 800+ carriers who partnered with us between 6th September 2021 an

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Ecommerce Fulfillment 101: Everything You Need to Know

Without a solid ecommerce fulfillment process, your business is toast. There’s no way around this fact either. Heck, over 20 years ago, an article from the Supply Chain Management Review [https://www.pearsoned.ca/highered/divisions/text/cyr/readings/Ricker_KalakotaT3P1R2.pdf] examining the beginnings of Amazon called online order fulfillment the key to ecommerce success. And since then, ecommerce fulfillment has only become more competitive. So, what do you need to know to implement an effect

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AfterShip adds 5 new couriers in the last two weeks (23rd August 2021 to 5th September 2021

Do you know why ecommerce business owners care so much about the shipping experience? Because customers care about the shipping. It doesn’t matter how good is your shopping experience, how attractive your products’ prices are, or how effective your customer service is, if your shipping experience is not up to the mark, everything goes down the drain. An effective and hassle-free shipping experience is the key to success in the ecommerce business. AfterShip has included more efficient courier

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Delight Your Customers and the Planet with “Green Returns”

Traditional return policies lack the flexibility and freedom which is required to meet the rising expectations of modern-day shoppers. Among various other pain points in an ecommerce business, accepting returns from customers is one that could easily be found at the top of the list. Accepting returns is not easy for e-commerce businesses because it not only consumes a significant amount of time but also costs capital related to shipping costs, damages, etc. In an attempt to give your custom