https://www.ecommercebytes.com/tag/holiday-shipping-2021/ Ecommerce Industry News Thu, 12 Jan 2023 16:35:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/EB_site_icon-150x150.gif https://www.ecommercebytes.com/tag/holiday-shipping-2021/ 32 32 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2022/01/06/usps-does-victory-lap-over-holiday-shipping-performance/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2022/01/06/usps-does-victory-lap-over-holiday-shipping-performance/#comments Thu, 06 Jan 2022 22:03:14 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=226935 The USPS did a victory lap today, announcing that it had accepted over 13.2 billion mailpieces and packages over the 2021 holiday shopping season and boasting of speedy delivery. The USPS performance this year was a far cry from last Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2022/01/06/usps-does-victory-lap-over-holiday-shipping-performance/feed/ 5 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/12/22/usps-close-to-breathing-sigh-of-relief-9-8-billion-holiday-packages-and-counting/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/12/22/usps-close-to-breathing-sigh-of-relief-9-8-billion-holiday-packages-and-counting/#comments Wed, 22 Dec 2021 19:13:57 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=226829 On December 20th, the Postal Service had accepted over 9 billion pieces of mail and packages since Thanksgiving, which fell on November 25, 2021. Forty-eight hours later on December 22nd, the number stood at over 9.8 billion. The USPS estimates Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/12/22/usps-close-to-breathing-sigh-of-relief-9-8-billion-holiday-packages-and-counting/feed/ 1 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/12/20/confused-about-usps-package-pickup-on-christmas-eve/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/12/20/confused-about-usps-package-pickup-on-christmas-eve/#comments Mon, 20 Dec 2021 18:50:43 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=226818 Some sellers are confused about USPS package pickup on Christmas Eve. With Christmas falling on a Saturday, Post Offices are open on Friday, December 24th. But some will have reduced hours – and some others will have extended hours. In Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/12/20/confused-about-usps-package-pickup-on-christmas-eve/feed/ 1 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/12/14/happy-holidays-from-the-usps-postmaster-general/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/12/14/happy-holidays-from-the-usps-postmaster-general/#comments Tue, 14 Dec 2021 16:44:37 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=226796 USPS Postmaster General Louis DeJoy wished employees and customers happy holidays in a new video message published on Monday. He boasted that the US Postal Service is delivering letters and packages on time and is ready to do so throughout Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/12/14/happy-holidays-from-the-usps-postmaster-general/feed/ 2 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/12/13/ups-expert-discusses-holiday-supply-chain-challenges/ Mon, 13 Dec 2021 15:14:01 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=226785 UPS Principal Scientist Ranganath Nuggehalli discussed holiday supply chain challenges in a new interview released by INFORMS. He also discusses what the shipping carrier is doing to anticipate and respond to the challenges. Nuggehalli said UPS processes about 20 million Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/12/10/usps-issues-holiday-update-extends-hours-at-some-pos/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/12/10/usps-issues-holiday-update-extends-hours-at-some-pos/#comments Fri, 10 Dec 2021 21:35:28 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=226771 The USPS said today its network continues to operate smoothly with the busiest mailing and shipping week fast approaching. Between November 25 and December 8, the Postal Service accepted 4.9 billion mail and packages. In discussing its ongoing preparation for Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/12/10/usps-issues-holiday-update-extends-hours-at-some-pos/feed/ 1 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/11/23/etsy-gets-granular-with-holiday-shopping-delivery-estimates/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/11/23/etsy-gets-granular-with-holiday-shopping-delivery-estimates/#comments Wed, 24 Nov 2021 00:25:10 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=226690 Etsy has been keeping sellers informed about shipping matters as holiday shopping ramps up, and today the marketplace updated sellers on a seasonal change in how it displays holiday shopping delivery estimates to shoppers. As it did last year, Etsy Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/11/23/etsy-gets-granular-with-holiday-shopping-delivery-estimates/feed/ 4 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/11/21/ebay-says-holiday-shipping-is-on-track/ Mon, 22 Nov 2021 00:54:54 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=226687 Five weeks ahead of Christmas, eBay said holiday shipping is on track. “We’ve seen strong on-time delivery performance from both USPS and UPS,” eBay’s shipping team wrote in a post on the Seller Announcement board on Friday. It said FedEx’s Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/10/16/ups-wont-commit-to-a-holiday-ship-by-date-for-ground/ Sat, 16 Oct 2021 19:56:31 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=226474 For the second consecutive year, UPS is not providing a universal ship-by date for UPS Ground packages for arrival by December 24th, instead advising shippers to get a custom estimate using its online form. The UPS Store, however, is recommending Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/10/14/us-postal-service-releases-holiday-2021-shipping-deadlines/ Thu, 14 Oct 2021 13:54:40 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=226468 Despite urgings for consumers to do their holiday shopping early this year, the US Postal Service expects the busiest time of the season to begin 2 weeks before Christmas. It expects customer traffic at all Post Office locations will steadily Read more]]>