Nexternal Solutions eCommerce Blog – eCommerce News Articles

With the holiday season right around the corner, United Parcel Service launched a new iPhone shipping application that lets consumers track and ship packages and find UPS retail stores. Read More…

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For the e-commerce industry, 2008 was a challenging year, yet growth is still on par with last year, and it appears online store-owners are busier than ever meeting the demands of a maturing market. Read More

To slash financial losses in its U.S. DHL Express shipping business, Germany-based Deutsche Post AG will discontinue its U.S. domestic-only air and ground service as of Jan. 30, bringing to nearly 15,000 the number of jobs cut in the U.S. this year, the company said today. Read More…

eBay issued a trading advisory to users on Monday about the effects of Hurricane Ike READ MORE.

Ask “Why” and then implement cost-effective policies. 

I used to manage the fulfillment operations of a mid-size online retail company. We adopted the “Why” method to correct and eliminate fulfillment errors and complexities. That is, each time a new fulfillment glitch arose, we asked ourselves, “Why?”

The “Why” method in practice

Here’s how we implemented the “Why” method: Read More

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