Today, I read several articles about the USPS’s plan to increase Parcel Select® rates by 25% starting July 14th. This change, filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission, is expected to raise USPS revenue by 1.5% but reduce Parcel Select volume by 2% next year. The main goal of…
Last week, I spoke to a customer who returned to Ordoro after a brief but challenging affair with NetSuite. Here’s what happened. This customer had been using Ordoro for almost a decade. And during that time, they scaled their business several folds, processed thousands of orders through our…
Every business has its own way of learning about what the competition is up to. But what does it look like when it’s done at Amazon scale? Last week the Wall Street Journal broke a story about Amazon’s “Project Curiosity” which was set up to learn about their…
Exciting news… we’re on the lookout for another Ordoro-naut to join our team! 👨🚀🚀 2024 has been a year for the books and we’re pumped to grow our stellar Support Team! As many of you know, customer support has always been a top priority for Ordoro — our…
This week, Amazon implemented a new “low inventory fee” targeted at merchants utilizing FBA (Fulfilled by Amazon) services. Here’s an overview of how this fee works and its implications for businesses. How this Fee Works Amazon’s system calculates the days of supply for each product stored in FBA,…
Updates Massive Presets Enhancements – Editing, Creating, and More! It’s finally happened! We’ve overhauled our Shipping Presets prototype into a robust feature that now allows users to edit the values of each property in a preset as well as create presets from scratch! This upgrade is available now in…
Ecommerce aggregators play a vital role in nurturing the small-business ecosystem. Despite the current challenges they face, there is optimism for a turnaround. Recent events such as Thrasio, an Amazon aggregator, filing for bankruptcy, and Win Brands Group, a Shopify aggregator, downsizing its workforce by 50%, highlight the…
The $800 de minimis limit gives Temu and Shein a huge tax advantage over US-based ecommerce sellers. If you are unfamiliar with de minimis, here is what it means. When you import goods into the US, you can do it tax-free if the value is under $800. Temu/Shein…
Updates Amazon Tracking Number Writeback Enhancements For Amazon orders shipped with other carriers — like USPS, FedEx, and UPS — tracking info is instantly synced to Amazon. This does not include shipped orders via Amazon SFP. Emails Sent via Ordoro Must Comply with DMARC Standards If you communicate…