Grow your global business

Shipwire will soon begin upgrading all merchants to the new UI (User Interface), Shipwire V3. Very soon you will experience an application that’s friendlier and easier to use, a brand new Guided Product Creation Tool, and much more. In order to explain Shipwire V3, we’ve put together a quick video to help familiarize you with...

Many lucky merchants are already using (and loving) the new experience and the features that come with it. Shipwire accounts created after Nov. 4, 2014 are already operating on Shipwire V3, as are a handful of existing accounts belonging to merchants who were invaluable in testing the new application and providing us with feedback during...

It’s a common pattern and we cover it each year: UPS increases its rates. For details on rate changes, see here. Peak season surcharges added This year, UPS has added a new surcharge that’s applicable in the peak season. In other words, some customers may see a new shipping surcharge occur around the holidays. However,...

In Part 1 of our Drop Shipping Series, we discuss this increasingly popular business strategy and outline seven advantages drop shipping offers

Returns are part of the deal when it comes to e-commerce businesses. According to eMarketer, 24% of consumers will abandon their shopping carts if return policy details are not clearly stated. The rate of cart abandonment increases if, once customers find the return policy, it appears to be complicated. To capture some low-hanging fruit (aka...

Closed off to the public and completely sold out of exhibitor space, the North American International Toy Fair is one of the most exclusive trade shows in the western hemisphere, and for good reason. Those involved in the $150 billion global toy market know that Toy Fair is the mecca of their business and it’s...

Wearables, 3D printing, and advances in TV technology are all rumored highlights of CES 2015. Read our thoughts on these developments, as well as our recommendations for getting consumer electronics products into the hands of customers.

Free Shipping Day 2014 Now that the craziness of Black Friday and Cyber Monday is behind us, you can begin celebrating (or perhaps crying) over the results. Early reports are showing mixed results, depending on the type of retailer. On Black Friday, e-commerce led the way, according to the NRF. On the other hand, brick...

With 2015 looming, it’s time once again to sift through our e-commerce stained tea leaves and make some predictions for what the new year will bring to e-commerce.

At Shipwire, we’ve started to fold Go into our technology stack. In this post we'll explain why and address some recent questions about the language.