UPS Expands Marketplace Shipping Platform By Adding Houzz And Pricefalls Marketplace
March 20 2018 - 8:30AM
- UPS technology allows sellers to import orders from multiple
e-commerce marketplaces
- Merchants benefit from simplified shipping process and price
discounts
- Service speeds up e-commerce transactions
Online marketplaces are the undisputed kings of e-commerce.
Consumers love clicking into a digital world of seemingly limitless
choices with sales fulfilled by a panorama of sellers. But, for
many of these sellers, managing transactions across multiple
e-commerce marketplaces is too complex.
Enter UPS’s Marketplace Shipping, a technology solution that
lets merchants view, process and ship orders from multiple
e-commerce marketplaces and web stores using a single online
tool.
UPS (NYSE: UPS) today announced its 19th and 20th marketplace
additions with Houzz, a popular site for home remodeling, design
and purchasing of related products, and Pricefalls Marketplace, an
online retail marketplace offering a wide variety of goods.
Magento, an open source e-commerce platform, was added late last
year. UPS expects to continue adding additional marketplaces, which
will further facilitate the ease of shipping and selling on
multiple sites.
“Smart sellers know they have to be on multiple marketplaces to
reach the most customers, but juggling transactions from an
ever-increasing number of sales sites can get complex. UPS
Marketplace Shipping is designed to address that pain point,” said
Michele Cooper, senior manager of customer technology marketing,
UPS. “UPS Marketplace Shipping is an innovative solution for
businesses seeking a tool to offer customizable shipping services
in the rapidly-growing world of e-commerce.”
Marketplace Shipping is free to set up at UPS.com and there are
no monthly subscription or per-package fees. Merchants have access
to the vast suite of UPS shipping services, including UPS Next Day
Air®, UPS 2nd Day Air® and UPS Ground, providing the flexibility to
meet customer needs. Shipping can be processed in just two clicks,
and merchants can pay for shipping with a UPS shipping
account, credit card or PayPal.
Package tracking is also integrated, helping reduce the time and
effort it takes a business to keep up with the status and cost of
shipments, while shipping rates are discounted by at least 10% from
list rates, with discounts growing based on shipping volume.
Merchants can combine multiple orders into one shipment to a single
address and get a consolidated view of that order or the shipment
history.
“UPS Marketplace Shipping makes managing orders easier than ever
for our sellers, allowing them to spend more time building their
business,” said Elliot Moskow, CEO of Pricefalls. “This is an
example of how our two companies are working together to help the
small businesses focus on the things that matter most, leaving the
shipping logistics to UPS.”
This technology is another example of how UPS is uniquely
positioned and deeply committed to providing online merchants with
powerful solutions that enable them to leverage technology to meet
customers’ needs, said Jerome Roberts, UPS’s vice president of
global product innovation. “UPS Marketplace Shipping, combined with
our vast portfolio, UPS My Choice and more than 27,500 global UPS
Access Point locations, provide the tools to help merchants spend
less time shipping and more time focused on growing their
business.”
According to the UPS Pulse of the Online Shopper Study, shopping
on marketplaces is almost universal. More than 96% percent of U.S.
online shoppers report making a purchase at a marketplace, compared
with 98% in Asia and 96% each in Europe and Canada.
In 2016, sales on the 10-largest marketplaces in the U.S. sales hit
$387.7 billion globally, according to an analysis by Internet
Retailer using data from company reports and ChannelAdvisor Corp, a
marketing firm. Internet Retailer has identified more than 40
marketplaces around the world that have launched in the last five
years.
About UPS
UPS (NYSE: UPS) is a global leader in logistics, offering a
broad range of solutions including transporting packages and
freight; facilitating international trade, and deploying advanced
technology to more efficiently manage the world of business.
Headquartered in Atlanta, UPS serves more than 220 countries and
territories worldwide. The company can be found on the web
at ups.com or pressroom.ups.com and
its corporate blog can be found
at longitudes.ups.com. To get UPS news
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Dawn Wotapka
404-828-8896
dwotapka@ups.com
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