10 Ways To Reduce Parcel Shipping Costs

Learn How to Control Your Parcel Spend

For eCommerce and direct selling companies, the lower you drive fulfillment costs, the more profit you drive for the business.

Your biggest bang for the buck is going to be parcel shipping costs, which can account for as much as 75% of total fulfillment costs.

There are many cost-saving, profit-improving possibilities within the realm of parcel shipping. In this eBook, we will introduce you to 10 strategies that can help you cut a sizable chunk of your overhead.

According to the eBook, many online sellers make the mistake of viewing shipping as a commoditized cost of doing business that they have a limited ability to influence. The truth is there are still many highly viable cost-saving, profit-improving possibilities available, including:

• Shifting inner-zone express shipments to more economical ground shipping
• Offering consumers more economical alternatives to getting their packages delivered at home (including delivery at their workplace or hold at location)
• Right-sizing or eliminating shipping boxes