The Quickest Way to Save on Shipping Costs? Rate Shop

Posted on August 14, 2019 by mailomg in memo 407, Uncategorized // 0 Comments

By Caroline McManus

If you are in charge of your company’s shipping, you know how important it is to reduce costs and save time. In recent years saving on shipping has been an uphill battle for many businesses because of the record level of packages being sent out and the increase in shipping rates.

We’ll go over a couple of steps you can take to reduce your overall shipping costs, and we’ll start with step number 1…rate shopping … (click to read more)

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