Higher Shipping Costs in 2008 Add to Recession Concerns
January 2008 rate increases by FedEx, UPS, and DHL add economic pressure to shippers and their customers.
Toronto, Canada, January 19, 2008 --(PR.com)-- The New Year was not so happy for many companies and consumers who use courier services to ship their packages. As of January 2008, FedEx, UPS and DHL all increased their net average shipping rates for express services by 4.9 percent. The carriers are justifying the increase as a necessity to provide enhanced levels of service to their customers. The U.S. Postal Service did not increase its rates for 2008.
Even though shipping rate increases are typically an annual event, merchants with small profit margins are affected the most, obliged to pass the increased costs to their customers. Online retailers such as Amazon, Dell, Overstock.com and sellers on eBay are also under pressure to increase their shipping rates. With a global economic recession looming, one of the solutions to find the most cost-effective shipping options is to use a web-based courier search engine.
Comparing rates between national, regional and local courier companies can be an arduous task, especially when trying to factor in the new 2008 rate increases. ShipGooder.com is a new search engine that quickly searches current rates from FedEx, UPS, DHL, the U.S. Postal Service and Canada Post. Visitors to ShipGooder.com can compare rates from a range of courier companies instantly, allowing them to make informed decisions that can result in significant savings.
Visitors to ShipGooder.com simply enter their shipping origin and destination zip codes, along with the weight of their shipment. Current rates for 2008 are instantly displayed in a simple table with prices and shipping times. Rates can also be sorted by courier, and a new integrated Google mapping feature allows visitors to view the actual route of their shipment. Additionally, the free website does not require visitors to register any personal information, and does not clutter its pages with distracting ads.
“ShipGooder.com combines a very simple web interface with our exceptionally fast search engine technology, providing results in milliseconds rather than minutes,” commented Franc Vodopivec, President of ShipGooder.
“ShipGooder is a great example of what will drive successful e-commerce ventures in 2008, quickly becoming the market leader for courier rate search,” added Nancy Chafee, V.P. of Sales and Marketing. “We’re positioned to stay in the lead for 2008, attested by the incredible growth in the number of visitors to our site, and the rush of third-party carriers contacting us to get their rates published on ShipGooder.”
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About ShipGooder, Inc.
Toronto-based ShipGooder, Inc. was founded in October 2006 after many years of preparation and planning to develop a multi-carrier rate engine that allows users to quickly compare services from national, regional and local couriers in the U.S. and Canada. ShipGooder.com provides an easy, fast rate engine to obtain the best shipping rates.
For more information and additional media resources, please contact:
Nancy Chafee, V.P. Sales and Marketing
nancyc@shipgooder.com
(416) 930-3043
www.shipgooder.com
Even though shipping rate increases are typically an annual event, merchants with small profit margins are affected the most, obliged to pass the increased costs to their customers. Online retailers such as Amazon, Dell, Overstock.com and sellers on eBay are also under pressure to increase their shipping rates. With a global economic recession looming, one of the solutions to find the most cost-effective shipping options is to use a web-based courier search engine.
Comparing rates between national, regional and local courier companies can be an arduous task, especially when trying to factor in the new 2008 rate increases. ShipGooder.com is a new search engine that quickly searches current rates from FedEx, UPS, DHL, the U.S. Postal Service and Canada Post. Visitors to ShipGooder.com can compare rates from a range of courier companies instantly, allowing them to make informed decisions that can result in significant savings.
Visitors to ShipGooder.com simply enter their shipping origin and destination zip codes, along with the weight of their shipment. Current rates for 2008 are instantly displayed in a simple table with prices and shipping times. Rates can also be sorted by courier, and a new integrated Google mapping feature allows visitors to view the actual route of their shipment. Additionally, the free website does not require visitors to register any personal information, and does not clutter its pages with distracting ads.
“ShipGooder.com combines a very simple web interface with our exceptionally fast search engine technology, providing results in milliseconds rather than minutes,” commented Franc Vodopivec, President of ShipGooder.
“ShipGooder is a great example of what will drive successful e-commerce ventures in 2008, quickly becoming the market leader for courier rate search,” added Nancy Chafee, V.P. of Sales and Marketing. “We’re positioned to stay in the lead for 2008, attested by the incredible growth in the number of visitors to our site, and the rush of third-party carriers contacting us to get their rates published on ShipGooder.”
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About ShipGooder, Inc.
Toronto-based ShipGooder, Inc. was founded in October 2006 after many years of preparation and planning to develop a multi-carrier rate engine that allows users to quickly compare services from national, regional and local couriers in the U.S. and Canada. ShipGooder.com provides an easy, fast rate engine to obtain the best shipping rates.
For more information and additional media resources, please contact:
Nancy Chafee, V.P. Sales and Marketing
nancyc@shipgooder.com
(416) 930-3043
www.shipgooder.com
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(416) 930-3043
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