ShipStation have announced that UPS is now live on its carrier services platform in the UK. This new collaboration gives UK merchants using ShipStation access to UPS’s domestic and international shipping services at discounted rates, making it easier to scale their delivery operations, save on shipping costs and grow their revenue.
The UPS ground network is the fastest in Europe with a day definite delivery network and with their 115 year history which they’ve become known to be relied upon. Quick and easy to set up, the integration gives merchants more choice and transparency when it comes to shipping. Merchants will also have the option to drop off at a growing network of nearly 35,000 UPS Access Point locations across Europe for greater convenience and control over their deliveries.
Access Points perform an important part of the UPS sustainability approach, not just to reduce collections and deliveries but also to eliminate 2nd deliveries when the first fails. It’s significantly better for a consumer to collect from a local Access Point than for the parcel to be transports 10s of miles back to a depot just to be taken out again the following day.
With no volume commitments, all merchants with a ShipStation account can add and access UPS as they streamline their delivery operations.
Small and medium-sized businesses are the heart of the global economy, and we’re always looking for ways to make e-commerce easier for them – especially when it comes to cross-border trade. We’re excited to work with ShipStation to bring our shipping services to more UK businesses. Having easy access to UPS’s flexible, reliable shipping options at discounted rates will help them achieve their business goals and thrive in the world of global ecommerce.
– Dana Nino, Vice-President of Marketing, UPS
At a time when it’s more important than ever for small and medium-sized businesses to save on costs, we’re delighted to be expanding our relationship with UPS to the UK market. Businesses on our platform can directly access UPS’s affordable rates on our carrier services platform to ship with the utmost ease to wherever they need to in the world. By removing the complexities and inflexibilities often associated with delivery management and instead giving greater choice and control when it comes to shipping, we’re enabling our merchants to focus more on the most essential part of their business, the end-consumer.
– Mike Hayers, General Manager Europe, ShipStation
