FedEx is changing how some packages get delivered. Instead of relying only on full-time employees in branded trucks, it is starting to use gig workers through a new FedEx gig worker delivery model. These are part-time, independent drivers using their own vehicles, similar to Uber or DoorDash. That means the person delivering your customer’s package [...] The post What FedEx’s Gig Worker Shift Could Mean for Your Shipping Strategy appeared first on Ordoro Blog.| Ordoro Blog
USPS just made a quiet change with big consequences for ecommerce sellers. The USPS unused label refund delay now adds a 14-day hold before any refund is processed for voided shipping labels that were never scanned. The new policy, which took effect on October 18, 2025, means you will no longer see refunds hit your [...] The post Why Your Refund for Unused USPS Labels Just Got Delayed appeared first on Ordoro Blog.| Ordoro Blog
Holiday shoppers aren’t waiting around this year. The surge in early holiday shopping 2025 started well before November, and for many sellers, October delivered. Amazon’s Fall Prime event brought better than expected results for merchants across multiple categories. Shopify also saw a surge in holiday shopping, with seasonal items like toys and home goods moving [...] The post Holiday Shoppers Are Showing Up Early. Are You Ready? appeared first on Ordoro Blog.| Ordoro Blog
Walmart is now letting customers shop with ChatGPT. Yes, that ChatGPT. The new ChatGPT shopping assistant lets customers use natural conversation to ask for recommendations, build lists, and check out. They don’t have to search or browse. They just tell the bot what they want and it figures out the rest. Ask for help planning [...] The post Walmart Just Put ChatGPT in the Shopping Cart appeared first on Ordoro Blog.| Ordoro Blog
You built your store, set up your workflows, and triple-checked your inventory. But none of that matters when the platform you rely on suddenly goes dark. That’s exactly what happened during the AWS outage ecommerce 2025 event, when Amazon Web Services went down and took huge swaths of the internet with it. From ecommerce marketplaces [...] The post What Happens When the Internet Breaks? appeared first on Ordoro Blog.| Ordoro Blog
Holiday shipping is getting serious this year. U.S. Customs is cracking down on international parcels and flagging, delaying, or destroying shipments with even the slightest documentation errors. No, seriously. Destroyed. If you ship products from overseas or sell to customers outside the U.S., you need to understand the updated customs shipping rules for 2025 before [...] The post Your Packages Might Get Destroyed by Customs This Holiday Season appeared first on Ordoro Blog.| Ordoro Blog