UPS and Shopify team up

UPS and Shopify have announced a platform integration that will make UPS’s premium services available to Shopify’s community of small businesses.

In a statement issued today (16 November), UPS said: “Shopify’s hundreds of thousands of small U.S. businesses will now receive competitive, pre-negotiated domestic and international rates that save on list prices, along with a streamlined shipping and fulfillment solution.”

UPS added: “In addition to the new, competitive rates already embedded, future Shopify Shipping enhancements could include savings on pickups, the ability to ship to 8,800 UPS Access Point locations, UPS My Choice service for customers to personalize delivery times and locations, simplified online solutions for returns, and other elements of UPS’s suite of ecommerce solutions.”

Shopify merchants can activate UPS shipping rates and labels with by accepting UPS terms and conditions in Shopify Shipping.