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Insights, updates, and tips on shipping, logistics, and e-commerce from Zineps.
NEWZineps launches AI connection via MCP
From today, you can connect Zineps to the AI tool of your choice.
October 5, 2026
New: connect your Wix webshop to Zineps
Connecting your Wix webshop to Zineps: here's how Good news for everyone selling through Wix: you can now connect your Wix webshop directly to Zineps.
September 24, 2026
The Future of Logistics Isn't More only Software. It's Autonomous Operations.
For years, logistics software has focused on one thing: helping merchants create shipments.
August 28, 2026
DoorDash Air: What Drone Delivery Going Live Means for European E-Commerce Shipping in 2026
DoorDash just earned FAA Part 135 certification for beyond visual line of sight drone delivery, the same pattern that took warehouse robotics from novelty to majority infrastructure.
August 16, 2026
Checkout Delivery Estimates: The Conversion Lever Most European E-Commerce Brands Still Get Wrong in 2026
Most checkout delivery estimates are static guesses, not live data.
August 15, 2026
The CEVA Logistics Breach: A Wake-Up Call on Third-Party Fulfillment Risk
A cyberattack on CEVA Logistics exposed customer data from Bol, Bijenkorf, ING, Ajax and Ace & Tate.
August 14, 2026
The Shipping Software Price Trap: A 2026 Playbook for Spotting Vendor Lock In Before Your Next Rate Hike
Shipping software renewals in 2026 keep arriving with higher subscription and label fees.
August 14, 2026
Reducing Shipping Costs in 2026: The Dimensional Weight Math Most E-Commerce Sellers Get Wrong
Most sellers compare carrier rate cards and still overpay, because carriers bill on dimensional weight, not actual weight.
August 14, 2026
The Return Rules Engine: How E-Commerce Brands Are Replacing Manual Return Approval Queues in 2026
Manual return approval does not scale.
August 13, 2026
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The US closed its $800 de minimis exemption for good, and the temporary flat duty window expired in February 2026.
August 13, 2026
Bol's ACM Settlement Is a Warning Every Marketplace Seller Should Heed in 2026
The ACM's draft decision on Bol exposes how a marketplace's buy box and seller data can be quietly tilted in the platform's favor.
August 12, 2026
Agentic AI Shopping Has Arrived: Why Fulfillment Is Now E-Commerce's Only Real Differentiator in 2026
AI shopping agents now compare retailers by delivery accuracy, live stock, and return policy in under a second.
August 12, 2026
The Hidden Label Fee: How Per-Shipment Software Charges Quietly Tax E-Commerce Growth in 2026
Carrier surcharges get audited.
August 12, 2026
Shopify's Ship and Pickup in One Order Update: Why E-Commerce Fulfillment Orchestration Just Got Harder in 2026
Shopify's ship and pickup in one order update lets shoppers split a single cart between delivery and in-store pickup, turning one order into two fulfillment paths overnight.
August 12, 2026
Batch Label Printing at Scale: Why High-Volume Order Days Break Manual Shipping Workflows
Manual label printing works fine at low volume.
August 11, 2026
Avocado Green Spent 15 Years Building Its Own Supply Chain. Here Is What E-Commerce Brands Should Actually Copy, and What They Should Skip, in 2026
Avocado Green spent fifteen years building its own supply chain to guarantee organic materials.
August 11, 2026
PostNL Is Betting Its Last Mile on 7,500 Parcel Lockers, Not More Trucks
PostNL's H1 2026 results reveal more than a pricing shift: a plan to quadruple its parcel locker network to 7,500 sites by 2031, and what that means for your delivery strategy and carrier risk heading into Q4.
August 10, 2026
Parcel Loss Is Rising Before Black Friday: A 2026 Peak Season Playbook for E-Commerce Shippers
Parcel loss and damage risk climb every fourth quarter.
August 10, 2026
Choosing Your First Shipping Carrier: Why New Webshops Should Ignore the Pick One Advice in 2026
Most launch guides tell new webshops to pick one carrier and move on.
August 10, 2026
Marketplace Delivery Promises Are Breaking Trust: Why Multi-Channel Sellers Need One Source of Truth in 2026
Marketplace shoppers now see different delivery dates for the same product across the same brand's channels, and marketplaces penalize sellers for the mismatch.
August 9, 2026
Distributed Order Management in 2026: Why Automated Order Routing Decides Where Your Orders Ship From
Order routing, not just carrier selection, is where a growing share of shipping cost hides.
August 9, 2026
Shopify's Split Shipping Update: Why E-Commerce Fulfillment Integrations Need a Fulfillment-Order Upgrade Before October 2026
Shopify is rebuilding how orders become shipments, and the migration window closes before peak season.
August 8, 2026
Dutch Parcel Delivery Complaints Are Rising Again: Why E-Commerce Brands Absorb the Blame When Carriers Fail in 2026
Complaints about parcel delivery in the Netherlands have climbed for three straight survey cycles, and Consumentenbond says the measure is full.
August 8, 2026
Freight and Container Shipping Trends for 2026: Why E-Commerce Shippers Need a Carrier Diversification Playbook, Not Just a Forecast
Ocean freight forecasts list six trends for 2026, but reading them changes nothing on its own.
August 7, 2026
Retail Distribution Strategy in 2026: Why Wholesale, DTC and Marketplace Orders Need Four Different Shipping Rulebooks
Wholesale, DTC, marketplace and retail orders don't ship the same way.
August 6, 2026
Return Prevention as a Shipping Strategy: What Zalando's Award Winning Fitting Room Means for E-commerce Logistics in 2026
When Zalando's virtual fitting room won the PostNL Innovation and AI Award in 2026, most coverage called it a UX upgrade.
August 5, 2026
What Are Shipping Operations? The Three Disconnected Systems Costing E-Commerce Brands Margin in 2026
Shipping operations is not one system, it is three: the promise made at checkout, the fulfillment that executes it, and the recovery layer that catches what goes wrong.
August 5, 2026
The Peak Season Retention Cliff: What Failed Deliveries Really Cost European E-Commerce Brands in 2026
Peak season success isn't measured on Black Friday, it's measured in January repeat orders.
August 4, 2026
EU E-Commerce Penetration Hits 78 Percent: What the Eurostat Data Means for Your 2026 Shipping Capacity Plan
Eurostat data shows 77.
August 4, 2026
The Shipping Policy Gap: Why Your Delivery Promise Rarely Matches What You Actually Deliver
Most shipping policies describe a delivery experience your operations can't consistently produce.
August 4, 2026
