Amazon Bows Free Shipping Software Steering Sellers to Lowest Rates

Amazon launched shipping software that allows sellers to access discounted rates on UPS, U.S. Postal Service, DHL and FedEx, it said Thursday. The Veeqo software includes import sellers’ orders and automatically finds the lowest shipping rate available based on size and weight, Amazon said. “Sellers should be able to track, price, sell, and ship orders across multiple channels in just a few clicks, and with Veeqo they can,” said Veeqo CEO Matt Warren, a former online seller who founded the software company. Veeqo, free to sellers, helps sellers cut the cost of shipping, including bulk shipments of up to 100 orders with automatic tracking emails sent to customers as orders are filled; and branded packing slips and invoices, said Amazon. Upcoming features are inventory syncing across Amazon, eBay, Etsy and Shopify; the ability to track and count stock across locations; digital picking for faster orders with fewer errors using a Veeqo scanner and mobile app; and reports with actionable insights, it said.