UPS and Yahoo join forces on shipment service
4 May 2004
United Parcel Service and Yahoo Inc have announced that they have integrated a range of online UPS shipping tools into Yahoo Small Business.
The new services will be available to more than 30,000 Yahoo Small Business users and provide easy access to UPS services by displaying key shipment information at checkout.
The tools include: Shipping, to process shipments and print labels; Tracking, to allow package tracking by merchants and purchasers; A Rates & Service selection; Time in Transit information; Address Validation; Access to import and export processing through UPS WorldShip.
Yahoo Small Business Merchants will be able to use the UPS OnLine Tools themselves or let customers view Rates & Service and Time in Transit from the merchant's site. A co-branded site has also been created at ups.yahoo.com, which will be regularly updated.
Rich Riley, general manager and vice president of Yahoo Small Business, said. "With the help of UPS, we have streamlined and greatly improved the shipping capabilities available to our merchants, reinforcing our commitment to provide small businesses with the innovative tools they need to improve their productivity and customer satisfaction."
Yahoo! Small Business is a leading provider of online services for small businesses.
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