National Small Business Week 2018 is next week, April 29 - May 5! Learning, networking, and growing as a professional are great and all, but we all know the real reason why we’re at those small business week events: the free food. 

Same-day delivery is no longer reserved for the major retailers. Now that DHL, UPS, and FedEx are offering day-of delivery, it’s a great time to take a deeper look at how your business might be able to offer this service to your customers.

Especially since a quarter of online shoppers would abandon a cart if same-day shipping was not available, it’s important for retailers of all sizes to consider adding these faster delivery options to their shipping mix.

Let’s take a deeper look at the DHL, UPS, and FedEx same-day delivery options available for e-commerce businesses.

Our users can access Shippo either through an easy-to-use web app or integrating with our API. If you don’t have a tech background, you may be wondering: what is an API? 

An API, or Application Programming Interface, is a software intermediary that allows two applications to talk to each other.