Pitney Bowes Renews Logistics Agreement With eBay

The global logistics firm Pitney Bowes on Wednesday (Nov. 2) announced the renewal of its agreement with eBay in which the company provides international eCommerce logistics services to eBay in the U.S. and U.K.

In the U.K., Pitney Bowes has renewed its agreement to support eBay’s U.K. Global Shipping Program. Since 2014, the company has provided technology, compliance and cross-border delivery services to help eBay sellers in the U.K. reach international customers.

Unlike rivals Amazon, and more recently, Shopify, eBay mostly abandoned its in-house delivery operations in 2014, and has preferred to keep shipping at arm’s length and entrust its eCommerce logistics operations to third parties like Pitney Bowes.

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With a background in manufacturing postage meters and other technology for the shipping industry, in the 21st century Pitney Bowes has pivoted into eCommerce logistics services. Besides eBay, its clients in the space include the likes of the international eCommerce platform Global-e.

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Although eBay does operate some fulfillment centers through a partnership with the Chinese firm Orange Connex, currently there are only two of these in the U.K., compared to Amazon’s 24 logistics warehouses. What’s more, many merchants sell on eBay but use Amazon’s fulfillment services.

Commenting on the partnership with eBay, Gregg Zegras, executive vice president and president, global eCommerce at Pitney Bowes, said “as our partnership enters its second decade, Pitney Bowes is excited to be a part of eBay’s renewed vision to make international selling as simple and seamless as domestic delivery for eBay sellers and buyers around the globe.”

Joining him, Cristian van Tienhoven, chief operating officer at eBay UK, said: “The eBay Global Shipping Programme simplifies and removes friction from the increasing complexity of selling internationally. We look forward to working with Pitney Bowes to drive further growth for our sellers.”

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