Stamps.com announces integration with ShipStation web-based shipping service that helps online retailers process, ship orders using multiple carriers; integration allows ShipStation customers to compare rates, purchase postage, track packages

Cindy Allen

Cindy Allen

EL SEGUNDO, California , April 9, 2014 (press release) – Stamps.com® (Nasdaq:STMP), the leading provider of USPS® postage online and shipping software to approximately 500,000 customers, today announced a new integration with ShipStation, a web-based shipping solution that helps online retailers process and ship their orders using multiple carriers.

With the Stamps.com integration, ShipStation customers can compare rates, purchase postage and track packages from within the ShipStation platform. E-commerce businesses will be able to verify shipping addresses against the master USPS database (improving package deliverability), and print USPS shipping labels for domestic and international destinations. Additional Stamps.com features such as postage rate discounts, hidden postage and return shipping labels will also be available to ShipStation customers.

“Stamps.com was highly requested by our users, so we are happy to now have this partnership in place,” said Nathan Jones, ShipStation CEO. “We continue to add new integrations as we push to democratize e-commerce systems for online retailers of all sizes. Stamps.com helps us greatly with this effort.”

ShipStation helps streamline the order fulfillment process for online retailers. The program automatically retrieves and consolidates order information from over 40 sales channels, including Amazon, eBay, Newegg and Etsy along with shopping carts like Shopify, Magento, Volusion and Bigcommerce. ShipStation offers access to all major shipping carriers, including FedEx, USPS, UPS and DHL to fulfill orders. Customers can compare prices and have the ability to choose shipping carriers for each package. All order data is automatically backed up in the cloud and is accessible from any computer.

“We’re excited to be partnering with ShipStation to bring Stamps.com services to their customers,” said Ken McBride, Stamps.com chairman and CEO. “The robust features of both our programs will provide online retailers greater control and flexibility over their shipping processes, helping them lower costs.”

ShipStation customers who integrate with Stamps.com are eligible for a special offer -- $50 off a professional scale and $50 off a thermal printer. The promotion is available to new Stamps.com customers who sign-up at http://stamps.shipstation.com

About Stamps.com
Stamps.com (Nasdaq:STMP) is the leading provider of Internet-based postage services to nearly 500,000 customers. Stamps.com’s service enables customers to print U.S. Postal Service-approved postage with just a computer, printer and Internet connection, right from their homes or offices. The company has been the leader in transforming the world of mailing and shipping for small business owners, e-commerce sellers, high volume shippers, and enterprise organizations alike. Stamps.com was recently named to Forbes magazine’s “America’s Best Small Companies” list for 2013, at number 32 on this prestigious list of 100 companies.

About ShipStation
ShipStation is the leading web-based shipping software that is built to help online retailers organize and process their orders, while fulfilling and shipping them quickly and easily. With automatic order importing from over 40 shopping carts and marketplaces, including eBay, Amazon, Squarespace, Shopify, BigCommerce, Magento, ChannelAdvisor, and more, and automation features like custom hierarchical rules and product profiles, ShipStation helps online retailers ship out their orders from wherever they sell, however they ship.

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