From inflation and fuel costs to the lingering impacts of COVID on labor and supply chain, the 2022 Holiday shopping season is shaping up to be one of the more challenging years for ecommerce businesses to cost-effectively deliver to their customers on time. 

Some of the challenges include:

• Shipping rates have increased by over 9%.
• FedEx and UPS are assessing surcharges for fuel and oversized package handling.
• Address correction fees for major shippers have increased over 8% to $19.50 per correction.
• 15% of ecommerce orders are expected to be global.