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Growing Your Retail Business

Widen your reach and exceed expectations.

Small Retailer Unpacking New Merchandise Which way do you want to grow? Whether expanding into new markets or sales channels, increasing inventory, or growing your product line, we have solutions to facilitate your expansion. UPS experts work closely with retailers to give you the most relevant tools and solutions to foster growth.
Rely on our technologies to help you manage the day-to-day details or expand in a variety of ways, while our logistics and shipping solutions help keep you flexible and give your customers a seamless experience.

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Who Is It For

Key decision makers in retail and consumer goods supply chain, omnichannel operations, fulfillment, distribution, and digital marketing influencers.

Ways to Grow

Successful business expansion is strategically planned. You've done the prep work and are ready to take the next step. Now, collaborate with an expert equipped to help you scale your business, expand internationally, generate and manage leads, and ship smoothly. UPS solutions work across multiple channels and continents to get your products to your customers—on time, intact, and on budget. We can customize solutions to your specific operation and technology tools that integrate into your existing systems to provide you the information and needed to succeed and grow your retail business.

UPS Marketplace Shipping

Does your business currently sell through multiple marketplaces and e-commerce platforms? Or are you exploring these as an avenue for growth? UPS marketplace shipping integrates with multiple marketplaces and e-commerce solutions to streamline shipment processing. It is a free and simple-to-use ups.com application that provides sellers access to useful UPS services, including calculating shipping costs, sending packages to locations worldwide, creating and printing returns labels, and more.

International Expansion

Selling internationally doesn't have to be overwhelming. With the UPS global network of facilities and carrier partnerships, you can ship overseas, while maintaining visibility and control over the process. We'll support you with special rates, shipping speeds, overseas returns in 95 countries, and local logistics. We also offer international trade solutions and technology tools to navigate the demands and complexities of customs brokerage and trade compliance.

Demand Generation Partners

Take advantage of these web and email-based applications to help you promote content, influence buying decisions, and adapt strategies, based on customers' online shopping and social behaviors.

Netelixir: Search Engine Optimization (SEO) strategies, social media, and marketplace advertising
Listrak: Specialized email marketing
Rakuten Marketing: Data-driven, personalized, paid advertising experiences
Zinrelo: Loyalty rewards solutions

Multi-Channel Solutions

Whether your business includes brick and mortar stores, catalog sales, marketplace sales, your own e-commerce storefront, or a combination of them, UPS has solutions and tools to streamline your operations, helping you grow and remain agile. We can help integrate business functions, like e-commerce, with shipping/logistics/distribution and supply chain management. UPS offers solutions to boost multi-channel sales, whether you're an established retailer or a supplier starting a direct-to-consumer model with online operations.

Technology and UPS Ready Partners

From simple technology tools to integrated software solutions, we can help you gain control over your supply chain, streamline business functions, and remain agile while you grow. While there are a variety of UPS-approved third-party solutions to help manage and grow your retail or consumer goods operations, we recommend these to start:

UPS Ready e-commerce solutions help retailers to setup websites to sell their products to fulfill orders seamlessly and on time – important to getting good online reviews.
UPS Billing Solutions/Center allow you to view, pay, manage your UPS Bill electronically and to allocate costs.

Related Services to Expand Your Business

UPS Developer Kit APIs: Integrate UPS capabilities into your business systems.
UPS Marketplace Shipping: Simplify your shipping process by integrating your online marketplace orders with UPS shipping technology.
UPS Ready Solutions for Customers: Integrate UPS and other capabilities into your own business applications, using UPS-approved technology service providers.
Contract Logistics: Find the best way for your business to increase your global reach and reduce costs.
Customs Brokerage: Tools and expertise to help manage international trade complexities
UPS TradeAbility®: Enhance your international trade processes to improve compliance, avoid fines, and speed up delivery.