Digital River Expands Global Ecommerce Logistics Capabilities Bolstering its Cross-Border Offering
Expansion gives Digital River brands access to one of the industry’s largest global logistics networks, enabling fast, low-cost, local and cross-border shipping and returns.
Digital River, a global ecommerce enabler directly connecting brands and buyers, announced the expansion of their global logistics capabilities to include increased efficiencies, greater flexibility, and streamlined brand and shopper experiences. This expansion is powered by a single integration, enabling brands to ship to over 240 markets worldwide.
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“With consumer expectations at an all-time high, brands can deliver localized, seamless experiences in new markets and optimize their existing commerce investments.”
Digital River’s global logistics network gives brands access to streamlined cross-border and local shipping with:
- Low-cost shipping and return rates
- Flexibility to complement existing brand logistics networks
- Simplified product classification
- Seamless customs clearance
This adds to Digital River’s cross-border services which include:
- Merchant of record services (payments, taxes, fraud, and compliance)
- Guaranteed landed cost calculations
- Catalog pricing localization
- Scalable and dynamic integrations with leading ecommerce platforms such as Adobe and Salesforce
- Enhanced APIs and webhooks for customer notifications and service
- Payment optimization
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With cross-border ecommerce sales expected to reach nearly $8 trillion by 2031, up from $758 billion in 2021, there is an enormous opportunity for brands to capitalize on an increase of online shoppers. Digital River’s cross-border merchant of record solution and expanded logistics capabilities enables brands to cut through complexity and grow internationally quickly and confidently.
“We want to give our customers the ability to sell anywhere they want to be,” says Ted Rogers, Digital River CMO. “And this expansion of our global logistics reach and flexibility will allow brands to quickly – in as few as 6 weeks – get into new markets with great customer experiences and lower costs.”
“Brands now have access to a solution that they can form around their business, versus having to re-form strategies around a new solution,” says Mike Penterman, Digital River SVP of Product. “With consumer expectations at an all-time high, brands can deliver localized, seamless experiences in new markets and optimize their existing commerce investments.”
