Borderfree - Media Relations

Canadians retailers really need to step up in a big way
The Toronto Star - "Canadians retailers really need to step up in a big way," said Patrick Bartlett, vice-president of direct marketing for Canada Post. "There's not enough product available online."
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Hanna Andersson Gets Northern Exposure
DM News - Hanna Andersson Gets Northern Exposure - During the holiday season, Hanna Andersson tested two programs in Canada, one with Canada Post BorderFree and another with Abacus Canada. The results of both have prompted the Portland, OR, company to include Canada in its marketing plans for holiday 2006.
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Entering the Canadian Catalog, E-Commerce Market Is Easier Than You Think
Delivery Magazine - Entering the Canadian Catalog, E-Commerce Market Is Easier Than You Think - Canadians rank in the top three of high-speed Internet connectivity worldwide and are second only to Germany in Internet banking.
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InMarketing—Picture This
Canada is a largely untapped marketing opportunity. The residents of our northern neighbor receive far fewer catalogs than Americans and crave products from the United States.
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Internet Retailer—Hands Across the Water: Why delivery is just the starting point for international fulfillment services
The Internet may have made it easier for retailers in the United States to generate traffic and sales from consumers in other countries, but fulfillment remains a tremendous challenge.
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Integrated Solutions for Retailers—Business Without Borders Multichannel selling to Canada just got easier
I recently spoke at length with Patrick Bartlett, president of Borderfree, a division of Canada Post, which is Canada's postal service. Borderfree seeks to make it easier for American retailers to tap into the lucrative Canadian consumer base.
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eTailer Magazine
Just a few months prior to eTail, Toronto-based Canada Post Borderfree had announced an expansion in its focus beyond being a technology provider.
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Dow Jones Wire—Getting Personal Canada: Cheaper Cross-Border Shopping
By now, holiday cheer has probably given way to winter blues, compounded by the arrival of those dreaded credit-card bills from last month's spending spree.
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2006.06.14
New survey signals lucrative market opportunities for U.S. retailers.

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2006.06.14
New survey suggests companies need to adapt retail strategies.

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2005.11.02
Canada Post Borderfree receives the 2005 Mailing Industry Award by The National Association of Major Mail Users

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2005.08.18
Canada Post Borderfree Launches Snapshot™ Proprietary Technology To Understand the Canadian Consumer

Canada Post Borderfree, the only provider to offer U.S. retailers a total solution set for a seamless launch into new markets including market intelligence, logistics and technology to fulfill cross-border transactions and complete marketing services, takes a closer look at the Canadian consumer with the introduction of Snapshot™
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2005.05.17
Canada Post Borderfree Announces New Capabilities - Direct Marketing and E-Commerce Tools for Untapped Canadian Market

Borderfree has moved beyond its focus as a technology provider and now presents US retailers with a full suite of direct marketing, transportation and e-commerce solutions. These solutions promise to provide a seamless market entry for US retailers and erase barriers to doing business in Canada. Through Canada Post Borderfree, multi-channel retailers are able to expand into new markets and connect to new prospects by leveraging best-in-class marketing expertise, logistics and technology.
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2004.06.21
Borderfree launches solutions for Ebay Buyers and Sellers

Borderfree recently launched a suite of eBay tools that eliminate the payment and fulfillment issues that prevent Buyers and Sellers from transacting across international borders. Simple, easy-to-use tools provide buyers with international cost information, low-cost global fulfillment services are available to Sellers through a domestic shipping address, and robust order management tools assist in processing and tracking orders.

2004.05.25 - Berlin
Borderfree wins big at the World Mail Awards

Borderfree wins the e-commerce award at the World Mail Awards with its Borderfree for Merchants solution set. The category focused on initiatives that exploit the power of the World Wide Web as a communications and business medium. Nominees included solutions that used internet technologies to deliver value to stakeholders in the mail industry. They needed to demonstrate that benefits are delivered to the ultimate users of mail services and that the functionality of the technology can be translated to other related areas (geographic or functional) of the mail industry.

This is the first World Mail Award for Borderfree. The Borderfree for Fulfillment solution set was also short listed for the Technology award this year.

Contact media@borderfree.net for more info

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September 17, 2002
Brookstone now makes it easy for Canadians to buy unique specialty gifts online at www.brookstone.ca

June 5, 2002
Cooking.com chooses Borderfree's new CommerceConnect API to reach Canadian consumers

November 27, 2001
Crate And Barrel Merchandise Now Available To Canadians Online Through Ground-Breaking Technology

November 21, 2001
Canadians Can Now Get Ho! Ho! Home Furnishings For The Holidays From Crate and Barrel Online

November 21, 2001
Say Cheese With RitzCamera.com Products This Holiday Season

November 21, 2001
Canadians Can Now Order Unique Gifts at BoatersWorld.com

October 12, 2001
Borderfree Selects Orsus UNO To Streamline International Package Transactions

October 4, 2001
Borderfree Completes $8.4 Million Funding Round

October 4, 2001
RitzCamera.com And BoatersWorld.com Utilize Borderfree's New Technology To Expand Reach To Canadian Consumers

October 4, 2001
Borderfree Launches Ground-Breaking Technology That Revolutionalizes How Retailers Access International Markets

March 28, 2001
Cambridge Soundworks products Available To Canadian Consumers At Hifi.Com

January 31, 2001
An E-Christmas Story: Borderfree Delivers All Promises

December 4, 2000
Crate & Barrel Now Available To Canadian Consumers Online Exclusively Throughout Borderfree

November 10, 2000
Borderfree Gives U.S. Online Merchants Immediate Access To International Buyers

November 10, 2000
Sympatico-Lycos Launches Holiday E-Shopping Site With Full Boutique Of Content, Tools And Retailers

November 2, 2000
Borderfree Offers Novel Way To Get Great U.S. Stuff This Christmas

November 1, 2000
Excite Canada Delivers Internet Users A One-Of-A-Kind, Online Shopping Experience

September 19, 2000
Borderfree Completes $11 Million Funding Round

August 16, 2000
Borderfree Facilitates E-commerce Transactions On All U.S. Websites For Canadians

August 15, 2000
Borderfree Wins Top Award At Venturefair.com

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	Canadians retailers really need to step up in a big way The Toronto Star - "Canadians retailers really need to step up in a big way," said Patrick Bartlett, vice-president of direct marketing for Canada Post. "There's not enough product available online." Read more... Hanna Andersson Gets Northern Exposure DM News - Hanna Andersson Gets Northern Exposure - During the holiday season, Hanna Andersson tested two programs in Canada, one with Canada Post BorderFree and another with Abacus Canada. The results of both have prompted the Portland, OR, company to include Canada in its marketing plans for holiday 2006. Read more... Entering the Canadian Catalog, E-Commerce Market Is Easier Than You Think Delivery Magazine - Entering the Canadian Catalog, E-Commerce Market Is Easier Than You Think - Canadians rank in the top three of high-speed Internet connectivity worldwide and are second only to Germany in Internet banking. Read more... InMarketing—Picture This Canada is a largely untapped marketing opportunity. The residents of our northern neighbor receive far fewer catalogs than Americans and crave products from the United States. Read more... Internet Retailer—Hands Across the Water: Why delivery is just the starting point for international fulfillment services The Internet may have made it easier for retailers in the United States to generate traffic and sales from consumers in other countries, but fulfillment remains a tremendous challenge. Read more... Integrated Solutions for Retailers—Business Without Borders Multichannel selling to Canada just got easier I recently spoke at length with Patrick Bartlett, president of Borderfree, a division of Canada Post, which is Canada's postal service. Borderfree seeks to make it easier for American retailers to tap into the lucrative Canadian consumer base. Read more... eTailer Magazine Just a few months prior to eTail, Toronto-based Canada Post Borderfree had announced an expansion in its focus beyond being a technology provider. Read more... Dow Jones Wire—Getting Personal Canada: Cheaper Cross-Border Shopping By now, holiday cheer has probably given way to winter blues, compounded by the arrival of those dreaded credit-card bills from last month's spending spree. Read more... [ top ] 2006.06.14 New survey signals lucrative market opportunities for U.S. retailers. more... 2006.06.14 New survey suggests companies need to adapt retail strategies. more... 2005.11.02 Canada Post Borderfree receives the 2005 Mailing Industry Award by The National Association of Major Mail Users more... 2005.08.18 Canada Post Borderfree Launches Snapshot™ Proprietary Technology To Understand the Canadian Consumer Canada Post Borderfree, the only provider to offer U.S. retailers a total solution set for a seamless launch into new markets including market intelligence, logistics and technology to fulfill cross-border transactions and complete marketing services, takes a closer look at the Canadian consumer with the introduction of Snapshot™ more... 2005.05.17 Canada Post Borderfree Announces New Capabilities - Direct Marketing and E-Commerce Tools for Untapped Canadian Market Borderfree has moved beyond its focus as a technology provider and now presents US retailers with a full suite of direct marketing, transportation and e-commerce solutions. These solutions promise to provide a seamless market entry for US retailers and erase barriers to doing business in Canada. Through Canada Post Borderfree, multi-channel retailers are able to expand into new markets and connect to new prospects by leveraging best-in-class marketing expertise, logistics and technology. more... 2004.06.21 Borderfree launches solutions for Ebay Buyers and Sellers Borderfree recently launched a suite of eBay tools that eliminate the payment and fulfillment issues that prevent Buyers and Sellers from transacting across international borders. Simple, easy-to-use tools provide buyers with international cost information, low-cost global fulfillment services are available to Sellers through a domestic shipping address, and robust order management tools assist in processing and tracking orders. 2004.05.25 - Berlin Borderfree wins big at the World Mail Awards Borderfree wins the e-commerce award at the World Mail Awards with its Borderfree for Merchants solution set. The category focused on initiatives that exploit the power of the World Wide Web as a communications and business medium. Nominees included solutions that used internet technologies to deliver value to stakeholders in the mail industry. They needed to demonstrate that benefits are delivered to the ultimate users of mail services and that the functionality of the technology can be translated to other related areas (geographic or functional) of the mail industry. This is the first World Mail Award for Borderfree. The Borderfree for Fulfillment solution set was also short listed for the Technology award this year. Contact media@borderfree.net for more info [ top ] September 17, 2002 Brookstone now makes it easy for Canadians to buy unique specialty gifts online at www.brookstone.ca June 5, 2002 Cooking.com chooses Borderfree's new CommerceConnect API to reach Canadian consumers November 27, 2001 Crate And Barrel Merchandise Now Available To Canadians Online Through Ground-Breaking Technology November 21, 2001 Canadians Can Now Get Ho! Ho! Home Furnishings For The Holidays From Crate and Barrel Online November 21, 2001 Say Cheese With RitzCamera.com Products This Holiday Season November 21, 2001 Canadians Can Now Order Unique Gifts at BoatersWorld.com October 12, 2001 Borderfree Selects Orsus UNO To Streamline International Package Transactions October 4, 2001 Borderfree Completes $8.4 Million Funding Round October 4, 2001 RitzCamera.com And BoatersWorld.com Utilize Borderfree's New Technology To Expand Reach To Canadian Consumers October 4, 2001 Borderfree Launches Ground-Breaking Technology That Revolutionalizes How Retailers Access International Markets March 28, 2001 Cambridge Soundworks products Available To Canadian Consumers At Hifi.Com January 31, 2001 An E-Christmas Story: Borderfree Delivers All Promises December 4, 2000 Crate & Barrel Now Available To Canadian Consumers Online Exclusively Throughout Borderfree November 10, 2000 Borderfree Gives U.S. Online Merchants Immediate Access To International Buyers November 10, 2000 Sympatico-Lycos Launches Holiday E-Shopping Site With Full Boutique Of Content, Tools And Retailers November 2, 2000 Borderfree Offers Novel Way To Get Great U.S. Stuff This Christmas November 1, 2000 Excite Canada Delivers Internet Users A One-Of-A-Kind, Online Shopping Experience September 19, 2000 Borderfree Completes $11 Million Funding Round August 16, 2000 Borderfree Facilitates E-commerce Transactions On All U.S. Websites For Canadians August 15, 2000 Borderfree Wins Top Award At Venturefair.com [ top ] Contact us Privacy Policy Copyright 2007 Canada Post Borderfree	2005.11.02 Canada Post Borderfree receives the 2005 Mailing Industry Award by The National Association of Major Mail Users 2005.08.18 Canada Post Borderfree Launches Snapshot™ Proprietary Technology To Understand the Canadian Consumer 2005.05.17 Canada Post Borderfree Announces New Capabilities - Direct Marketing and E-Commerce Tools for Untapped Canadian Market