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Loop Expands European Returns Capabilities with Sendcloud Integration

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Loop Expands European Returns Capabilities with Sendcloud Integration
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Loop Expands European Returns Capabilities with Sendcloud Integration

2026-02-04 17:00 Last Updated At:17:10

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 4, 2026--

Loop, the leading commerce operations platform for Shopify brands, today announced the launch of Ship by Loop 2.0, an upgraded version of its integrated return shipping service that now includes Sendcloud, Europe’s leading shipping platform. The enhancement adds access to a wider range of ready-to-use UK and EU carriers, giving merchants more flexibility, lower rates and an even smoother return experience for shoppers.

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Ship by Loop allows merchants to manage every aspect of their return shipments directly within the Loop platform, connecting their own carrier accounts or using Loop’s pre-discounted global rates. With the new Sendcloud integration, Loop merchants will gain access to an expanded carrier network across Europe, including leading couriers and locker services, all available without leaving Loop’s returns portal.

The enhancement also introduces QR code returns and InPost locker drop-offs, reducing the need for printed labels and supporting a more convenient, sustainable returns experience.

“With Ship by Loop 2.0, we’re making global returns logistics even simpler for brands,” said John-David Klausner, GM International at Loop. “Integrating Sendcloud directly into our platform means merchants can access top UK and EU carriers instantly, benefit from more competitive rates and deliver a frictionless experience that keeps customers coming back.”

By integrating Sendcloud alongside Loop’s previously existing shipping functionality, Ship by Loop now offers merchants the best of multiple shipping partners: Sendcloud’s rich European network and Loop’s existing strong coverage in North America. Merchants can rate-shop across multiple carriers to find the lowest-cost return shipping option for each order, achieving meaningful savings on every parcel while streamlining operations in one unified workflow.

“We’re excited to power Ship by Loop’s return shipping across Europe,” said Rob van den Heuvel, CEO at Sendcloud. “By combining Loop’s returns platform with Sendcloud’s carrier network, we’re removing complexity for merchants and making returns easier and more convenient for shoppers.”

The latest upgrade reflects Loop’s ongoing commitment to expanding its global shipping profile, enabling merchants to scale efficiently across regions while optimising reverse logistics and reducing operational overhead.

To learn more about how Ship by Loop 2.0 can help your brand simplify returns and save on international shipping, visit loopreturns.com/returns/logistics

About Loop

Loop is the industry’s leading commerce operations platform that empowers Shopify brands to streamline their entire customer journey, reduce friction, and maximize revenue. Its end-to-end approach integrates capabilities that help brands simplify their operations and delight customers, from initial orders to returns and exchanges. Offering features like Workflows, Instant Exchanges, Checkout+, and AI-powered tracking and visibility, Loop reduces costs, increases customer lifetime value, and retains revenue for more than 5,000 of the world’s most-loved Shopify brands. Loop has processed over 55 million returns and counting, and has helped merchants capture more than $2 billion in revenue over the past five years while delivering exceptional customer experiences. Learn more at www.loopreturns.com.

About Sendcloud

Sendcloud is the leading shipping platform that empowers e-commerce merchants to scale their shipping operations effortlessly and deliver a customer-first experience. Backed by Softbank and trusted by 35,000+ brands across Europe, Sendcloud has the vision to solve shipping globally.

New enhancements to Ship by Loop (SBL) will unlock more carriers, better rates and QR code drop-offs across the UK and EU.

New enhancements to Ship by Loop (SBL) will unlock more carriers, better rates and QR code drop-offs across the UK and EU.

TOKYO (AP) — Heavy snow piling up in northern Japan in the last two weeks has blocked roads and is being blamed for dozens of deaths nationwide, government officials said Wednesday.

As of Wednesday, 15 prefectures have been affected, with the amount of snow piled up in the worst hit areas estimated to have reached 2 meters (6.5 feet).

Unusually heavy snow has fallen in parts of Japan in recent days, largely due to a cold air mass from the Arctic that has lingered over the Japanese archipelago.

More than 1,700 homes remained without electricity, and most train lines weren’t running, including the bullet trains, because snow had covered the tracks, according to Aomori prefecture.

The prefecture was providing trucks, including snow plows, to localities needing help.

“We anticipate some roads might get blocked off, and so we are consulting with services that can help with ambulances and fire trucks to get through to their destinations,” Aomori Gov. Soichiro Miyashita told reporters Wednesday.

Emergency vehicles that weren’t able to get to their destinations have so far parked nearby, and medical staff have gone on foot with stretchers to rescue people in need, he said.

Miyashita said he was asking the city of Aomori to try to clear the main roads of snow, implying that the city is falling behind other cities and needs to do more.

Most of the 35 deaths and hundreds of injuries reported across Japan were caused by falls among people trying to clear their homes of snow.

The biggest number of snow-related fatalities, at 12 people, was reported in Niigata prefecture, a rice-growing region in northern Japan, including a man in his 50s who was found collapsed on the roof of his home in Uonuma city on Jan. 21.

In Nagaoka city, a 70-year-old is believed to have died after falling from his roof, according to the Niigata government.

Japan’s chief government spokesperson warned that, although the weather was getting warmer, more danger could lie ahead because snow would start melting, resulting in landslides and slippery surfaces.

“Please do pay close attention to your safety, wearing a helmet or using a lifeline rope, especially when working on clearing snow,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara told reporters.

Injuries nationwide numbered 393, including 126 serious injuries, 42 of them in Niigata. Fourteen homes were damaged, three in Niigata and eight in Aomori prefecture.

Deaths and accidents related to heavy snow are not uncommon in Japan, with 68 deaths reported over the six winter months the previous year, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency.

More heavy snow is forecast for the coming weekend in northern Japan.

Yuri Kageyama contributed to this report. She is on Threads: https://www.threads.com/@yurikageyama

People walk in a snow in Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan, on Jan. 23, 2026. (Kazushi Kurihara/Kyodo News via AP)

People walk in a snow in Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan, on Jan. 23, 2026. (Kazushi Kurihara/Kyodo News via AP)

A person walks in a snow in Nagaoka, Niigata prefecture, Japan, on Jan. 22, 2026. (Chiaki Ueda/Kyodo News via AP)

A person walks in a snow in Nagaoka, Niigata prefecture, Japan, on Jan. 22, 2026. (Chiaki Ueda/Kyodo News via AP)

People clear snow near houses in Aomori, northern Japan, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. (Kyodo News via AP)

People clear snow near houses in Aomori, northern Japan, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. (Kyodo News via AP)

People clear snow near a building in Aomori, northern Japan, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. (Kyodo News via AP)

People clear snow near a building in Aomori, northern Japan, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. (Kyodo News via AP)

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