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  "description": "ShipStation is a leading web-based shipping software designed to help e-commerce retailers process, fulfill, and ship their orders efficiently. It aggregates orders from over 100 different marketplaces and shopping carts, allowing users to automate label creation, rate shop across carriers, and manage returns from a single dashboard.",
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      "slug": "shippo",
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    {
      "slug": "easypost",
      "name": "EasyPost"
    },
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      "slug": "shopify-shipping",
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    },
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      "slug": "aftership",
      "name": "AfterShip"
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      "slug": "narvar",
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    },
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    "founded": "2011",
    "headquarters": "Austin, Texas",
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