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Britain’s new Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, is likely to create six new free ports with low or zero taxes if Britain leaves the EU without a deal on October 31st, claims the international parcel price comparison site ParcelHero. It says Boris’ seemingly ‘off-the-cuff’ reference in his acceptance speech outside No 10, ‘let us begin work now to create free ports that will drive growth and thousands of high-skilled jobs in left-behind areas’ is part of a…

The e-commerce home delivery specialist ParcelHero says Chancellor Hammond’s decision to push for an international tax on web giants at the G7 Finance Ministers’ meeting today (17 July), and his earlier announcement of a new independent British ‘Amazon Tax’  on the very day  President Trump threatened new trade sanctions against France because of its new homespun digital tax,  are ‘dogmatic and potentially dangerous to post-Brexit trade.’ ParcelHero’s Head of Consumer Services, David Jinks MILT, warns:…

DHL Supply Chain, world leader in contract logistics, today launched its latest research report on the evolution of e-commerce supply chains. The study shows that, despite understanding the vital importance of e-commerce on customer retention and satisfaction, most companies have failed to fully implement an e-commerce strategy. The new insights are from a global survey of nearly 900 decision-makers responsible for logistics or supply chain management and e-commerce. They reveal that 70% of B2C companies…

UK businesses are crying out for a resolution to the Brexit limbo. But ParcelHero’s Head of Consumer Research, David Jinks MILT, warns they should be careful what they wish for… Its latest study reveals most companies go bust immediately after, rather than during, a downturn. Retailers and logistics companies have put investment on hold while they await the final Brexit decision. Whether there’s a hard Brexit, a soft Brexit or no Brexit, most businesses say…

‘Virtual currency. It’s happening on eBay’ That’s the slogan appearing on advertising at the cryptocurrency conference Consensus, being held in New York. Since 2017 many cryptocurrency investors and enthusiasts have been predicting that either Amazon or eBay will adopt Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies. Now the international e-commerce delivery experts ParcelHero say it’s time eBay finally put its cryptocurrency where its mouth is. Says ParcelHero’s head of Consumer Research, David Jinks MILT, ‘The final adoption of…

Rewind a few years to the breakthrough of email as a widespread communication tool.  Many industry experts were convinced that the immediacy and targetability of email would cement its position as the direct marketing technique of choice – to the obvious detriment of more traditional methods such as direct mail. Yet whilst the fortunes of direct mail have fluctuated since email’s arrival, the technique has remained an essential component of the marketing mix. In fact,…

Can you put a price on failure? That’s what the 2018 Valuing Home Delivery Review attempts to do: put a monetary cost on failing to meet customers’ expectations around parcel delivery. eCommerce and the logistics around delivering purchases is a central part of today’s consumer lifestyle, and that’s reflected in the sheer scale of the study, which was carried out by IMRG. 120 million orders and deliveries, goods worth £7 billion, more than 200 retailers…