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New Government figures reveal 2022 was a torrid time for retailers and their logistics partners. There was a 90% increase in retailers entering liquidation and a 47% increase in transport…
The latest look at the health of the retail sector by the British Retail Consortium, released this morning, has revealed that retail sales in the United Kingdom increased 6.5% on…
Is the cost of living crisis the final straw for free returns? With retailers under ever greater cost pressures, even nominal returns fees will not safeguard margins. But, while retailers…
How do some businesses not only survive recession but thrive? According to Bain, 10% of organisations did well during previous recessions – and while 17% of public companies suffered, 9%…
Mike Elton, Director at FarEye, a digital logistics and supply firm, reports on the complexities and unpredictability of last-mile deliveries and how retail businesses can reduce rising costs whilst ensuring…
Rapidly growing eCommerce fulfilment company Selazar has announced a further expansion of its operations, with the opening of a new hi-tech warehouse in Hellaby, Yorkshire. The new warehouse, operated in…
As John Lewis suspends its click & collect fees until October 19, the home delivery expert ParcelHero says retailers should abandon them permanently. It argues click & collect drives footfall…
Tory leadership contender Rishi Sunak’s high-profile High Street scheme is a re-tread of existing levelling up plans. It won’t solve retail’s problems, warns ParcelHero. The Conservative party leadership contender Rishi…
Some two in five consumers still expect to “try before they buy” when shopping online. Increasingly, people expect to order a range of items, with the full expectation of returning…
Amazon’s eagerly anticipated Prime Day is already predicted to be a £9.8bn bonanza, but ParcelHero says there may well be a second Prime event this autumn. Amazon’s Prime Day is…