Tag: ParcelHero
Online shoppers spent 9.5% less this August than last year
New Government figures show the number of goods we bought in August fell by -1.6% compared to July, and an eye-watering -5.4% against August 2021. ParcelHero warns online spending was […]
We’ve reached the point of no free returns, says ParcelHero
With the likes of Zara and Next now charging shoppers to return items by mail, the home delivery expert ParcelHero says we’ve reached tipping point, and soon there will […]
Online sales fall in February despite end of Covid-19 restrictions
The ONS retail sales figures for February show sales unexpectedly fell by 0.3% in February, despite the ending of Covid-19 restrictions in England. The value of online sales also fell […]
Amazon Prime membership could rise to over £90 a year predicts ParcelHero
Amazon’s UK revenue jumped over 20% last year. But that won’t halt a rise of at least 17% in the cost of Prime membership, if it follows the lead of […]
Most Brits now expect same-day delivery, claims ParcelHero
There has been a big change in the way shoppers view same-day deliveries. New research from the home delivery expert ParcelHero shows over half of online shoppers now believe same-day […]
Online sales of 25% ‘new normal’, claims ParcelHero
As shoppers return to the High Street, online sales have fallen for four months in a row, with Amazon and Etsy reporting a marked slowdown in growth. However, e-commerce expert […]
Retail rise just ‘dead cat bounce’, claims ParcelHero
The latest ONS retail figures reveal that Lockdown 3 continued to have a devastating impact on the High Street in February. Figures released today by the Office for National Statistics […]
Cancel Black Friday to avoid bottlenecks, claims delivery experts
Black Friday 2014 turned from a retailer’s dream to a delivery nightmare as overwhelming demand crashed many UK websites and snapped supply chains. ParcelHero fears a lockdown Black Friday will […]
Rise of the grey pound. How businesses can cater for older internet users
The coronavirus has forced many older shoppers to buy online regularly for the first time. As lockdown loosens, internet retailers must do their best to retain their custom and permanent […]
Coronavirus lockdown: 10 steps SMEs can take to stay in business
According to ParcelHero the Government’s Coronavirus lockdown doesn’t have to spell the end for SME businesses. It has issued a ten-step guide to making full use of the Government’s latest […]
