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European consumer survey: Permanent increase in online shopping expected
Since the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic, a sharp rise in online purchases has been reported from virtually all European countries. For example, sales in German B2C internet trade in June 2020 w...
Read moreStronger in E-Commerce: Zalando’s customers choose where and when to pick up in Italy
60% of those who make purchases online consider the possibility of choosing where the product will be delivered very important, while 49% give the same importance to the choice of delivery time. To me...
Read moreOmniva and Hrvatska Pošta launch strategic partnership to establish parcel locker network in Croatia
Hrvatska Pošta entered into an agreement with Estonian state-owned company Omniva for the use of their parcel locker software. Strategic co-operation will also be launched between the two parties, du...
Read moreRoyal Mail launches Inflight options for parcel deliveries
Royal Mail has launched new Inflight delivery options to offer greater convenience and flexibility for receiving customers. This has been the number one ask from our parcels customers. When retaile...
Read moreGerman federal government stimulus package roll out: Deutsche Post and DHL pass on VAT reduction to customers
Numerous domestic and international products such as Packsets, Plusbriefe and ExpressEasy will become cheaper for private customers. Numerous domestic and international products such as Packset...
Read morePostNL scaled up its network to accommodate parcel growth
In a recent announcement from PostNL on their Q2 business trends and FY2020 outlook, parcel volume growth had accelerated from close to 14% at the end of March to above 25% in April and May. PostNL sc...
Read moreThe bpost services during lockdown, drivers of growth and guarantee of stability for customers
Throughout the lockdown, although Belgian society was simply ticking over, all citizens have been able to count on the stability of the services across the bpost networks, from postal staff to post of...
Read morebpost Group launches an exclusive growth platform for SMEs
Jean-Paul Van Avermaet, CEO bpost Group: “Online shopping has boomed in Belgium since the beginning of the lockdown. bpost has continued to fulfil an essential economic role over this whole period,...
Read moreDeutsche Post has opened its 5,000th public parcel locker (“Packstation”)
Deutsche Post was the first company on the German market to introduce the “Packstation” service back in 2003. With 5,000 machines in operation, it now runs a unique nationwide parcel locker networ...
Read more24% of ecommerce in Europe is cross-border
The total online cross-border market (excluding travel) in Europe represented a turnover of 108.75 billion euros in 2019. This is an increase of 14.4 percent compared to the situation one year before....
Read moreRoyal Mail – What has the nation been ordering under lockdown
New Royal Mail research reveals what exactly the nation has been having delivered during lockdown, as nearly half (45%) of UK adults have been receiving more parcel deliveries since measures began....
Read more57% of Europeans shop online more than ever
Europe has turned into a continent of online shoppers during the corona crisis. Since the beginning of the current contact restrictions, 57 percent of European consumers shop online more than ever. Ab...
Read moreE-commerce continues to grow rapidly: Posti will soon have 2,000 parcel lockers
Posti is responding to the strong growth of e-commerce by greatly extending its parcel locker network. Over the summer, the number of Posti parcel lockers will increase by over a hundred to 2,000. Pos...
Read moreAlmost half of UK adults have been receiving more parcels during the coronavirus pandemic
New Royal Mail research reveals the full extent of Britain’s online shopping habits during lockdown, as nearly half (45%) of UK adults have been receiving more parcel deliveries since measures began...
Read moreAn Post commits €2m funding and expertise for Irish SMEs
Direct Mail fund worth €1m for 1000 SMEs to market their business across Ireland, Discounted Prices for the Covid-19 period, starting with 25% discount on parcels Dedicated eCommerce advic...
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