Logistics
Rural areas top shoppers on Black Friday
Royal Mail has revealed the top ten areas where shoppers made the most online purchases over the course of Black Friday weekend this year and it's the rural areas that were most likely to log on to the Internet to buy. Savvy shoppers in Shetland
HS2022: The next challenge for cross-border ecommerce
Parcel shipments will be delayed at customs if postal operators, carriers and their customers are not prepared for the arrival of Harmonised System 2022, according to a cross-border data specialist. In a month’s time, on January 1st 2022, the World Customs Organisation (WCO) will implement the
Tamebay Black Friday Speed Test 2021
The annual Tamebay 2021 Black Friday Speed Test is underway. To test the resilience of deliveries over the Black Friday period, at 9.30am this morning we placed 15 orders split across the largest three UK general marketplaces - Amazon, eBay and OnBuy, and will be
ShipStation solution for COVID tests shipping
As the world continues to open up its borders for travelling and large events, the consumer demand for COVID tests has skyrocketed. An unlikely company has found themselves solving this demand - ShipStation, more used to assisting ecommerce retailers have been helping companies adapt from
USPS say “We Are Ready” for busy festive season
USPS say that they are ready for the busy period ahead after they reported new service delivery performance scores showing improvements for First-Class Mail and Periodicals, and steady performance for Marketing Mail for the first six weeks of the fiscal first quarter. “We are ready to
Citizens Advice parcel company league table
Citizens Advice is warning urgent action is needed across the parcel delivery industry after today publishing their first annual parcel company league table. They say that they have found consistent problems across the sector. It makes for pretty poor reading if you're expecting your Christmas
Royal Mail Parcel Collect service now with pre-printed labels
Royal Mail have enhanced their Parcel Collect service in the run up to Christmas with posties set to deliver pre-printed postage labels to customers who need them. The move, following trials earlier this year, enables customers without a printer to feel the benefit of Parcel
Will Mr and Mrs Claus (carriers) cope at Christmas?
Today, Ryan Higginson, Vice President & UK/ROI Country Leader, Pitney Bowes, examines the challenges that face Mr & Mrs Claus (aka the carrier industry) this Christmas and whether they will be able to cope in the face of multiple challenges: Will carriers cope at Christmas? "Just like
Royal Mail Q2 21/22 Quality of Service
The Royal Mail Q2 21/22 Quality of Service was recently published and the bad news is that even the premium 1st Class service is being impacted by COVID-related self-isolation, sickness, absence and vacancies. "Ofcom has recognised that the COVID-19 pandemic qualified as a ‘regulatory emergency