Tag: ParcelHero
Brits spent 4.1% more online in July as rain dampened High Street sales
Online grabbed 27.4% of all retail sales in July, says the home delivery expert ParcelHero. That’s its biggest share of the market since February 2022. Britain’s lousy weather is being blamed for a fall in High Street shopping as stores pray for late summer sun. Online sales soared while High Street spending slumped, as the wettest…
New ONS data shows UK is now a nation of ‘online shopkeepers’, says ParcelHero
A new report reveals UK businesses' online sales soared from £227.4bn in 2014 to £459.2bn in 2021. The home delivery expert ParcelHero says own website sales far eclipsed online marketplace results, while micro businesses punched well above their weight. A new Office for National Statistics (ONS) report into the digital economy has revealed UK businesses' online sales…
Online sales hold firm despite retail’s March mishaps
The amount of goods Brits bought in March fell by -0.9%. However, e-commerce sales shrugged off the slump as we all spent 0.8% more online, claims ParcelHero Today’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) retail sales figures for March paint a mixed picture. It’s likely that shortages of some foods, particularly fruit and veg, drove down retail sales…
WFH is here to stay, suggests ONS report
A new Government report shows 40% of Brits are still working from home at least once a week. As if that wasn’t enough for High Street stores to deal with, it reveals the link between travelling to work and increased spending has collapsed. With big earners topping the list of home workers, retailers and employers…
Retailers dreaming of last minute ‘Black Christmas’
Today’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) retail sales results show an unexpected fall in the amount of goods sold in November – despite the allure of Black Friday deals. The amount of goods Brits bought in November fell by -0.4% compared to October and tumbled -5.9% compared to November of last year. The home delivery…
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 hit particularly hard, due to the dramatic rise in the cost of living. Last week's Office for National Statistics (ONS) retail sales figures for August…
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 be no free returns.... Zara’s announcement that it will start charging a return shipping fee is another nail in the coffin for free returns, says…
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 0.7%, as ParcelHero says consumers grew alarmed about rising energy costs and Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. February’s retail sales figures from the Office for National…
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 Amazon US, says the home delivery expert ParcelHero. Even though Amazon has just announced record sales of £23.6bn here in the UK, it’s unlikely that…
Most Brits now expect same-day delivery, claims ParcelHero
Image: Parcelforce Worldwide 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 delivery options are important. As recently as 2020, it was just 33%. The pandemic forced many people to…
