Retailers ‘very concerned’ by transport & storage provider approach to sustainability & AI
New figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show more transportation & storage sector companies (16.1%) said they were ‘very concerned’ about the impact of climate change than any other business sector. But home delivery specialist Parcelhero says the results also reveal many businesses are not transforming that concern into action. That will also have a knock-on effect […]
How to change the balance of home delivery
By Katie Langley, Global Sales Director at Doddle In many ways, home delivery is a luxury-level experience. Whatever you want from the infinite aisle of the internet is delivered to your door for a nominal fee. However, it’s also incredibly inefficient with lots of small drops to many addresses, with a large percentage of those […]
62% of consumers dissatisfied with retailers’ sustainability efforts for delivery
Only 38% of consumers feel retailers are doing a good job of using sustainable delivery practices. Over 50%, however, indicate they were quite/very interested in environmentally friendly delivery methods, and 54% would be willing to accept longer lead times for an environmentally friendly delivery. Those are the headline stats from Descartes’ Retailers: Sustainability is Not a […]
Hyper-personal logistics: Omnichannel’s balancing act
Alex MacPherson, Director of Solution Consultancy and Account Management at Manhattan Associates, explores how retailers can find the right balance between the ever-increasing demands for seemingly faster, more personalised brand experiences, while at the same time balancing the need to be more sustainable and environmentally conscious as brands and consumers… Ethical and sustainable behaviour has […]
Millennials move Magway over the £1 million crowdfunding mark
Magway a British engineering start-up which plans to revolutionise the UK’s freight delivery market with its sustainable network of underground pipes, has exceeded its initial £750,000 crowdfunding target. Magway has smashed through the £1 million mark and has to date attracted over 1,700 investors willing to back the UK’s first underground ecommerce delivery network. Almost […]
