On line retail sales to reach USD 329 billion by 2010: Forrester
On line retail sales to reach USD 329 billion by 2010: Forrester
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Fulfilment: Cross border fulfilment
Once you have your online orders the logistics of getting the product packaged, through customs and shipped must be planned well.
The ubiquity of the web means items can be ordered from anywhere in the world, by just a click of a mouse. And this is something a growing number of consumers are embracing. According to James Roper, chief executive of global e-tailing industry body IMRG, an estimated £100 billion will be spent online this year across the globe.
But going global isn’t just about installing a website and waiting for orders to flood in. The entire process – including packaging, customs clearance and charges – must be carefully planned and managed from beginning to end.
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It was fascinating to read Jeff Bezos explaining why Amazon.com was successful in Britain (How to turn over a new leaf, February 9). “In the UK the Royal Mail does a fantastic job of overnight delivery to something like 85% of UK addresses and that’s just standard shipping. Here you have to pay expensive UPS or Fedex shipping to get overnight service.”
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