E-TAILERS AND CARRIERS MUST work in unison to provide a more consumer-oriented service if perceptions concerning the reliability of online shopping are to be changed, says Kay Phillips, chief executive of Parceline
Read MoreThe German home delivery market is lagging behind those of the United States and the UK, according to a new survey by the Nuremberg-based Fraunhofer Applied Centre for Transport Logistics and Communications. The report, Consumer direct the last mile, says for example that there are not yet any large-scale home delivery services for fresh food in Germany. And it says that whereas a large proportion of US companies source goods for home delivery from distribution centres, customers in Germany are served primarily from retail outlets
Read MoreParceline has pitched itself firmly into the business-to-consumer fulfilment market with the announcement of a solution for online B2C retailers
Read MoreA UK-based home delivery service for cars is being rolled out by Autologic Holdings, parent company of the Walon car transporter business. It is called E-nable, and aims to capitalise on growing consumer interest in Internet shopping, even for items as big as complete vehicles
Read Moreresearch paper on current and predicted market for food home shopping
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