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E-commerce: Expert says Posts must act more quickly
Posts have about 500 days left to grasp the opportunities being offered to them by e-commerce, estimates James ROPER, head of a global e-retail intelligence firm based in the United Kingdom.
Speaking at the UPU’s World Postal Business Forum, as part of POST-EXPO 2008, ROPER said e-retailing represented a “huge opportunity” and deplored Posts’ “inertia” in responding to this immense challenge.
Roper urged postal operators to act now in order to become “the” deliverers of choice for merchandise purchased online.
He stressed that Posts could play an important role in resolving the trust issue that still plagues the development of e-retailing. Posts must leverage their reputation as trusted third partners and their extensive networks to benefit from e-commerce, which is expected to increase dramatically over the next few years. Research shows that some 20% of the world’s population, or 1.4 billion people, already use the Internet, and an estimated 90% of sales will be affected by the Internet by 2020.
For that reason, ROPER strongly supported the UPU’s .post initiative, which aims to give the worldwide postal sector a unique secure and trusted identity on the Internet.
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Read MoreUPS tests zero-emission vehicle in the UK
UPS is currently trialling an eco-friendly, zero-emission delivery vehicle in central London that is powered by electricity, manufacturer Modec ZEV said.
The carbon-neutral van has been tested on routes in north-west, east and central London in recent months. On average, it makes 49 stops and covers some 18 miles per day, using only about 25 pct of its battery capacity.
The vehicle is the first of its kind to effectively harness the power of modern, high energy batteries to meet the medium-range, high performance requirements of urban delivery vehicles, Modec ZEV said.
UPS operates the largest private alternative fuel fleet in the transportation industry, including over 1,600 hybrid electric, CNG, LNG and propane-powered vehicles.
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