An E-commerce Christmas 

Internet shopping is going from strength to strength with parcel volumes this Christmas peaking to the highest volumes ever recorded.  The shift to online sales has been the success of the year for many retailers, while retail sales have remained stagnant, online sales have again grown dramatically. Consumers are becoming ever more connected to the web with tablet and smart phone ownership continuing to soar, the development of reliable and quick online payment methods have created a shopping experience they can enjoy on the move or from the comfort of their own sofas!

Online shopping throughout November saw daily parcel volumes increase by 77%, with a total of almost 12.5 million items processed. Last minute shopping meant sales remained high with volumes only slowing down after the 20^th December. Volumes began a quick ascent after Christmas with a 69% increase in orders compared to 2011. Due to this demand e-retailers have had to respond and post Christmas many retailers such as Debenhams, House of Fraser, Sports Direct, and Asos were amongst those whose warehouse operations were working flat out every day after Christmas.

Duncan Butler, E-commerce Business Development Director of TNT Post commented: “The e-commerce industry is developing rapidly, the volumes we have witnessed over Christmas are some of the highest ever seen, which is brilliant for the industry and very encouraging for us as we continue to develop our unique multichannel e-commerce solutions. During Christmas we too have been very busy securing deals with a number of our clients to provide innovative ecommerce and fulfilment solutions - and we expect in 2013 to help many more clients realise their multichannel ambitions”.

TNT Post’s E-commerce Solutions offer more than just warehousing, we have developed a truly turnkey solution offering a suite of ecommerce services but we know one size doesn’t fit all! The key to our success is our innovative approach and dynamic solution design.

Reference: Record Online Sales Drive up Daily Home Delivery Volumes by up to 77% during Christmas Peak. http://courier-direct.co.uk/news/?p=2931. 20.12.2012