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Unhappy shoppers and gift receivers spent 23% more returning unwanted items on Wing-Back Wednesday than in 2018, reveals ParcelHero. It’s warning shoppers to consider the cost of returns from international sellers. Consumers spent 23% more of their own money shipping back unwanted gifts on ‘Wing-Back Wednesday’ (January 2nd – the …

The UK’s favourite parcel delivery company DPD has opened its largest ever depot at EuroCentral, near Glasgow, creating 65 new jobs initially, with recruitment ongoing. The new 70,363 sq ft state-of-the-art Distribution Centre (DC) is 11 miles east of Glasgow, near junction 7 of the M8 motorway and was officially …

Whistl Fulfilment, part of delivery management group Whistl, is celebrating the first anniversary of the acquisition of Prism DM in 2017 by announcing its strategic investment plans. It plans to extend its Rushton depot with a further 60,000 sq ft of operational space to manage future growth and is also …

The strongly pro-Remain export parcels company ParcelHero say today’s Brexit Government White Paper has much to recommend it for UK exporters and importers to the EU – though it could endanger many e-commerce service businesses. The news that the Government’s new Brexit White Paper explicitly supports a common rule book …

Following her dream of setting up a business in the male-dominated logistics industry has earned Sarah Squire recognition at this year’s prestigious Woman Who…Awards. The effervescent sales director of Parcelink Logistics Ltd wanted to show the world what a strong, innovative and driven woman could achieve – and that’s exactly …

Whistl, the leading delivery management company in the UK, has announced that Alistair Cochrane is joining the company on 2 July in the new role of Chief Development Director from Parcelforce Worldwide. Alistair is no stranger to Whistl as he worked for many years at TNT Express, a former sister …

Football fans face hidden costs and red tape shipping their flags and merchandise to the World Cup, warns international delivery expert ParcelHero. Football fans shipping ahead items such as sports kits and club flags will need to take care to avoid being caught offside by Russian regulations. There are hidden …

The Processing Centre, part of the Citipost Group of Companies has announced exciting plans to launch a dedicated division within the business – providing an unrivalled one-stop shop for its logistics and fulfilment operations. The decision follows the continuing exponential growth in the online marketplace with more and more organisations …

The UK’s favourite parcel delivery company DPD has launched a new in-app parcel sending service to enable consumers to send parcels anywhere in the UK and to more than 20 countries across Europe with an easy to use, paperless process. The new ‘send parcel’ function within the app takes the …

The online delivery expert ParcelHero says the scrapping of the resurrected BHS website shows UK department stores can only survive with a multichannel sales approach. BHS, formerly the much-loved British Home Stores, collapsed in 2016 in a wave of recriminations around pension problems and lack of investment. Just months afterwards …