Insight / Blog
A perspective on online delivery in the USA
Business Insider’s ‘The Future of Retail 2018: Delivery and Fulfilment’ is well worth a read if you’re wanting a quick overview of current delivery trends in the US market. Our favourite five insights:
-
Ecommerce is growing nearly five times faster than in-store commerce in the US
-
Over half of all US shoppers and 64% of millenials are interested in exploring alternative delivery locations and methods
-
Free shipping would convince 79% of US consumers to shop online more often
-
A huge 80% of US retailers see omnichannel fulfilment offerings as a major opportunity to increase profitability
-
One third of US retailers are now using crowdsourced delivery services to create cheaper and faster ways of delivering goods and especially to meet last last-mile fulfilment
Topics:
Related articles
Real-life or fantasy: a realistic look at achievable automation in the last mile
The future isn’t all drones and robots. We take a realistic look at automation in the last mile, and what the next few years could bring.
3 Highlights from Leaders in Logistics 2023
How to innovate, sustainability standardisation and the challenge for posts in a parcel-first world – these are the key themes from Leaders in Logistics 2023.
Regulation is coming for European ecommerce logistics
European postal operators and carriers need a plan to deal with increasing last-mile regulation.