John Lewis has announced that it will continue to suspend click & collect fees until 19 October, to encourage shoppers to order ahead of Christmas. However, the home delivery firm ParcelHero argues that axing click & collect charges should be for life, not just for Christmas.
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Retailers must scrap ‘penny-pinching’ click & collect fees to encourage footfall, says ParcelHero
Oct 11, 2022
Digital transformation delays cost organisations over £3 million per project as 72% of organisations shun large-scale projects
Oct 11, 2022
As digital transformation remains top of the agenda for many businesses, research conducted for low-code application development platform, Toca, reveals the extent of the challenges faced by IT teams in delivering these projects.
AO Logistics receives RoSPA Silver award for health and safety achievements
Oct 11, 2022
Online electricals retailer, AO, has received an internationally recognised award for demonstrating high health and safety standards.
£4.4 billion hit to ‘peak’ season spending as consumers tighten Christmas budgets
Oct 11, 2022
UK consumers are expecting to reduce their non-essential Christmas and Black Friday spending by £4.4 billion this year as the cost-of-living crisis bites, new research from e-commerce delivery technology firm Metapack suggests.
Hurricane Commerce and Emma Systems partner for seamless cross-border experience
Oct 11, 2022
Hurricane Commerce and Emma Systems have agreed a strategic partnership to ensure customers receive the best possible cross-border experience.
ViaEurope selects Alibaba Cloud as trusted cloud service provider to tackle e-commerce logistics challenges
Oct 11, 2022
Alibaba Cloud (AC), the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, has been chosen by ViaEurope (VE) as its trusted cloud service provider for building intelligent logistics infrastructure and management systems in Europe.