[2023/02/22 11:18:14]

New research from Metapack, ShipStation and Retail Economics shows shoppers may have to pay more for less in 2023 as inflation adds £18.2 billion to UK non-food sales despite volumes decreasing by 4.9%.  UK non-food retail sales values are expected to hit £249 billion in 2023, but the 2.6% increase, or additional £18.2 billion of […] The post Inflation set to add £18.2 billion to UK non-food retail sales in 2023  appeared first on Metapack.

[2023/02/22 09:48:35]

How can you overcome the consumer crunch? Economic uncertainty is going nowhere any time soon, and consumers are feeling the crunch. Buyers will, over time, adapt to the current financial outlook, but what about your business and its supply chains?  How do you maintain strong profit margins without compromising on customer care?  To steer you […] The post Ecommerce Trends 2023: What Stands Out? appeared first on Metapack.

[2023/01/10 05:08:37]

  Speakers from John Lewis, HelloFresh, Shopify and Amazon Shipping are on the agenda for 7 February in London Metapack, a leader in ecommerce delivery technology, today announced that it will host retailers, brands, carriers and technology companies at the world’s foremost ecommerce delivery event, The Delivery Conference (TDC) on 7 February 2023 at the Royal […] The post Metapack to bring together leading retailers and carriers at The Delivery Conference 2023  appeared first on Metapack.

[2022/10/31 09:42:48]

New research from Metapack and Retail Economics suggests a hit to retail spending across ‘peak’ season (including Christmas, Black Friday and Cyber Monday) as cost of living crisis bites 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 […] The post £4.4 billion hit to ‘peak’ season spending as consumers tighten Christmas budgets appeared first on Metapack.

[2022/10/21 08:35:39]

Minimizing fuel surcharges this retail peak season There’s no shying away from it: the upcoming retail peak season will likely be characterized by rising operating costs and reduced consumer spending. Factors like the cost-of-living crisis, global inflation and rising energy prices are putting financial pressure on retailers, as well as the customers that generally provide […] The post Avoiding fuel surcharges appeared first on Metapack.

[2022/10/18 10:44:21]

Over the past several years, consumers have been anything but predictable. As retailers grapple with yet another crisis that’s rewriting the rules of effective supply chains, online conversion and consumer loyalty, Metapack and Retail Economics have researched how the cost-of-living crisis is influencing customer behaviour, the potential long-term impact of the current cost-of-living crisis, and […] The post Economic Crises: Identifying Consumer Behaviour Patterns appeared first on Metapack.

[2022/09/28 11:56:32]

Peak season is in grasp, and the ‘cost of living crisis’ is bearing down on households hard. This uncertain future has made planning for this year’s shopping season challenging. Customer behaviour has been difficult to predict and the extent of this economic shift has been murky at best. The UK is expected to be the […] The post Peak Delivery: The Cost-of-Living Crisis Impact on 2022 Holiday Spending appeared first on Metapack.

[2022/09/22 09:13:21]

What striking retail trends will emerge amidst this year’s economic crisis? Since the COVID pandemic, peak seasons have rewritten the retailer rulebook again and again. Retailers have had to adapt to a multitude of challenges and trends, from a boom in online sales to the current ‘cost of living’ crisis that dominates this year’s news […] The post 2022 Peak Season Retail Trends appeared first on Metapack.

[2022/09/21 02:46:43]

Urb-it, the rapidly growing sustainable logistics platform, today announces its integration with Metapack, a global leader in ecommerce delivery technology. Urb-it provides market leading flexibility, reliability, and convenience through how customers can book, track, and receive their deliveries, sustainably. Now live on Metapack’s Delivery Platform, this new Urb-it integration provides brands across Europe the ability […] The post Urb-it integrates with Metapack to empower retailers with sustainable deliveries across Europe appeared first on Metapack.

[2022/09/05 02:55:54]

Leaders in sustainable urban parcel delivery, Zedify have today announced their integration with global ecommerce delivery technology leader, Metapack. Now live on Metapack’s delivery management platform in the UK, this new integration provides retailers with a sustainable option for urban last mile deliveries. As UK leaders in sustainable urban parcel delivery, Zedify operates fleets of […] The post Metapack integrates with Zedify to provide retailers with greener deliveries appeared first on Metapack.