In Denmark, PostNord and Swipbox start with the rollout of an extra 2,000 parcel lockers across the Scandinavian country. Over the next six months, the Nærboks lockers will be installed, after which Danish consumers can pick up their parcels whenever they want. Both companies decided to do the rollout after a successful pilot in Kolding and Sonderborg. Now, the whole Danish
87 billion e-commerce shipments in 2018
Globally, the parcel volume reached 87 billion in 2018. This is up from 74 billion shipments in the previous year and this highest score since Pitney Bowes started its Shipping Index. The e-commerce solution provider believes this figure will double within the next six years. It predicts about 200 billion parcel shipments by 2025. The Pitney Bowes Parcel Shipping Index
Doorstep parcel thefts in UK rise 22% over three years
According to research by iParcelBox, doorstep parcel thefts of e-commerce parcels in the United Kingdom are up 22% in a three year period. Using a freedom of information request the logistic company obtained data from 23 police forces (about 50%). Results reveal a rise from 786 thefts in the financial year 2016-2017, to 962 in the financial year 2018-2019. The area with the
DHL opens largest e-commerce sorting center for the Benelux
DHL Parcel has opened a new e-commerce sorting centre in Zaltbommel, the Netherlands. According to the logistic service provider, it is the largest and greenest package sorting center of the Benelux. It will process up to half a million packages a day. Packages can be sorted to 240 locations. Amongst these locations are 140 depots and 21 sorting centres of DHL in the Benelux
Only 19% of Dutch consumers are willing to pay for a sustainable delivery option
Research by Multiscope and Trusted Shops concluded that only 19% of Dutch consumers are willing to pay for sustainable delivery options. While it may indicate that Dutch consumers are more focused on obtaining a cheap delivery, it is not necessarily the case that the Dutch do not care about sustainable delivery methods. Of those who are willing to pay for a more sustainable