Royal Mail has announced that it will cut the cost of its parcels from October 20 until January 18th. The price of sending some parcels is to be cut in the run up to Christmas. The average savings will be around £5.20 per package, the Royal Mail has announced. The size of a 'small' parcel will double to 2kg and will cost £2.80, this would have previously cost customers £8. Speaking of the promotion, Nick Landon, Managing Director of Royal Mail Parcels, said: 'We are pleased to further … [Read more...]
Will Click And Collect Out Perform Home Deliveries This Christmas?
Will you be doing more click-and-collect this year? Or will you be ordering your items and have them delivered straight to your door? According to some retailers it seems that we will be picking up our items rather than having them delivered. With Christmas well on it's way, it seems that some of the big retailers are predicting that click-and-collect will out perform home deliveries this Christmas. Retailer Argos has tied up with auction giant eBay to offer the pick up in store service in … [Read more...]
Ebay And Argos Announce Click & Collect Deal
Shoppers will soon be able to pick up selected goods from eBay and pick them up at Argos. The "click-and-collect" scheme is being piloted by the e-commerce giant in about 150 shops which belong to the high street chain, which is part of Home Retail Group. At least 50 eBay merchants have signed up to take part in the scheme but have not been named yet. The move may help eBay challenge Amazon's Locker delivery which allows people who order online to pick up their package from a growing … [Read more...]