Time to launch a new retail business
Kate Lester – Founder and CEO of diamondlogistics – says now is the time to launch a retail business.
Kate Lester – Founder and CEO of diamondlogistics – says now is the time to launch a retail business.
By Natalie Wainwright, Group Operations Director, diamondlogistics.
Can you hear the sleigh bells in the distance? Christmas is right around the corner, and with it comes the seasonal rush the eCommerce industry experiences every year.
Over the last few years, the e-commerce market has grown to make up 15% of all retail spending worldwide, and this increasing trend is showing no signs of slowing (source). In 2020, with the pressures of the current climate (ahem, COVID), many consumers are basing their online purchasing decisions on a retailer’s delivery options. The faster it can be delivered, the more likely they are to buy it.
In fact, 41% of consumers are willing to pay extra for same day delivery (source), especially if shipping represents less than 7-8% of the cost of their purchase (source).
As our network continues to expand at an exciting pace, despite the challenges faced due to Covid-19, we would like to tell you more about our Service Centres & the diamonds behind them.
In addition to our Home Service Centre in Guildford & our nationwide network of logistic partners who decided to join Team diamond to diversify into the world of Overnight Domestic and International Deliveries, Multi Carrier logistics & Fulfilment, today we showcase our sister Home Service Centre in Bournemouth, Dorset.
Outsourcing – using third party providers to provide essential services or products - is not new. But in this period of great uncertainty and change it is rising as not just an overflow asset but as a long term solution to adding adaptive and flexible resources without investing heavily on in-house resources.
Same Day
Courier
For when it absolutely has to be there, we’ll send our hand-picked couriers straight to your destination
Overnight & International
Our cost-effective multi-carrier solutions for big, small or multiple packages on longer journeys
Fulfilment
We’ll meet the storage needs of your online retail business with local depots