Same-day delivery is fast becoming a must-have for online retailers. The emergence of the on-demand culture means that many of today’s consumers consider speed and convenience as one of the most important factors when making an online purchase.
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The rising popularity of online shopping has transformed the way both consumers and retailers do business.
The past decade has seen a massive surge in the popularity of online retail. In 2014, online retail sales represented 5.9% of total retail sales, but in 2016 this increased to 7.4%. By the year 2021, ecommerce is expected to represent 17.5% of total retail sales - furthering the case for shippers to adopt an omnichannel strategy. Research has shown that the average stockout rate for retailers is around eight percent. In other words, when a customer visits your store (be it online or brick and mortar) one in 13 products will not purchasable at that time. It’s evident that stockouts are a universal problem costing retailers tear-inducingly large sums of money in lost sales.
Storage is often just associated with businesses, but more individuals than ever are now needing storage space as their possessions are starting to pile up. The self-storage industry has been massive in the United States for a number of years and has recently seen a rise in popularity in Europe.
So, why is the self-storage industry going from strength to strength and is it a business worth investing in?
In 2016, digital developments have provoked a transformation in what consumers expect from their product/service providers.
In recent years, there has been a massive increase in B2C e-commerce sales. With the continued growth of e-commerce .
Shipping can make or break your business. Even if your product is mind blowing, a bad shipping experience can affect your business.
 Our final event in Boston began with the news of a complete city lockdown. Regardless we battled through and continued ahead with our scheduled event, albeit with a slight change in speakers .
 We awoke to a beautiful sunny day in San Jose and began final preparations for our second Gateway event.
 Manhattan on a sunny Monday afternoon was the location for day one of Gateway to Europe 2013.
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