Retailers and couriers brace for a 17% surge in deliveries as High Street visits tumble

Retailers and couriers brace for a 17% surge in deliveries as High Street visits tumble
Online retailers and couriers are experiencing a late avalanche of last-minute gift deliveries, says ParcelHero, as visits to the High Street collapse by 25%. The home delivery expert ParcelHero says online retailers and couriers are experiencing a 17% surge in late gift deliveries to save Christmas. The rise comes as shoppers deserted the High Street last weekend in the face of the Omicron surge. ParcelHero’s Head of Consumer Research, David Jinks M.I.L.T., says: ‘The arrival...

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