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Deciding Between DDU and DDP
Often, shippers ask us to define the difference between Delivery Duty Unpaid (DDU) and Delivery Duty Paid (DDP). When shipping a package DDU, the seller is responsible for the safe delivery of...
The changing landscape of last-mile delivery
We are in a period of transition regarding the last mile and new, fast, exact services. Never before has the last mile, the end delivery to the customer, been so important. Forget drones and...
Brazil – a lucrative but complex e-commerce market
With a huge consumer market eager to purchase international goods and services, Brazil is drawing the attention of savvy brands all over the world. About three-quarters of Brazil’s 140 million...
E-commerce purchases in the Nordics now EUR 22 billion
For the tenth consecutive year, PostNord has published a study of the Nordic e-commerce market. The report E-commerce in the Nordics 2018 is based on surveys with consumers aged 18–79 years, carried...
4 Steps for Going All-In with Global Ecommerce
Global ecommerce is no longer the future – it’s already here. Even without trying, most U.S.-based ecommerce sellers will notice that about 10% of their orders are being shipped outside the country....
Build a brand and create a relationship with an invoice
PostNord recently published the study “Behind the Mind 2”, which looked at how our subconscious responds to administrative communication, such as invoices. The communication items examined were both...
Do your customers shop or buy?
Are you selling to customers who shop or buy? This is an important question for retailers to ask themselves, according to Tom Goodwin, Head of Innovation at Zenith USA. The difference in consumer...
European e-commerce – consumers demand product variety & delivery options
The larger e-commerce markets in northern and central Europe are highly developed. Yet markets in the south and east are starting to catch up, and up-and-coming e-commerce markets such as Spain,...
Consumer-driven logistics 4 of 6: driving forces and challenges
Part 4 of 6 Consumers, especially in more mature e-commerce markets, are making ever-clearer demands that they themselves should be able to have influence over how their orders are delivered....
Down Under coming out on top – Australia’s international shopping appetite
Owing to its island geography, it’s not too surprising that Australian shoppers’ goods are delivered from other countries. However, the fact that approximately 70 % of online consumers make...