BOLTON, England - Parcel2Go.com is anticipating a sales increase of GBP50,000 in just one day as Londoners seek alternative parcel delivery ahead of Friday’s Royal Mail strike.
More than 300,000 businesses and 8.5 million residents across London will be affected by the strike and already Parcel2Go is reaping the rewards with a 72 per cent increase in online enquiries so far from in and around London.
According to a business forecast pulled together by Britain’s biggest online delivery service, this Friday’s strike may cost Royal Mail GBP2million in lost business.
Their loss will be Parcel2go’s gain in the battle between parcel delivery and those who rely on an efficient postal service.
Fil Adams-Mercer, managing director of Parcel2go, said: “Businesses have no right to hold their customers to ransom. But if they choose to do this, we will be waiting to provide them with the service they need.
“There has been an incredible response to this proposed strike, both businesses and residents have made sure they are not inconvenienced and have made other arrangements.
“This is not a short-term win for us either. We have statistics to show that once people have used Parcel2go they become repeat customers and we don’t strike, in fact the opposite. Our customers are always compensated for any inconveniences, which we try to avoid at all cost.”
Post office strike rumours across the UK during Christmas last year boosted the first quarter turnover of the online delivery company by 50 per cent as customers abandoned Royal Mail.
This mass switch helped take the company revenue to close on GBP11million.
Notes to editors:
www.parcel2go.com has struck partnerships with the world’s leading delivery companies, including FedEx, DHL, UPS and City Link in order to offer customers a cheaper and more flexible parcel service.
Entrepreneur Richard Adams-Mercer launched Parcel2go.com with his father, Fil, in 2000 when he was still only 19.
Source: Parcel2Go.com
Neil Yeomans, Lakestar Media, Email: neil.yeomans at lakestarmedia.com, Tel: +44(0)161-618-1346
Related Press Releases
Northrop Grumman Highlights Innovative Mail Processing Solutions at Post Expo, Hannover, GermanySeptember 23rd, 2009 LONDON -
Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) postal automation subsidiary, SOLYSTIC, will display a wide range of its industry-leading mail processing technologies at Post Expo, the international postal technology exhibition and conference. Post Expo takes place from 29 September -1 October 2009 at the Deutsche Messe, Hannover, Germany and is the world's leading event focused on strategy, technology and services for the global postal sector.
SOLYSTIC, Pioneer of new Solutions in Mail Processing TechnologySeptember 20th, 2009 GENTILLY, France - SOLYSTIC is a French SME, subsidiary of the American group Northrop Grumman, specialised in mail processing technology. SOLYSTIC is attentive to market developments and is a major player in the search for new solutions.
MutantAuction.com Launches in U.K. as a Welcome Respite From RecessionSeptember 15th, 2009 LONDON -
- Reverse Auction Site Allows Lowest Bidder to Win
While the recession wreaks havoc on retail buying, a new auction website is becoming the place to buy brand-new consumer electronics at unbelievably low prices. MutantAuction.com is just that-a new twist on the typical auction that awards the highest bidder.
OPK: The First Floating Nuclear Power Plant ConstructionJuly 5th, 2009 MOSCOW - On May 18, 2009 the first floating nuclear power plant was set up in St. Petersburg (Russia).
ABS Wins Order for Compressors for Treatment Plant in SwitzerlandJune 25th, 2009 MALMO, Sweden - ABS will be supplying compressors for one of the biggest treatment plants in Switzerland as of September 2009. The order is worth EUR 1.2 million.
Parascript Signature Verification Technology Used by Moscow Law Firm to Detect Signature Fraud in US$160,000 Debt Collection CaseJune 21st, 2009 BOULDER, Colorado - - Results from Parascript SignatureXpert confirm that signatures on financial documents were fraudulent, and enabled the Arbitration Court of Moscow to initiate forensic examination and expert study --
Parascript, LLC, the image analysis and pattern recognition technology provider, today announced that it has partnered with the Moscow Law Firm "Gareev, Muslov, and Partners" to implement Parascript SignatureXpert software in formal arbitration proceedings. Recently, Parascript's signature verification software was used to detect fraudulent signatures on certain financial documents in a major debt collection case in Moscow, Russia leading to the recovery of US$160,000 from fraudulent activity related to the delivery of saw-timber materials.
International Transport Forum 2009 "Transport for a Global Economy: Challenges & Opportunities in the Downturn" has OpenedMay 25th, 2009 PARIS and LEIPZIG, Germany - The Secretary General of the International Transport Forum, Jack Short, Opened the International Transport Forum 2009 in Leipzig on Tuesday With a Tour of the Accompanying Exhibition
The International Transport Forum (ITF) with more than 700 attendees from politics, industry, science and civil society is the most important high level global platform focusing on today's key transport issues. The consequences of the present downturn on the transport sector and the contribution of the sector in overcoming the crisis are the key topics being discussed at the four-day event in Leipzig.
Global Study Reveals Post Liberalisation Disasters in EuropeMay 25th, 2009 NYON, Switzerland - Postal market liberalisation routinely leads to unemployment, attacks on working conditions and poorer service for customers, says a study released today by UNI Global Union. UNI is urging the European Union to immediately put a moratorium on the implementation of the 3rd postal directive and start a proper debate on the issue.
Danish Online Shoppers Shop Easily From the US, Thanks to Borderlinx and Post DanmarkMay 10th, 2009 BRUSSELS - International e-Commerce Service Lets People Import Goods From the US as Easily as Buying From Local Web Site and Have Them Delivered to Their Door
Borderlinx, the cross-border e-commerce solution provider, has joined forces with the Danish postal service, Post Danmark, to make it easy and cost-effective for people all over Denmark to buy goods easily and cost-effectively from the US. Borderlinx will handle receipt of goods in the US and will organise for them to be shipped to Denmark - including dealing with customs and import issues.
Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems Wins Turnkey Contract to Supply Integrated ATC Communications System to BrazilMarch 16th, 2009 LONDON - Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced that its Europe-based
air traffic control systems subsidiary, Park Air Systems, has been awarded a
contract by the Brazilian Airspace Control System Implementation Commission
(CISCEA) to supply and install complete UHF/VHF T6 extended range
communication stations at multiple sites across Southern Brazil. The contract valued at US$19M was awarded following an international
competitive tender process.
Related News
Maine town wins fight against US Postal Service to save lone curbside mailbox from removalAugust 14th, 2009 Maine town wins fight to save its curbside mailboxOTISFIELD, Maine — The U.S. Postal Service has decided to keep a rural Maine town's lone mailbox after a protest that included a phone blitz, pressure from elected officials and a blockade to prevent the box's removal.
Appeals court reverses earlier ruling, says Conn. postal facility can display religious itemsAugust 21st, 2009 Court: Religious items OK in Conn. postal facilityMANCHESTER, Conn.
British postal workers to strike next week in dispute over jobs and servicesJune 12th, 2009 British postal workers to strike next weekLONDON — A British union says thousands of postal workers will strike next week in a dispute over jobs and services. The Communication Workers Union says up to 10,000 mail sorters, letter carriers and other London employees will walk out June 19 for 24 hours.
Pa. postal worker accused of stealing $25 from greeting card and 'breakup book'April 22nd, 2009 Postal worker accused of stealing 'breakup book'PITTSBURGH — A Pittsburgh postal worker faces up to 10 years in prison if she's convicted of stealing two items of dubious value from the mail: $25, and a book on a woman's perspective of breaking up with men. Kathleen Evans, 49, has an unlisted number and court records don't list an attorney for her since she was indicted by a grand jury on Tuesday.
Biggest mailers to be offered discounts for boosting volume by money-seeking Postal ServiceAugust 12th, 2009 Postal Service planning discounts for big mailersWASHINGTON — Looking for ways to boost business, the Postal Service is planning to offer discounts to some of its best customers. Companies that mailed at least 500,000 first-class letters, cards or large envelopes between Oct.
US Postal Service proposes changes rule to declare cockfighting advertising 'unmailable'August 6th, 2009 US Postal Service proposes cockfighting ad banLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The U.S.
House passes bill to let struggling Postal Service use retirement fund to cover shortfallSeptember 15th, 2009 House votes to prevent Postal Service shortfallWASHINGTON — The House voted Tuesday to let the struggling U.S. Postal Service cover a budget shortfall by reducing its annual payment to a health care fund for retirees by $4 billion.
Postal worker in Calif. sentenced to 5 months in prison for stealing from kids' birthday cardsJuly 18th, 2009 Postal worker gets 5 months for taking kids' cashSACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Northern California postal worker has been sentenced to five months in federal prison for stealing money from children's birthday cards.
Executive vice president moves up to lead letter carriers unionJuly 6th, 2009 Letter carriers union has new presidentWASHINGTON — Fredric V. Rolando is the new president of the National Association of Letter Carriers.
New home sales soar 11 percent in June in largest monthly increase in nearly 9 yearsJuly 27th, 2009 June new home sales rise 11 percentSALES BUMP: U.S. sales of new homes accelerated in June by the fastest pace in more than eight years.
