Online grocery sales expected to jump by a third in 2020

Shoppers are forecast to spend an estimated £16.8 billion on grocery shopping online during 2020, Mintel said.

GB Railfreight trials use of commuter trains to deliver parcels

UK-based GB Railfreight (GBRf) has trialled the use of past commuter trains to express deliver parcels.

Royal Mail stops Saturday post deliveries until further notice

You will not receive any post on Saturdays from this weekend onwards.

Shoppers spend extra £524m at UK supermarkets in April

Shoppers spent an extra £524m at UK supermarkets during the coronavirus lockdown compared to April last year, according to the latest research.

Will shoppers return to the UK high street after lockdown?

Retailers fear the coronavirus pandemic could permanently change consumer habits

Sales shifted online may never return to stores, Dixons Carphone boss warns

Dixons Carphone is preparing to join a first wave of “non-essential” retailers resuming operations with social distancing in place

Shoppers set to stick to new online shopping habits after lockdown - research suggests

About 60 per cent of shoppers have said they will stick to new shopping habits once the lockdown unwinds in the latest blow to the beleaguered high…

Knee-high robots that deliver shopping see surge in popularity

The machines have been working flat out around the Buckinghamshire town. Operator Starship said it has doubled the fleet's size to 70 in response to an explosion in demand.

SME volumes double at Hermes | Logistics Manager

Stock markets slide after flurry of poor data - as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as the Covid-19 lockdown hits spending in UK shops and confidence among German firms

Using delivery drones in cities consumes MORE energy than vans

A new study has found that using delivery drones in dense urban environments might consume more energy than a conventional delivery van due to wind and other factors.