The fastest growing foreign market is currently Australia, with November trading figures for the antipodean commonwealth state up by 31% on the previous year. Trade with other EU countries is also up, with even Greece ordering 21% more packages from the UK than in 2010 and strong growth in Finland (20%), Netherlands (20%) and France (19%).
Cross-border e-commerce trade with the large US market has also grown by nearly 10% in the last year. The Heathrow-based parcel-sorting centre is built on a 100,000 square metre site and features voice hybrid technology and over 11km of conveyer belt.
Nick Landon, Royal Mail’s managing director of fulfilment and packets commented: “Not only has online shopping become increasingly popular for people buying Christmas presents in the UK, our retailers are in demand with people overseas.”
Source: E-commercefacts.com
