£2.3bn worth of failed deliveries during the Christmas trading period

13th December 2017

With the average Brit planning to spend £255 on Christmas gifts online, failed deliveries present a significant challenge to retailers during peak trading, research from the latest report by Sorted, the delivery experience company, warns. With UK consumers planning to spend 53per cent of their Christmas budget online, original research…

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