SHIPIT ‘Killing Features’ And Market Perspectives

Shipit brings P2P deliveries into the World. Parcels and packages people send to each other often get delayed, lost, stolen or damaged. Unfortunately, it’s a fact. There is no need to ask an open question or write a personal story to try and reach you in an attempt to convince you of that. Instead, we’ll simply give you ‘bare’ facts

Fact nr. 1

“According to the report by Mintel 15% of delivery companies’ customers from Great Britain had to put up with delivery delays and waiting.”

Why? Well…

http://www.mintel.com/press-centre/retail-press-centre/courier-and-express-delivery-market-posts-1-billion-increase-in-sales-in-2016

Fact nr.2

“According to the report by Mintel 10 out of 100 delivery companies’ customers from Great Britain had to deal with their shipments getting lost or damaged.”

Again, why?

http://www.mintel.com/press-centre/retail-press-centre/courier-and-express-delivery-market-posts-1-billion-increase-in-sales-in-2016

The same unarguable and unpleasant truth can be said about sometimes inexplicable courier and delivery companies’ expensive fees, customs charges and taxes you have to pay for your shipment though its value is lower than the amounts charged.

All that is caused by, unfortunately, imperfect logistics of the said companies and their operating costs:

Annual reports: DHL, FedEx Corp, UPS, TNT

No doubt, we do not deny that these conventional companies have made our lives easier. Yet, when it comes to small packages and parcels, then there is a lot left to be desired. Because, as we in Shipit view it, there shouldn’t be such gaps between the value of a shipment and a fee charged by a delivery company. The delivery of small items also must not be accompanied by such numerous and high risks.