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Press releases

08/09/2026

No news is bad news: the slow death of the British newsagent continues

While the demise of our local pubs is capturing the headlines, another great British institution is in equal danger of vanishing from our towns and cities. From WHSmith's disappearance and its successor TG Jones's shaky finances, to years of turmoil at Clintons and Paperchase, Parcelhero's warnings about the decline of newsagents and stationers are being borne out chain by chain.

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Press releases

02/09/2026

Transport & storage firms slam the brakes on price rises for September

New data shows just 9.7% of transport and storage businesses expect to raise prices in September – the lowest of any major UK sector, and down sharply from 15.8% in August. Manufacturers and retailers, by contrast, are far more likely to be pushing prices up, says the delivery expert Parcelhero.

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Press releases, Product news

27/08/2026

Parcelhero launches pallet air freight guide to help growing exporters

Parcelhero has published a free pallet air freight guide sheet to help growing UK exporters understand how to ship consignments of 150kg or more internationally.


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Press releases

25/08/2026

Online shopping cools in July after early summer splurge

Online retailers who moved their summer sales earlier this year effectively borrowed business from July, says Parcelhero, as online sales values tumbled -3.9%.

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Press releases

20/08/2026

Nearly 3 in 10 UK exporters shipped less in June as costs and red tape mount, says Parcelhero

The UK's exporters are being squeezed from both directions – falling volumes and rising costs – according to a new analysis of official trade and business survey data by the international delivery expert Parcelhero. The findings come as the ONS's latest UK trade bulletin shows goods exports slumped by £2.2bn (6.3%) in a single month.

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Press releases, Company news, Product news

11/08/2026

Parcelhero revolutionises pallet shipping with instantly bookable air freight services

Parcelhero has launched instant online pricing for air pallet freight, replacing a 24 to 48-hour manual quoting process that has long been standard across the industry.

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Press releases

04/08/2026

Transport firms hold firm on August prices – but manufacturers and stores plan to raise theirs

The latest ONS business survey data shows transport & storage firms are far less likely to raise prices this month than manufacturers or wholesalers & retailers, even though rising fuel, haulage and energy costs are hitting the sector just as hard. Margins in logistics are being squeezed rather than protected, warns Parcelhero.

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Press releases

04/08/2026

E-commerce market share highest since shops reopened after Covid

E-commerce sales took 29.4% of all retail spending in June. That’s online’s highest market share since April 2021, when non-essential stores finally reopened after Covid, says the home delivery expert Parcelhero.

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Press releases

21/07/2026

UK's biggest home defence drill puts spotlight on supply chain cyber risk, says Parcelhero

The Government's announcement of ‘Operation Albiston Shadow’, the UK's largest home defence exercise in decades, has put supply chain resilience back on the agenda for British businesses, says the home delivery expert Parcelhero.

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Press releases

16/07/2026

Reasons to be cheerful: Retailers, SMEs and delivery networks are still on the front foot

England and Scotland may now be out of the World Cup but, believe it or not, there are still some reasons to be cheerful, as the home delivery expert Parcelhero is reminding saddened Brits. Many economic indicators show an encouraging uptick.

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