According to a study published in 2023, SMEs in the United Kingdom (UK) consider delivery to the recipient's door as the most important factor when choosing postal service providers to send their packages. Other factors that SMEs consider crucial in selecting postal service providers include low cost (90 percent), proof of receipt/delivery (87 percent), and proof of postage/dispatch (87 percent).
Important factors SMEs consider when choosing postal providers to send parcels in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2023
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Base: All SMEs using Royal Mail to send parcels and packets. Figures represent the net of 'important/ very important' survey answers. Survey respondents are postal decision makers at their SME company. Top 10 factors were chosen for this statistics.
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Ofcom. (December 5, 2023). Important factors SMEs consider when choosing postal providers to send parcels in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1469482/smes-main-factors-for-choosing-postal-providers-parcels/
Ofcom. "Important factors SMEs consider when choosing postal providers to send parcels in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2023." Chart. December 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1469482/smes-main-factors-for-choosing-postal-providers-parcels/
Ofcom. (2023). Important factors SMEs consider when choosing postal providers to send parcels in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1469482/smes-main-factors-for-choosing-postal-providers-parcels/
Ofcom. "Important Factors Smes Consider When Choosing Postal Providers to Send Parcels in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1469482/smes-main-factors-for-choosing-postal-providers-parcels/
Ofcom, Important factors SMEs consider when choosing postal providers to send parcels in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1469482/smes-main-factors-for-choosing-postal-providers-parcels/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Important factors SMEs consider when choosing postal providers to send parcels in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2023 [Graph], Ofcom, December 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1469482/smes-main-factors-for-choosing-postal-providers-parcels/