Four delivery options to consider

If your business mainly relies on getting its products to clients, then it’s a no brainer that your deliveries are hugely important|If your business mainly relies on getting its products to clients, then it’s a no brainer that your deliveries are hugely important

If your business mainly relies on getting its products to clients, then it’s a no brainer that your deliveries are hugely important

Put yourself into your customers’ shoes for a moment and imagine you’d ordered a product only for it to turn up late, damaged or worst-case scenario not at all. The chances are you certainly wouldn’t be impressed, so why risk letting this happen with your consignments?

The solution is simple though, you need to choose delivery services that meet your client needs and which are easy to manage. The natural step is to outsource this into the hands of one of the many reliable and established companies like InXpress for instance, who can manage this on your behalf. If you decide this is the case, you should look at which services your chosen company have to offer.

Here are a few examples of such delivery options for you to consider and tailor to suit your company.

Courier collection

This is something that most customers will prefer as they’ll know their parcels and packages are being sent directly to them with the utmost care. Courier handling on a national scale is a common option for items of all different shapes and sizes.

International deliveries

As the name suggests, this is something that international companies will need. It’s essentially the same premise as the above but on a larger scale; the obvious benefit here is that you’ve got more potential customers to work with.

Time-sensitive deliveries

Today’s consumers are becoming more and more accustomed to getting their goods and services faster, thanks in part to the faster technologies we use in our everyday lives. As such, you can now get your items sent and delivered all within a 24-hour time frame.

Bulk delivery

If you’re in the business of selling and distributing larger items on a bigger scale then bulk delivery is what you need. These can be nationally and internationally and often involve sea and air freight – it’s certainly more effective than sending individual items.

The chances are that most major delivery companies will offer the same or variations of the above options and what you should do is look at which of these you feel your customers will make the most of. When you do, you’ll inhibit the risk of unhappy clients and may even gain more business as word gets around about your impressive level of service.

Praseeda Nair

Praseeda Nair

Praseeda was Editor for GrowthBusiness.co.uk from 2016 to 2018.

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