Lower Shipping costs and current climate
Lucro Solutions encourage and advise small and medium sized businesses to be more efficient in their day-to-day processes, have more control of their cost centre, and gain as much knowledge and information as possible on who to use and where to go for the best deals.
Be aware that large couriers are bringing out surcharges to mitigate extra charges for them, e.g., fuel price increase, the world economy, and the effects of the war in Ukraine.
The service Lucro Solutions can offer to small and medium sized companies
Lucro Solutions have helped a small company in the United Kingdom to reduce their costs significantly by not using a leading UK parcel business, who reportedly have the highest rates in the industry. The company shipped products domestically and internationally and by bringing simple issues forward, making clear savings and reviewing their profile and operations with their current courier supplier, Lucro Solutions saved costs on each order and shipment.
Lucro Solutions looked at what the company were offering as delivery choices at their checkout point, which was simply a slower transit shipping. Through their experience and expertise, Lucro Solutions were able to offer the express shipping at less that their normal slow transit shipping, as well as lowering the cost on the slower transit choice. They also changed the options offered to a next day delivery or 1-2 days service
Collection Service
Lucro arrange collection of the parcels and take them directly to our courier partner hubs, therefore handling the products less, minimising the chance of error, and involving less cost.
Large courier resellers send in their own vehicles to collect shipments, take them to their own hubs to process and then deliver to the final courier, meaning more hands, more time and more chance for error.
Customer perception
The way that consumers look at the charges on products and delivery options is paramount. It is important the consumer finds it appealing and good value.
Instead of selling the product for £10 plus £2 shipping, Lucro Solutions advised changing it to £12 with free shipping. This is all about making a mindset change. Purchases can be made or lost based on the delivery charges.
It doesn’t cost anything to offer choice as long as it is positioned well in your order margins and maintains profitability.
Outcome
Lucro Solutions excel in giving benefit to all their customers.
By advising best practice to this small sized company, they achieved a growth of 300 shipments nationally each week.
Knowing the industry is invaluable which is where Lucro Solutions can assist you grow and be more efficient. Inefficiencies in the courier world are mainly down to ignorance and complete unawareness of the options available. Lucro Solutions can offer specialist advise on:
- Planning ahead to mitigate problems.
- Knowing what the additional surcharges relate to.
- Packaging solutions to become more efficient and cost-effective.
Sound Advice given by Lucro Solutions
The advice given from Lucro Solutions to small and medium sized businesses include:
- Getting your house in order.
- The best shipping solutions are data driven.
- Knowing what is working and what is not working for your business.
- Putting proactive solutions in place for positive and negative reasons.
- Follow up on claims solutions.
- Know the right solutions for your company.
- Fitting into a profile and knowing the options that are available.
- Know your profile with the courier in relation to data and growth.
