{"id":45749,"date":"2023-10-20T15:46:07","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/online-shopping-boom-continues-to-drive-courier-franchising-opportunities-startupsmart\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T15:46:07","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:46:07","slug":"online-shopping-boom-continues-to-drive-courier-franchising-opportunities-startupsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/online-shopping-boom-continues-to-drive-courier-franchising-opportunities-startupsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"Online shopping boom continues to drive courier franchising opportunities – StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"
Courier and logistics companies are grappling with new challenges and growing rapidly as Australians increasingly shop online.<\/p>\n
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Both Fastway Couriers and Pack & Send are projecting 20% growth in the coming year due to increased demand from online stores.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n According to Forrester Research\u2019s Australian Online Retail Forecast, 2010 To 2015, online retailing is set to almost double from $16.9 billion in 2009 to $33.3 billion in 2015.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n David Ciantar, general manager at Fastway Couriers Sydney, told StartupSmart<\/i> the majority of their business now comes from online retail. He says online retailers need to be aware of the whole supply chain to create the best experiences for their customers.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cCurrent players in the online retail space are certainly showing similar growth. Their projections are quite bullish in terms of showing expected growth,\u201d Ciantar says.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Fastway Couriers this week delivered its 500,000th<\/sup> carton of wine for 2013, 25% up on wine deliveries last year. Ciantar adds they\u2019re expecting to see 20% growth across all deliveries, including the fastest growing categories of fashion, wine, toys and novelty gifts.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n He says operating a franchise system makes rapid growth more manageable, but they are working closely with franchisees to ensure everyone can manage the rising demand.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cWe operate under a franchise structure, so it\u2019s easy for us to be proactive with creating new territories and also being reactive to work with our current teams to improve the franchisees capacity. That gives us potential to meet new demand,\u201d Ciantar says.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n He adds he\u2019s been working with regional area managers to make sure franchisees have the support, such as access to additional vehicles, they need.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cWe work closely with them to make sure when volumes are up, we can cater for them and not let anyone down,\u201d Ciantar says.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The demand boom is affecting managers across the entire courier supply chain.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n