An international logistics expert has warned that even a permanent post-Brexit customs union with the EU would not alone mean frictionless trade with the bloc for British businesses. Mr Johnson, director of Leeds-based Tudor International Freight, explained: “The UK,...
Global exporting checklist
With e-commerce sales showing no sign of slowing down, now is the time to start accepting orders from all over the globe. While it’s easy to configure your website to start delivering internationally, a robust global strategy is required for the longer term. It’s...
Last Mile Delivery: business solutions for you
Last mile delivery is the movement of goods from a transportation hub to their final destination and demands up to 53 per cent of total shipping costs. With e-commerce sales totalling $2.3 trillion worldwide, consumer demand for online purchases are driving growth...
Prepare yourself and your business for spending frenzy!
Not only is Christmas approaching but 3 key dates in the spending calendar hit us in November. Are you ready? Each year the value of online sales goes up and up thanks to Black Friday, Cyber Monday and fast-growing 'Singles' Day' which originated in China and is now...
Embracing good practice for e-commerce returns
Here are four top tips to increase your customer satisfaction, by perfecting your returns process. UPS is a preferred partner of International Freight Solutions (IFS). Download the detail here, courtesy of UPS > Customer_satisfaction_RETURNS As a respected global...
Punching above their weight – continued
IFS would like to join UPS as we celebrate small businesses this month. From making rolling pins in a family kitchen to shipping custom-designed fire extinguishers across the Atlantic, discover how these European businesses inspire us with their innovative ideas and...
Small businesses can punch above their weight
IFS would like to join UPS as we celebrate small businesses this month. From making rolling pins in a family kitchen to shipping custom-designed fire extinguishers across the Atlantic, discover how these European businesses inspire us with their innovative ideas and...
Choice, control and convenience for patients
With UPS's groundbreaking technologies patients can get their healthcare devices conveniently, when they need them. UPS is a preferred partner of International Freight Solutions (IFS). As a respected global freight forwarder, International Freight Solutions (IFS) Ltd...
Trading with the Rainbow Nation
South Africa is Africa’s most powerful country, with its stock exchange being in the world’s top 20 and is the largest in the continent. Despite a slow economy, South Africa is a middle-income emerging market, with well-developed financial, legal, communications and...
Want to make your online business a big hit?
This blog provides plenty of ammunition – here is one of our partners: DHL's 22 golden rules of e-commerce. Rule #1 Keep testing your: Products, pictures, descriptions, etc. Rule #2 Avoid clutter – keep your site clean and unfussy. Rule #3 Consider a countdown...
















