Delivery service providers eBay, DHL, and HUBBED have announced a new partnership that will give online sellers new affordable and convenient options for sending goods internationally.
Through the partnership, eBay sellers will now be able to drop off their customers’ goods at any HUBBED store, most of which are open 24/7. At the same time, DHL eCommerce enables eBay sellers and other Australian online sellers with a HUBBED account to send their parcels to their shoppers anywhere across 220 countries and territories by simply dropping off their parcels at their store as well.
In addition, domestic online shoppers will have the option to collect their parcels at a time that suits them from within the same network. All parcels sent via DHL eCommerce can be delivered to PO boxes, are fully tracked, with instant email notifications options, and will receive insurance of up to $50 in value. eBay sellers will also get a promotional 20 per cent shipping discount for international parcels that will be available until 15 February 2018.
“The seamless integration of our extensive parcel drop off network with our delivery carriers, and our low flat rates, is an attractive alternative to eBay sellers, ” said David McLean, Founder and CEO of HUBBED.
“Our major advantage is our network of stores that operates late – and over 60 per cent operate 24/7. Until now, online sellers were required to drop off their parcels during business hours at the post office or waited around for a pick up. Now sellers can drop off at a location close by at a time that suits them including weekends. We complete the full delivery cycle, from domestic and international shipment, to click and collect, returns, and a pick up point for failed deliveries.”
Charles Brewer, CEO of DHL eCommerce, said, “With online shopping sales by Australians reaching around $20 billion a year, and the number of parcels expected to rise in tandem, both sellers and shoppers need greater convenience and choice in the way they deliver and collect parcels.
We are pleased to provide a boost to e-commerce in Australia through convenient drop-off and pick-up points now available extensively across the country to enable delivery to over 220 countries and territories worldwide,” Brewer concluded.
