The quick delivery, broad product range and order accuracy of shopping online — made available to consumers in just a matter of clicks — now accounts for nearly 15% of total retail sales. With this percentage expected to increase to 22% by 2023, the explosive growth of e-commerce has left the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) post and parcel industry scrambling to keep up with consumers’ latest buying habits and expectations.

Online shopping has revolutionised the way consumers around the globe shop for nearly any and everything. It is only with automation that distribution centres (DCs) and logistics operations can meet current and future order fulfilment demands.

This white paper will outline in detail the key benefits of automation in the post and parcel industry and explain how modular and scalable solutions can address the seemingly insurmountable challenges plaguing the EMEA post and parcel industry, in particular.