Why a courier and logistics franchise is one of the most successful franchises to own
The industry is booming. Especially during covid and despite Brexit, online retail experienced a massive push over the past years. From 2019 to 2020 alone, the eCommerce share of total retail grew by over 16% and hasn’t looked back since then.
You could argue that this rise is due to the pandemic, but online retail witnessed a sales growth of more than 50% between 2013 and 2018 as well. Studies show that this trend will continue in the future.
Growth Prospects for courier industry in coming years
While eCommerce showed plenty of growth in the past, there’s no sign of this stopping today. Retail eCommerce sales worldwide are expected to grow by 50% over the next four years, with the industry experiencing an annual growth of 5.16% until 2025. Without a pandemic keeping us at home, we still want to have the comfort and ease of shopping online.
With the growth of eCommerce comes the growth of deliveries. In 2020, 14 million parcels were generated each day in the UK alone.
The most significant players, Royal Mail, DPD, Hermes, DHL and UPS, dominate the market. Opening a courier business with these top players as competition would require an entrepreneurial genius and more likely a miracle. But what if, instead of against, you are working with them?
You benefit from their services by offering the best rates of these significant couriers to small businesses.
Signing up customers who ship products on a regular basis
There are different ways to go about owning and managing a courier business. You could get in the car and deliver, or you could offer your customers portal access that allows them to find the best rates from leading carriers.
World Options franchises offer such services. The portal doesn’t only allow small businesses to ship parcels but also cargo, pallets and documents.
With every shipment entered into the system, you as the franchisee earn a percentage regardless of how involved you were in the shipping process. The more shipments you get, the higher your margin and the more regular your customer’s ship, the higher your financial security. With customers shipping products regularly, you can go on vacation without having to work for a second whilst still earning your income as usual.
Having a customer that ships regularly gives you extra security, but it also minimises management as the World Options portal is a one-stop solution that solves most shipping issues.
Businesses are always looking to cut shipping costs and find better rates
The customer expectations for shipping are constantly rising, and so are the costs for businesses to fulfil these. While 30% of consumers abandoned their cart because free shipping is not offered, 80% of buyers wanted same-day delivery. Finding the perfect solution for every customer takes businesses insane amounts of time and money. They often stick with one courier even though they could get better rates and services if they would switch it up.
With a World Options courier franchise, you allow your clients to find the best rates from all the major carriers right away and save time and money in the process. Whether the consumer would prefer free-or express delivery, your client can offer it to their customers while finding the best rates in a heartbeat.
Conclusion
By owning a courier and logistics franchise, you have a future-proof business whose services are always needed. You don’t only cover package delivery to the consumer. You also offer cargo and pallet shipping solutions for businesses, making you part of the supply chain.
By buying a courier franchise now, you take advantage of a stable and steadily growing industry while offering a unique service many businesses could not live without.
A courier franchise allows you to:
work from wherever you want.
acquire customers from all over the UK.
have high earning potentials and truly residual income.
Don’t waste your chance of becoming your own boss in a growing industry, offering a needed service, by becoming a World Options franchisee.
