The future of delivery

Delivery services are improving all the time, with convenience and speed key factors. In the following Q&A, Daniel Lucht from Research Farm reveals his insights into the future of delivery for eCommerce.

The checkout: Q&A with Tony Charles of Hungry House

Tony Charles, co-founder of Hungry House, explains how he created the online service’s super speedy checkout process, why people abandon baskets and what you can do to put a stop to it.

Optimisation Q&A: Jonathan Sapir, MD of Wood and Beyond

Suzie Larcombe speaks to Jonathan Sapir, MD of Wood and Beyond to find out more about the business’ ecommerce strategy and how it keeps its website optimised for sales.

Q&A: Graham Hart of Harts of Stur

Graham Hart is at the helm of family-run Harts of Stur, a business which has been trading for over 60 years. Before that, his great grandfather ran the blacksmith business manufacturing steel parts for agriculture.

Q&A: Denise and John Peesegood of The Groomed Man

Denise and John Peesegood, founders of men’s grooming website The Groomed Man describe how redundancy kicked off their business empire, why there are drawbacks to being an ‘online-only’ store and why jumping in with both feet is often the best way to start a business.

Q&A: Pascal Podvin, chief executive of Compario

Compario chief executive Pascal Podvin explains how his business started with a patent, why eCommerce is such an attractive sector and why social media is such a plus for his business.

Q&A: Tayyab Akhlaq, managing director of My1stWish

My1stWish managing director Tayyab Akhlaq explains how he started his eCommerce business ‘by accident’, why holding stock is one of the biggest challenges he faces and why Amazon and eBay are great vehicles for sales.

Q&A: Michelle Gibbs, founder of Art2Arts

Art2Arts founder Michelle Gibbs tells eSellerMedia how she created her business single-handed, why her biggest mistake was being ‘implosive’ and why being vocal is a good thing.

Q&A: Chris Dodson, founder of Concept Cupboard

Chris Dodson, founder of Concept Cupboard, explains why getting good software is all-important when setting up online, why getting exposure is vital when you start-up and why selling ‘isn’t as hard as all that’.

Q and A: Zu Rafalat of Zuneta.com

After a lengthy career in the beauty industry Zu Rafalat launched herself head-first into ecommerce with the creation of Zuneta.com, which sells luxury make-up cosmetics and beauty gifts