Parcelhero: The dos and don’ts of e-commerce for 2025

The home delivery expert Parcelhero reveals its controversial list of what’s hot and what’s not in e-commerce for the year ahead. It cautions that consumer and political sentiment could become less keen on green as shoppers tighten their belts and the political winds change. In addition, Trump tariffs could push UK traders back into the arms of the EU.

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The home delivery expert Parcelhero has gased into its crystal ball to identify the key trends that online traders should concentrate on this year and some e-commerce traps to avoid.

Parcelhero’s Head of Consumer Research, David Jinks M.I.L.T., says: ‘Any online retailers expecting a bumper 2025 need to remove their rose-tinted specs. We’re anticipating another year of wobbly consumer confidence. That’s not to say there aren’t some growth opportunities but there are also a number of big traps waiting to catch the unwary seller. Let’s start with our countdown of what’s NOT hot in e-commerce this year:

What’s NOT hot:

4 Green delivery growth: ‘It may sound out of touch to say the growth in green deliveries could slow in the very month that Amazon has announced th…