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This month Australia post released some 2019 eCommerce statistics for the Australian market.

Some brief highlights for 2019 are:

• Total eCommerce revenue $27.5bn (10% of total retail)
• 73% + of Australian households shopped online during 2018
• Online purchasing up 20.2% y/y
• Black Friday/Cyber Monday growth 28% y/y
• Next day deliveries grown by 31.7%
• Paypal dominant, but Buy Now Pay Later now 6.7% of payments

So all in all 2019 looks like a strong year for Australian eCommerce.

With total retail just growing at around 2% (and seeming very soft at the moment, with the retail sector just enduring it’s 3rd month in a row of negative growth) online is still charging ahead with 20% growth for the year.

View the full report here.

Buy Now Pay Later has been the big story of 2018 and going into 2019 AfterPay is still king with very strong growth and some dominance in the sector

Afterpay is the most popular BNPL provider, recording $2.3 billion
in underlying sales through its platform in the second half of 2018.

The other growth area seems to be sustainability and enviro friendly eCommerce, both in products and services.

Product and brands are growing in this space, as well as providers of eco friendly packaging such as compostable satchels, recycled packing materials and more.

In other news, marketplaces are growing and are still dominated by eBay, although new entrants Catch, Amazon and Kogan are looking to take some market share.

Sendle is one of the more popular carrier integrations in ReadyToShip as there are a number of great features available including free Premium pricing for 12 months when using ReadyToShip and Sendle together, along with flat rate pricing Australia wide.

This month we have a number of updates to share regarding our integrations with Sendle. The first is upcoming price changes, including some great looking local satchel rates.

To find out more about the Sendle pricing information below please get in touch with the Sendle business team.

Not a Sendle user yet? Signing up is free and easy to do – just click here.

The announcement from Sendle is included below:

Announcing $4.75* (ex GST) 500g Satchels!

Sendle has reduced local satchel rates.

For Pro Plan customers our same city 500g satchels are down $1.00 to a super sharp price of $4.75* (ex GST). There’s also good news for those on Sendle’s Premium plan, with same city 500g satchel rate discounted by 14% to $5.80 ($5.27 ex GST).

If you’d like to access these rates for your business, contact Sendle’s business team.

Sendle New Rates and Extended Price Guarantee

Sendle have adjusted their rates to reflect standard changes in markets and CPI. Some rates have come down, some have stayed the same and others have gone up. Scroll down to see the full rates for each plan. These rates will come into effect on 29th October 2018.

To help your business succeed, Sendle developed the Sendle Price guarantee so you can send your 500g satchels, 2kg, 5kg, 10kg and 25kg parcels to Sendle’s same-city and national zones for less than standard Parcel Post rates.

If the standard Parcel Post rate is cheaper, Sendle will beat it. That’s a like-for-like, kilo-for-kilo better price guarantee! For business plans, save 30% to 60%^† on same city parcels and save 16% to 72%^† on national parcels! 

^†Savings are compared to the latest standard Parcel Post rates, published 1 October, 2018. Percentage comparisons shown range from destinations in the same state (min) to prices from Perth to Hobart (max).

Remote and International: Sendle to Alaska or Alice Springs

In line with their commitment to simplify, Sendle added a simple $13 surcharge for remote parcels. So even if you’re sending a full 25kgs of love to folks in Ghan, Northern Territory, it’ll still only cost $13 more than the national rate.

Aussie goods are going cheap with the dollar at a 2.5 year low, and the good news is, there’s never been better time to start exporting. Sendle maintained their international rates just as they are, so you can compete with the folks overseas.

If you want more information, reach out to Sendle’s Business Team, or talk to us here at ReadyToShip on live chat.

Using Sendle with Shopify is a easy with a simple integration between these 2 platforms.

Connecting Shopify and Sendle allows easy shipping of all of your orders with Sendle and you can see Sendle rates in the ReadyToShip dashboard too.

What is Sendle?

Sendle is a unique carrier platform in Australia offering

• Free account setup (less than 60 seconds to get started)
• Flat rate Australia wide
• Free Pickup or parcels from your location
• Domestic and International rates
• Great tracking and support

As an extra benefit, when you connect to Sendle via ReadyToShip you get FREE Sendle premium pricing for 12 months (valued at $120). This saves you $1 per shipment sent.

ReadyToShip users will also have access to free Sendle premium accounts, saving them a further $1 on every parcel sent. Sendle is a technology-driven delivery service bringing more choice and competition to the market with low, national flat rates, easy parcel tracking and active customer support. Sendle is Australia’s only 100% carbon neutral delivery service.

Sendle’s customers in turn will receive three months of free access to ReadyToShip’s sophisticated logistics management software, helping them manage orders, print pick lists, invoices and labels, and send tracking numbers to customers in seconds. The integration opens up even more choices for Australian business owners looking to streamline and automate their shipping services without the budget and resources required for complex software and management systems.

Connect to Shopify

Connecting to Shopify is also extremely quick and takes less than 30 seconds.

After that, ReadyToShip automatically imports Shopify orders ready for shipping.

Then simply select the appropriate Sendle service and print your labels!

For more info, get in touch with us via Live Chat, or click here to sign up to ReadyToShip

Want to sell with Shopify? Create a store quickly and simply.

Nathan Huppatz, Co-founder for ReadyToShip and Costumes.com.au will again present at the annual Retail Global conference held on the Gold Coast in May 2017. He is a regular speaker on topics such as multi-channel retailing, online freight/logistics, Google Analytics, online marketing and more.  

The ReadyToShip team is looking forward to another amazing event, catching up with customers, and finding new ideas to implement. A highlight is the networking and learning from other business owners.

Heading into its 11th year, Retail Global’s no.1 goal is to ensure value to the online seller community so it continues to grow in Australia and globally. At Retail Global you’ll find inspiring original content to put you and your business in a winning position. With over 100 speakers over 3 days, you’ll have the power to select the content you want to learn about.

You can learn more about Retail Global Australia., or click here to buy your tickets. Use Nathan’s speaker code READYTOSHIP17 for a $100 saving off your ticket!