Hermes to challenge Royal Mail
Hermes UK is to challenge its competitors, including Royal Mail, when it alters its parcel weight bans for both small and medium sized parcels.
The parcel delivery company said that it has revised the weight bans to make it âeasier for both small businesses and consumers to compare prices against its competitorsâ.
Previously, Hermes customers paid incremental shipping costs as the parcel weight increases. These ranged from âup to 1kgâ for lighter items, âup to 2kgâ for heavier parcels and âup to 15kgsâ for the largest.
âThis adjustment brings our parcel weight bands in line with many of our competitors and will therefore provide sole traders, SMEs and independent retailers with the ability to better compare shipping costs,â said Eoin Kenneally, head of e-commerce at Hermes UK. âBy enhancing transparency across the marketplace, we will ensure more consumers can benefit from the true value for money offered by myHermesâ range of services.â