A recent feature on the website of a Missouri newspaper looks at how the amount of courier jobs on offer in that American state has increased in recent years.

London, England -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/28/2014 -- A feature published last February on the website of Missouri, USA, newspaper the St. Louis Post-Dispatch analyses the manner in which courier jobs have subtly but inexorably increased their presence in the state capital.

This increase was most noticeable in the restaurant industry, where the number of establishments offering home delivery has quadrupled. And while most of these services are still rather small, acting locally and servicing only a handful of restaurants around a certain area of the city, the fact remains that bicycle courier companies, once rather rare in St. Louis, are now thriving.

According to the piece in question, this increase in the number of bike couriers offering their services around the capital of Missouri is largely due to the global tendency towards online shopping, which has been boosting demand for courier jobs for the past few years. The popularity and large volumes of demand for door-to-door delivery (an area once confined to newspapers, groceries and take-away food) has encouraged many cycling enthusiasts, both in the American city in question and elsewhere, to open their own businesses offering services in this sector - therefore meeting (and profiting from) the demand, whilst engaging in a pursuit they actively enjoy.

According to the writer for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, these companies operate by either striking a flat-rate partnership with the restaurants and shops they service or, alternatively, buy said establishment's menu items at a discounted rate and receive a portion of the profits after the delivery is made.

As a result of the success they have been meeting with, the vast majority of these companies are looking to expand their portfolio in the near future, adding more restaurants and other establishments to the list of businesses they currently service, the piece states.

The rapid expansion and thriving of companies offering courier jobs around St. Louis is seen by specialists in the area as being good for business, as it helps raise awareness about the existence of these services, the article concludes.

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An international business research company has released a report showing an upward trend in courier businesses featured on sites such as Courier Exchange.

London, England -- (SBWIRE) -- 10/22/2013 -- A recent report by a leading publisher of industry research has indicated a large shift from letter to parcel delivery from the consumer market, meaning an increase in business for companies found listed on sites like Courier Exchange , which feature a number of vendors on the growing market.

The industry report takes into account many business and procurement factors in its entirety, including the pricing environment, the benchmark price of services paid for by customers, and market share concentration. The research has been conducted to help serious buyers of both letter and parcel delivery services, as well as to advise them on their best course of purchasing. Both national and universal courier services are included on the report by the Los Angeles based company, who specialise in industry and procurement research.

The trend in courier service usage by consumers has been linked to a rise in online shopping, due to the ease and accessibility of the online market in comparison to the high street market. This eventually leads to price comparison websites generating more usage by customers, leading to heavier demand and more intense competition from different courier services. Another suspected cause of the decrease in letter delivery is the increase in communication taking place online, through emails and other social networks. Both international and inexpensive, digital communication inevitably results in a much lower volume of letter mail worldwide

Business to consumer delivery services look to benefit greatly from these online buying trends, as the higher shipping volumes from various orders means that couriers are able to better consolidate multiple deliveries to clients. This results in the overall delivery cost being much lower, a large bonus for suppliers, couriers and customers. With the need for competition growing naturally because of consumers comparing their options, sites like Courier Exchange will benefit suppliers greatly, as they can use them to co-operate or compare services.

About Courier Exchange
CX is an online trading platform which aims to connect couriers with empty vehicles (often on return journeys) and contractors with loads that need to be delivered. Learn more about them at www.courierexchange.co.uk .

For Media Contact:
BV2, The Perfume Factory,
140 Wales Farm Road,
London,
W3 6UG
United Kingdom
020 8896 6725
info@haulageexchange.co.uk
http://www.courierexchange.co.uk/

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm