Whistl Magazine Spring 2021

Whistl

Spring 2021

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E-commerce boom spurs fulfilment growth at Whistl Fuelling fulfilment

PLUS… HOWPARCELTRACKING DRIVES MORE TRANSACTIONS SIX REASONS TO OUTSOURCE YOUR CALL CENTRE

GREAT SCOTTS NIGEL SWABEYON THE SUCCESS OF SCOTTS &CO

Wells Said Growing fast in fulfilment

Major expansionwith Magna Parkwarehouse Whistl Fulfilment is prettymuch full up – but our brand new300,000 sq.ft. warehouse at Magna Park Lutterworth is about to come on stream. Magna Park Lutterworth is Europe’s largest dedicated logistics and distribution park, and our new facility is built to industry- leading environmental and technological standards. Over 200 new jobs will be created and the site has been purpose-fitted out as a flexible fulfilment centre for everything from fashions to foodstuffs. “This is amajormove forus”, commentedJonStockton,Whistl’s recently appointedDirector, Fulfilment &Contact Centres (South). “It’s a statement of intent forWhistl Fulfilment, positioning us as a leader in the fastmovingfieldofe-commerce fulfilment. LATEST… a new site in Northampton Just agreed isa leaseonabrandnew133,000sq.ft. unit adjacent toourexisting site inMoultonPark, Northampton. AnotherWhistl Fulfilment centre on the way, due to be operational this August, and planned as a dedicated facility for our client SharkNinja.

Newpartnerships boost pan-European fulfilment In partnershipwith PVS Europe, our fulfilment division can nowoffer customers a full range of services across Europe. Simultaneouslywe’re joining the F4E network, linking us into 20 fulfilment centres stretching from Ireland to Russia. These tie-ups are great news for e-commerce companies, with Whistl being a single point-of-contact for fulfilment across Europe. Long-standing customer SportPursuit was quick out of the blocks, with PVS now handling pick, pack and dispatch formarkets in mainland Europe.

Founded: 1999 Locations: Paignton, Plymouth andWrangaton Employees: 300 Contact Centre seats : 140 Warehousing: 220,000+ sq ft across 3 sites Vital Statistics: 100,000+ pick bins 95,000+ SKUs 250+ deliveries in per day 5000+ customer contacts per day 20,000+ parcels despatched per day Clients: Over 35 clients, including Dogs Trust, Cisco, Scotts of Stow, Madeleine and Sophie Conran Whistl welcomes Clientbase Fulfilment Just aswewent to presswith the last issue of the Magazine, itwas announced that Clientbase Fulfilment would be joining theWhistl Group. Clientbase is a Devon-based fulfilment company focused on the home shopping sector, with particular strengths inwarehousing, contact centres, returns handling and home delivery. Over the years it has built a winning reputation as the ‘friendly face of fulfilment’, combining service excellence with a personal approach. Clients range from artisan chocolatiers to exercise equipment suppliers. ‘We welcome the Clientbase team into theWhistl family’, commented CEONickWells. ‘They share our entrepreneurial approach and bring in-depth expertise to our rapidly-expanding fulfilment operation.’ David Fanous, one of the founders of Clientbase, continues in his role as Managing Director of the operation which will continue to trade under its own name. ‘Through joining forces withWhistl, we will strengthen their already well-established fulfilment arm and in turn, Clientbase will be part of the UK’s leading delivery management company, and be able to drawon their expertise and infrastructure’, he said. To support the growth of Clientbase, 35,000 sq.ft. of additional warehousing space has been secured in Plymouth.

The focus formy column this issue is fulfilment.

The e-commerce boomhas fuelledmassive growth in demand for fulfilment services, fromwarehousing to contact centres. It’s an areawe’ve been focusing on for the last five years andwe’ve built up considerable expertise and resource over that time…but nowwe’re aiming to be first for e-commerce

JON JOINS

fulfilment, andwe’re moving forward fast. In 2021 already, three major steps have been taken, read about themhere. Further moves are also in the pipeline, watch this space!

Following rapid growth in our Fulfilment operations, Jon Stockton has joinedWhistl as Director, Fulfilment & Contact Centres (South).

Jon brings extensive experience of building and leading teams in logistics and fulfilment, gained over 26 years withTNT/FedEx, latterly asVPGround Operations UK. Outside ofwork he is a keen cyclist and Spurs fan.

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PARCEL TRACKING

Giving the people what they want – parcel tracking! More people are shopping online, more parcels are being sent andmore is now expected by the consumer. The delivery experience canmake or break future transactions, and parcel tracking is now central for the consumer – fromproactive notifications to proof of delivery.

We’ll let the stats tell the tracking story:

The take-out – a good tracking experience can lead tomore transactions. There are further benefits for the online retailer too: • Flexibility enabled by tracking – diversion, rescheduling – means more first-attempt deliveries • Tracking reduces number of customer service enquiries by providing full transparency for the consumer • Tracking technology can predict service delivery ‘excursions’, preventing problems arising For growing e-commerce companies, parcel tracking is today a need-to-have. AtWhistl, ourmulti-carrier delivery management approachmeans we can help you offer your customers a diverse range of options and choices related to delivery and tracking. Visit www.whistl.co.uk/parcel-tracking formore information or contact us on 01628 703 538

80% IN 2020, 80%OFTHE UK POPULATION SHOPPED ONLINE 87% SAID BEINGABLE TO TRACKADELIVERYWAS IMPORTANT 86% SAIDTHE OPTIONTO RESCHEDULE OR DIVERT WAS IMPORTANT 45% OF SHOPPERS HAVE CHANGEDTHEIR MIND ABOUTA PURCHASE DUE TO DISSATISFACTION WITH DELIVERYOPTIONS

With High Streets closed andmore peopleworking from home, 2020 sawa substantial increase in B2C parcel delivery driven by e-commerce. The trend is expected to slowthis year, but B2C delivery has nowovertaken B2B parcels and further growth is predicted for the sector. • B etweenMarch – July 2020, therewere over 16,000 e-commerce start-ups • I n 2020, Whistl processed over 85million B2C parcels – up 15%on the previous year

Sources: Statista, Ofcom, Royal Mail, DHL

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CUSTOMER Q&A

“Of all the DSAs, Whistl are by far the most responsive and attentive”

SECRETS BEHIND SCOTTS’ SUCCESS Since starting out in Stow-on-the-Wold in 1991, Scotts & Co has become the UK’s premier independent direct retailer. Here Nigel Swabey, Chairman, gives us a fascinating insight into the secrets behind that success.

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Q. Please tell us about your business. A. Scotts&Co is adirect catalogue and online retailer.Wehavewhat webelieve is the largest customer databaseof catalogue andonline customers in the country.Wemail about 30million catalogues each year under 5 separate titles,many of which, likeScotts of Stow, arenationally recognisedbrands.We’re just shy of £50million in sales andhave over 4million active customers this year, having grownby over 40%since 2019. Q. What’s thesecretbehindyoursuccess? What setsyourbusinessapart? A. We are passionate about innovation. We search for products that are new, unusual or in some way different to what you’d expect to find in the shops. Products that are problem solvers, time-savers, energy savers. Products which offer great value. We shop the world for new ideas like these that we can introduce to the UKmarket. Q. How has the pandemic affected your business? A. Our business was already growing fast before the pandemic, but in April of 2019, we realised that more than ever, consumers were appreciating the sheer convenience of home delivery. At that

Q. What advice would you give to other business owners? A. If direct mail is part of your media mix, then ‘do themaths!’ Count the source-coded orders you’ve received and then attributeback the ‘match-backs’ to your ad. spend onmailings. That’s all those ‘source unknown’ orders that you’ve received through all other channels and whichmatch back to your mailing file. You domatch back all respondents to your mailing file, right… Right? If a new customer places an order online 30 days after you’vemailed them with a catalogue, themailing was the dominant trigger, not theGoogle ad, the re-marketing ad or the affiliate hit! Sadly, toomany CEO’s aremarching to the drumbeat of the internet and are allowing their onlinemarketing teams to claim credit for orders that were actually generated by mailings, just because the customer chose the company’s website as themost convenient channel for the transaction. At Scotts, some of us have been doing this for over 45 years. We know how to identify the origin of orders and we know that paper is by far themost cost-effectivemedium for generating footfall to retail stores and traffic to websites.

point, we decided to double the print runs on our most famous titles and increased our mailing volumes. This resulted in many weeks last Autumn/Christmas when orders were 80%-90%up on the previous year. In the first quarter of 2021, we are increasingmailings of our catalogues further, with a fourfold increase inmailing volumes to 12.2million.

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FOCUS ON CONTACTCENTRES

66% OF CONSUMERS SAY REPEATINGTHEMSELVES TO MULTIPLE AGENTS IS THE MOST FRUSTRATING ASPECTOF CUSTOMER SERVICE.

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1. To copewith seasonal peaks Even if you have your own in- house capability, you’ll need overflow at peak times. What’s not to like about a pay-as-you-go resource that gives you extra capacity? 2. To extend your ‘opening hours’ E-commerce operates 24/7 and it’s incredibly helpful to offer ‘out-of-hours’ contact centre services – how about the neatness of 8.00am – 8.00pm, seven days a week? 3. Because you’re too small… Fifty or so calls a day? Is it really worth running your own operation when you can take advantage of a shared resource for a fraction of the cost and hassle?

4. …because you’re too big Call centre taking up space, draining management time and requiring constant investment? Adedicated outsourced team, running on your CRM system and telephony platform, provides a sensible and seamless solution. 5. For a better customer experience You can tell when you’re talking with a well-trained agent, who loves and lives the job. Enough said. 6. Because get it right, and you save time andmoney Otherwise (number 5 above notwithstanding), what’s the point?

46% SAYTHATTHEYHAVE STOPPED USINGA COMPANY DUE TOA POOR CALL CENTRE EXPERIENCE.

Advertisingmail –AKAdirect mail – is a fantastic mediumthat is as relevant today as it has ever been. But with data growing evermore sophisticated plus a plethora of postal options and discounts, it’s not without its complexities. That’s why we’ve set up Posthub, offering hands-on support to SMEs tomaximise the impact of theirmail campaigns. Data andmail management are at the core of the personalised service offering, with practical and consultative guidance fromplanning to delivery. Our Posthub team is based at our Bristol site, and comprises well-known industry figures Neil Carter, MarkTemperley, Alison Ingham-Barrow, Chris Yeo and NickWelsman. Maximising your returns, minimising costs and generally demystifying the whole process is their aim. ‘The Posthub teamwill workwith brands onmailing campaigns, guiding them along the postal journey and making the complex simple,’ said NickWells, CEO of Whistl. ‘We have put together a highly-respected team, eager to provide a level and quality of service they know customers want, backed by the full resources of the UKs leading mail delivery network’. Call us on 0117 453 0916 tofind out howwe can help or visitwww.post-hub.co.uk

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>>>> IN BRIEF <<<<

Whistl Doordrop Media zeroing in on carbon emissions AdNet Zero is a newadvertising industry initiative, aimed at reducing the carbon impact ofdeveloping, producing and runningUKadvertising to net zeroby 2030. Anot-for-profit initiative led byTheAdvertisingAssociation, the launch wasmarked by the publication of a report setting out the action plan. With extensive interests in both Doordrop Media and direct mail, Whistl is a supporter of the scheme and keen to have a say. Mark Davies, Managing Director ofWhistl Doordrop Media of our Advertising division, is featured in the report, saying: ‘I’mwary that negative and ill-informed perceptions of print media can impact its attractiveness tomarketers. I’m keen to dispel any myths, including the perceptions by some that digital media is ‘cleaner’ than print media, when it must be remembered that the e-waste problem is significant and growing. In 2016 alone, 44.7 million tonnes of e-waste were generated globally.’ Whilst the report does highlight that reducing print can help, it notes that print waste accounts for less than 1% of the carbon footprint of agencies. Notably, 58% of CO2e emissions generated by the ad industry are estimated to be generated by business travel, in particular flights. Mark hadmore to say following publication of the report. ‘The release of this report recognises that the environmental impacts of advertising can no longer go unactioned. I acknowledge the impact wasted print media can have, but through precision targeting, judicious design feedback and reliable distribution, Whistl is minimising direct marketing waste with well-planned, eco-friendly print campaigns.’ 58% OFAD INDUSTRY EMISSIONSAREGENERATED BYBUSINESSTRAVEL 1% LESS THAN 1%ARE DUE TO PRINTMEDIAWASTE

Michael Boulton has been promoted to Managing Director International, Whistl. His appointment comes in the wake of significant growth in cross-border traffic, and the need to help customers navigate the increasingly complex exporting landscape.

NEWBRISTOL DEPOT NEARS COMPLETION

NEWLEICESTER DEPOT FOR PARCELHUB ‘We can’t wait to commence operations at our new site’, said CEONickWells. ‘It will provide a great working environment for our team, and enable us to offer our customers in the SouthWest even more reliability, flexibility and capacity.’ Our brand newpurpose-built depot at Bristol Patchway is scheduled to be operational by Summer 2021. The new 78,000 sq ft facility will be home to our expanding mail/ parcel collection and sortation operations in the SouthWest. All 170 teammembers fromour nearby existing depot will bemoving over, and a recruitment drive is underway following sustained growth in parcel volumes across the region. As well as providing a highly-efficient working environment, the newdepot incorporates the latest heat and power technology tominimise environmental impact. Electric vehicle charging is available for employee vehicles, as well as the company’s own transport fleet. Parcelhub, part of theWhistl Group, is expanding its presence in the East Midlandswith the planned opening of a newLeicester depot inMay 2021. The newdepot will bring much-needed extra capacity with the existing Nottinghambase currently processing over 45,000 items a week. It’s anticipated that ten new jobs will be created at the Leicester site, onemile from the M1/M69 interchange. “Opening in Leicester is a logical step, as we’re regularly handling 18,000 items a week for local customers”, commented Paul Heath, Operations Director for Parcelhub. “Togetherwith our Nottingham HQ, satellite depots in South Yorkshire and Minworth, Parcelhub is now ideally placed to offer great service to customers based along

Theworld’s largest andmost trusted provider of business sustainability ratings has awardedWhistl a bronzemedal CSR ranking. The award comes fromEcoVadis, whose ratings are used by procurement professionals worldwide to assess and compare potential suppliers. EcoVadis ratedWhistl a top performer after assessing our policies, actions and results in four key areas: • Environment • Labour practices • Ethics • Sustainable procurement Our ranking was arrived at after evaluation of howwell we integrated principles of sustainability/CSR into our business and management systems. “Our EcoVadis bronzemedal supports our commitment to continuous improvement of our social, economic and environmental practices,” saidWhistl CEONickWells. “Whether it’s trialling electric vehicles or introducing a newEquality, Diversity & Inclusion Charter, we are constantly looking to be a sustainable, reliable and competitive partner for our customers. This global supplier CSR rating is testimony to that.” Top ‘sustainable supplier’ rating for Whistl

Whistl has launched a new Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Charter enabling employees regardless of identity, background or circumstance to thrive at work and have equal access to opportunities.

Recruitment of drivers at our Bedford super depot has also been bolstered by our involvement in not-for-profit initiative Road to Logistics – addressing the UK’s 45,000 shortfall in HGV drivers by supporting those in society who need a helping hand into employment, through driver training and the HGV test. Chancellor Rishi Sunak namecheckedWhistl in a press release for the government’s Kickstart scheme , aimed at creating opportunities for 16-24 year olds at risk of long-term unemployment. Subsequently a BBC news crew visited our Bedford site to film some of our 11 new recruits through the scheme, including Hayden Finlayson (pictured).

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