{"id":770,"date":"2018-03-03T14:04:59","date_gmt":"2018-03-03T19:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=770"},"modified":"2018-03-04T11:05:56","modified_gmt":"2018-03-04T16:05:56","slug":"beast-from-the-east-boosts-online-sales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=770","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Beast from the East&#8217; Boosts Online Sales"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Online shoppers took full advantage of extra shopping time with retailers reporting a surge in online shopping all over the country throughout \u2018Toasty Thursday\u2019 and today, \u201cWhite Friday\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>As shoppers take advantage of online offers during unexpected time at home, strong online sales are expected to continue over the weekend as retailers seek to recoup revenue lost through store closures with special online offers.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/OnlineShoppingOnMobilePhone_large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"325\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/OnlineShoppingOnMobilePhone_large.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/OnlineShoppingOnMobilePhone_large-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>\n\u201cWe are seeing high volumes of sales from Irish and international retailers translating into packet and parcel volumes on our data systems\u201d said Garrett Bridgeman, An Post Managing Director of Mails and Parcels. Full-scale deliveries will resume as soon as the road conditions allow.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve just opened a new An Post Parcel hub beside our Dublin Mails Centre to improve capacity, efficiency and facilities for customers and staff.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll also be piloting a new online ordering and delivery service for small Irish retailers in Bantry, Ennis and Mullingar this month,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Irish online fashion retailer Vavavoom.com says the current weather crisis has been very good for business at a time when the winter sales have finished and Spring styles are coming on sale. \u201cWe\u2019ve seen a 25% spike in sales since the onset of the snow,\u201d Vavavoom managing director, Paddy King explained. \u201cThe Beast has brought lots of business\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Holland and Barrett distribution manager for Ireland, Jonathan Heffernan reports a similar uplift in online orders to their Ballina distribution centre. \u201cIt\u2019s a time of year when people are particularly health conscious and sales of natural medicines and wholefood stuffs would be strong anyway but there\u2019s been a huge surge in online sales over the last two days. We\u2019re already busy getting orders ready for despatch and delivery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An Post advises customers to be sure to use their full delivery details and eircode or AddressPal address when ordering online.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-770\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=770&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-770\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=770&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-770\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=770&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=770\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Online shoppers took full advantage of extra shopping time with retailers reporting a surge in online shopping all over the country throughout \u2018Toasty Thursday\u2019 and today, \u201cWhite Friday\u201d. 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