News / Night deliveries set to take off as 24hr shopping online breeds a 'vampire economy'

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Will the so-called ‘vampire economy’ breed a monster or a mouse that roars?

According to A Monster Opportunity: Delivering the Vampire Economy, a study by UK-based courier firm ParcelHero, delivery of online purchases during the night is poised for take-off this year, bringing a big change in the e-commerce logistics landscape.

“Night-time browsing has been dubbed ’the vampire economy’ by retail analysts, and there’s certainly a killing to be made by the first retailer that fully embraces this market,” said ParcelHero.

The study points to ...