Most consumers in Ireland They looked to the UK to be their online shopping option. The fact that the industry of e-commerce in the UK It offers more options, it is the main advantage of shopping in the UK, about half of those who do their shopping in the UK say this.
This is one of the conclusions of a survey conducted by Allies Computing, which offers postal code solutions among others. The company also analyzed the level of how many consumers are familiar with Eircode.
Eircode is a national postal code system which was introduced in Ireland in 2015. It gives any residence in the country a unique 7-number code. And this is very practical, as there are more than 600,000 addresses in Ireland that are not unique and therefore present a challenge for logistics companies. The poll by Allies shows that close to 70 per cent of online consumers in Ireland know their Eircode, with 4 out of 10 using it regularly.
But as he said Dan cooperThe CEO of Allies explained: “Eircode is more than a problem for Ireland. Online sellers, both from the UK and Ireland, need to capture Eircodes as part of their online shopping process. Doing this can increase potential for customers and result in less hassle on deliveries and product returns. "
Because, for many many online consumers in Ireland, their homes are difficult to find without an Eircode. This may also explain why 30 percent of the respondents reported problems in one or more deliveries in the last twelve months. One in eight buyers said the delivery man couldn't find their addresses.