The new facility was launched in response to rising demand for international shipments by Australian online shoppers - some of the most prolific in the world. Said Damien Sheehan, Managing Director for Australia at DHL eCommerce, “Australian shoppers are the second most likely in the world to buy online from overseas merchants,” and cross-border e-commerce continues to grow at an average of 29% per year in the country.
The Australian centre joins a list of eight DHL fulfilment centres in countries such as the US, India and Germany, which enable retailers to provide business-to-consumer shipping from the warehouse.
Operating on a pay-per-use model, the new centre reduces the need for individual investment by businesses in their logistics operation. The facility is also calibrated with a range of marketplace and online platforms, offers multichannel order management and last-mile services across Australia.
