Tag «click-and-collect»

The financial impact of collection-and-delivery points in last-mile E-commerce distribution

The rapid growth in e-commerce volumes, coupled with customer expectations of faster, more flexible, and cheaper parcel deliveries, is increasing the pressure on retailers to design the most efficient delivery network. Collection-and-delivery points (CDPs aggregate demand for both forward and return flows and help minimize additional tours in the case of failed deliveries. In a …

How can we boost out-of-home deliveries?

How can we boost out-of-home deliveries? This could be a promising question for those who still believe out-of-home deliveries (click-and-collect) are more sustainable. The ‘last mile’ of delivery is the journey from the depot to our front door. Most last-mile journeys are taken by delivery vans, meaning each delivery contributes to air pollution and congestion. …

US research: online stores adding alternative pickup locations and click-and-collect

Bringg, a leading delivery, and fulfillment cloud platform provider released its 2021 Bringg Barometer: State of Retail Delivery & Fulfillment, which highlights findings from a recent survey of 1.000 US retailers and brands. The survey uncovered current strengths and weaknesses in online fulfillment capacity and variety of fulfillment services, and top fulfillment priorities for 2021.