BOPIS

BigCommerce adds BOPIS for merchants

Buy online, pick up in store (BOPIS) is steadily becoming a hallmark of flexible fulfillment for merchants. Enabling the option for customers, though, is easier said than done.

On Monday, e-commerce SaaS platform BigCommerce (NASDAQ: BIGC) launched its own BOPIS offering to make the process smoother for sellers. The offering relies on a set of new and updated APIs, which merchants can integrate into their e-commerce sites to manage pickup locations and inventory at the item level, all the way...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/bigcommerce-adds-bopis-for-merchants

Amazon begins same-day deliveries from select retail stores

Amazon delivery person PacSun retail store

The world’s largest marketplace just took another step toward delivery ubiquity.

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) wants to deliver anything, anywhere, anytime, and on Monday the e-commerce giant announced the launch of a new option for same-day shipping of products from local retail stores. The service, first reported in May, is available to Prime members in and around Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Las Vegas, Miami, Phoenix, Seattle, Washington and other U.S. cities.

For now, only a few retailers are available...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/amazon-begins-same-day-deliveries-from-select-retail-stores

Berkshire Grey is turning anywhere into a fulfillment center

The Berkshire Grey BG FLEX fulfillment system in action

In 2022, the store is everywhere. While brick-and-mortar retail certainly isn’t going away, U.S. consumers have learned to shop online. And once they purchase an item, they’re conditioned to expect countless ways of receiving it.

Curbside pickup, same-day delivery, and buy online, pick up in store (BOPIS) — all are symptomatic of the e-commerce era, one in which fulfillment is king. Berkshire Grey (NASD...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/berkshire-grey-is-turning-anywhere-into-a-fulfillment-center

Alternative delivery gaining traction with e-commerce consumers

Since its launch in November, Via.Delivery has been busy collecting data and commentary on its delivery option for retailers, and it is now sharing that information in what it calls a Buy Online, Pick up Anywhere (BOPA) Index.

The new BOPA Index, released Tuesday morning as the first of what the company expects to be quarterly releases, shows customers and retailers key metrics around BOPA. Via.Delivery said that 18% of U.S. online shoppers choose BOPA when offered that choice at checkout, and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/alternative-delivery-gaining-traction-with-e-commerce-consumers

What made peak shipping season a success?

By all accounts, the 2021 holiday peak season avoided the shipping disasters of previous years. There were likely several reasons for this, including consumers shopping earlier than ever and a push by the delivery firms to hire seasonal personnel.

In fact, according to the founders of last-mile mapping firm Beans.ai, that last part played a significant role.

“The solution was money. The spike in both salaries and bonuses was motivating enough for people to join [as drivers],” Nitin Gupta, CEO of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/what-made-peak-shipping-season-a-success

No store, no problem: Via.Delivery offers BOPIS option for e-commerce sellers

U.S. consumers who utilize buy-online, pick-up-in-store (BOPIS) services grew exponentially in 2020. According to research from Business Insider, U.S. shoppers spent $72.46 billion on items purchased using BOPIS in 2020 — a 106.9% increase over 2019.

The same report noted that seven retailers — Walmart, The Home Depot, Best Buy, Target, Lowe’s, Macy’s and Nordstrom — accounted for 64% of BOPIS sales in 2020. In all, nearly 67% of shoppers used BOPIS in the first half of 2021, according to Invesp,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/no-store-no-problem-viadelivery-offers-bopis-option-for-e-commerce-sellers

Bed Bath & Beyond quickly grows same-day delivery network

Bed Bath & Beyond adds Roadie same-day delivery service

Bed Bath & Beyond is quickly growing its same-day and on-demand delivery networks, adding a critical partner on Wednesday that can help service larger items other delivery partners may not be able to handle.

Roadie, which provides “on the way” last-mile delivery, will provide service for Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY) and buybuy BABY locations nationwide, doubling the number of ZIP codes with same-day delivery available for the retailers.

The service begins Thursday. Roadie has 200,000 verified...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/bed-bath-beyond-quickly-grows-same-day-delivery-network

Fulfill as fast as accurately possible

This is an excerpt from Thursday’s (6/10) Point of Sale retail supply chain newsletter sponsored by ArcBest.

Consumer expectations are always changing, and whether it’s the shopper or the brand that leads the way depends on what is expected to change. With sustainability and smaller environmental footprint, it is the consumers, particularly the younger generations of consumers, who are responsible for driving change. But in the case of delivery speed, it’s been the company that is constantly...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fulfill-as-fast-as-accurately-possible

Ship-from-store: A retail Rube Goldberg machine?

This is an excerpt from Thursday’s (4/8) Point of Sale retail supply chain newsletter sponsored by ArcBest.

In Point of Sale episode 8, BMO Senior Retail and Ecommerce Analyst Simeon Siegel, while detailing his admiration for off-price retailers, said, “The off-price business convinced shoppers to be their employees.” For the chance at discounted products, the customer supplies much of the labor necessary for an order to reach its destination. The same holds true for retailers in general, but...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/ship-from-store-a-retail-rube-goldberg-machine

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