{"id":13793,"date":"2020-04-01T14:40:26","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T14:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.parcelpending.com\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=13793"},"modified":"2023-07-25T02:50:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T02:50:00","slug":"retail-market-trends-leveraging-parcel-lockers-to-better-meet-customer-preference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.parcelpending.com\/en-gb\/blog\/retail-market-trends-leveraging-parcel-lockers-to-better-meet-customer-preference\/","title":{"rendered":"Retail market trends: leveraging parcel lockers to better meet customer preference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>We have previously looked at\u00a0the broad challenges and opportunities that \u2018last mile delivery\u2019 presents for organisations, and the\u00a0more specific impacts it has on facilities and property management. Here we look at the retail sector, and how online sales volumes and customer preferences directly impact parcel handling and delivery.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Retail revolution<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Driven by a number of factors, UK retail is in a continuous state of change. There is an ongoing shift to online purchasing, coupled with some specific changes in consumer behaviour.<\/p>\n<p>The shift to online in the UK has been underway for over a decade \u2013 online sales accounted for just 3% of total retail sales in 2007, against nearly 20% in 2018. This has presented a significant challenge to the traditional retail model and has caused widespread disruption.<\/p>\n<p>Most forecasts expect this disruption to continue. However the new retail environment that will be formed presents significant opportunities for technology to play new roles for businesses and consumers.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Key trend: buy online and pickup in store (BOPIS)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>According to research by Savills, just under half of stores (47%) offer click and collect services in the UK. There are, however, a number of barriers to click and collect. While convenience and free delivery are the usual reasons for consumers to use these services, the typical complaints relate to long queues at collection points or waiting while staff find parcels in stock rooms.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Key solution: automated parcel lockers<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The main reason to offer click and collect is to provide a better customer experience. Unfortunately, this is extremely difficult proposition to meet in the final fulfilment phase, as queuing, waiting and errors are difficult to predict. Locker storage solutions can therefore act as a means to overcome inefficiency.<\/p>\n<p>Although pickup points are often located at the back of stores where stock rooms are also located \u2013 and to take advantage of having customers walk by as many in-store products as possible \u2013 this experience does tend to negate promised advantages of convenience.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, pickup up from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.parcelpending.com\/en-gb\/locker-solutions\/indoor-parcel-lockers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">delivery lockers<\/a> is more easily located at the front of stores, maximising customer value through convenience and giving stores a strategic advantage against others.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re interested in finding out more about the issues that are creating the need for mail management solutions like lockers, Apex Insights has produced an\u00a0in-depth\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/apex-insight.com\/product\/global-parcel-shops-and-locker-networks-2018\/\">market report<\/a><\/strong>. You can find out more about the benefits and features of our locker system\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.parcelpending.com\/en-gb\/\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have previously looked at\u00a0the broad challenges and opportunities that \u2018last mile delivery\u2019 presents for organisations, and the\u00a0more specific impacts it has on facilities and property management. Here we look at the retail sector, and how online sales volumes and customer preferences directly impact parcel handling and delivery. 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