Mary O'Connell
Tuesday, January 3, 2023
Check Call: The year of the relationship
Inside this edition: Prospecting gets creative; size matters in final mile delivery; and C.H. Robinson makes executive changes.
Inside this edition: Prospecting gets creative; size matters in final mile delivery; and C.H. Robinson makes executive changes.
Instacart delivers
Grocery app Instacart is now delivering big and bulky items from Big Lots, Staples, Office Depot and more.
Many delivery providers use a delivery management system, but costs can escalate quickly if proper planning was ignored.
As consumer demand rises, so do the challenges and costs of final mile delivery of oversized items.
In the world of last mile-delivery of big and bulky items, timing is everything.
Big and bulky last-mile deliveries need to be on time, but the ultimate key to customer satisfaction is communication.
It won’t be the last opportunistic e-commerce acquisition we see.