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I agree with Gajendra that it would be interesting to see the correlation between online and in-store sales based on which of these tactics stores are employing.

Missed drop-off. Depending on the price or nature of an order, a package may require a signature upon delivery. If no one is home to accept the order during the delivery window, the delivery cannot be completed. Good carriers will inform customers of this issue and the next step they should take, such as picking up the package at a carrier location or rescheduling the delivery. If no notice of the missed drop-off is provided, this issue is more likely to reflect badly on retailers than carriers because the retailer chose that specific carrier. Damaged package. An order will be delayed if a shipping label, package, or product is damaged. In many cases, the order may need to be canceled and reshipped.

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Two person coverage is standard in stores that used to have double or triple that when just asking them to ship from store could have been accomplished without too much work. Adding “one more thing” dilutes any meaningful help in the brick-and-mortar locations if allowed to happen when the store is open.

I can see a lot of pluses to using stores as fulfillment centers, but let’s do the journey mapping before we set up shop.

Most of us seem to be on the same page: it can work—or not—depending on whether or not there is sufficient in-store staffing so as not to neglect in-store customers (yes, not everyone shops online…really!). I would think those retailers who “get it (staffing) right” are the same ones who get other retail issues “right”…and those who don’t are the same underperformers who will be the subject of future RW “how can they get back on track?” articles.

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Order fulfillment is one of the most important aspects of the customer experience. How and when a customer’s order arrives will make a big impression on whether they want to shop with a particular brand again. Once an order is placed, it’s on you to get it to the customer as seamlessly as possible, down to the last mile. Last mile delivery refers to the last leg of the shipment journey, when an order ships from a transportation hub to its final destination.