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97 Percent of Organizations Believe That Current Last Mile Delivery Models are not Sustainable

Deepa Sharma by Deepa Sharma
January 10, 2019
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Capgemini latest research has highlighted that retailer investment in last mile delivery – the final leg of the online purchase journey before a product lands in the customer’s hands – is needed in order to uncover new revenue streams. The report found that 97 percent of organizations believe that current last-mile delivery models are not sustainable for full scale implementation across all locations, and that free shipping costs cannot be maintained unless delivery costs are reduced through automation.

The key insights from the report include:

  • Profitable opportunities lie in getting the last-mile experience right through automation: With warehouse and product sorting representing one-third of supply chain costs, there is a significant opportunity in automation. Recognizing this opportunity, 89 percent of organizations are investing in the mechanization and automation of store back-rooms to expedite fulfillment and deliveries.
  • 40 percent of customers currently order groceries online at least once a week: This number is expected to reach 55 percent by 2021. Forty percent of customers classify delivery services as a “must have” when purchasing food and grocery products, with one in five (20 percent) prepared to switch retailers if this is not provided. Evolving consumer behavior is also fueling greater immediacy in purchasing: 59 percent of customers purchase products online when they need them, rather than wait until the weekend to buy in-store.
  • Fast and effective last-mile delivery increases customer spend and loyalty: Encouragingly, 74 percent of satisfied customers intend to increase spend by as much as 12 percent with retailers they frequently purchase from. The majority (82 percent) of customers have shared positive experiences with friends and family, and just over half (53 percent) would even be willing to purchase a paid membership for a good delivery service. However, despite 55 percent of customers expressing that offering two-hour deliveries would increase loyalty, only 19 percent of firms currently provide this compared to 59 percent of firms that offer a delivery time frame of more than three days.
  • 65 percent of customers use alternative grocery delivery services – such as Google Express, Instacart or Ocado – for better services than from traditional retailers: The report finds that consumers are not satisfied with the current state of last-mile delivery with high prices (59 percent), non-availability of same day delivery (47 percent), and late deliveries (45 percent) being the driving factors of ‘delivery dissatisfaction.’ Nearly half (48 percent) of dissatisfied customers would stop purchasing from the offending retailer if unsatisfied with delivery, and those who would continue would reduce their spend by 45 percent.
  • Read More: 25 Percent of Digital Workers Will Use Virtual Employee Assistant (VEA) On a Daily Basis: Study

By comparing and contrasting attitudes between retailers and customers, the report identified the following trends:

Organizations are currently charging customers only 80 percent of the overall delivery cost, and deliveries are now the most expensive part of the supply chain: The report found that 97 percent of organizations believe that current last-mile delivery models are not sustainable for full scale implementation across all locations. As such, they must be viewed as a key investment for 2019, with only one percent of customers willing to absorb the total cost incurred for last mile deliveries.

Despite low delivery costs being the top priority for half of all customers, only 30 percent of organizations considered it a top priority for themselves. Similarly, almost three quarters (73 percent) of consumers expressed that having convenient time slots available was more important than receiving deliveries quickly, yet only 19 percent of firms rate this ability as a priority.

The report did, however, find that customers are open to experimenting with ‘crowdsourced’ style delivery options: for an incentive (the most popular being monetary), 55 percent were willing to deliver products to neighbors in their vicinity, with 64 percent indifferent if a delivery were made by a retail store employee, private individuals or third-party couriers. In fact, 79 percent of customers are willing to deliver these groceries at a price that is less than the current cost incurred by retailers to deliver it themselves.

Recommendations for last mile delivery success:

  • Optimize fulfillment locations: Increasing store-based deliveries by 50 percent could potentially lead profit margins to soar by as much as nine percent. Dark stores – retail outposts with store-like layouts intended only to fulfil online orders – can also process high delivery volumes and are 23 percent cheaper than conventional stores for same day deliveries. Additionally, if 30 percent of deliveries and returns are routed through parcel locker collection arrangements, organizations could expect an eight percent increase in profit margins.
  • Automate delivery options: The report finds that back-room automation could increase profits by up to 14 percent by reducing the cost of click-and-collect orders and deliveries from store. Furthermore, automation offers a range of benefits including reduction of fulfillment errors and managing returns (which forms 26 percent of the delivery cost).
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Deepa Sharma

Deepa Sharma

Senior Writer and Editor at CXO VOICE, She covers technology, cybersecurity, and financial and other tech news and updates. She can be reached at "deepa@cxovoice.com"

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