Trend Report

Alternative eCommerce Delivery Options In Europe

Substitutes To Conventional Home Deliveries Exist

Andrea Carini
Patti Freeman Evans
 and  two contributors
Jan 11, 2011

Summary

Shipping issues are one of the most common reasons for cart abandonment. Providing alternative delivery options can limit this phenomenon as consumers benefit from choice of pickup time and place and of wider range of payment options when paying on collection is offered. The European landscape is ripe with delivery innovators, but their coverage is still somewhat immature; eBusiness professionals should consider testing alternative deliveries on a small scale.

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