Shipping Feature: Delivering a Profit
In addition, ship-to-store programs have proven to increase average order values. In a study of Shopatron merchants, once in-store, more than 40 percent of in-store pickup orders resulted in additional sales. According to recent Forbes article, in-store pickup is emerging as one of the most prominent ways to blend the online and offline shopping experiences.
Rob Martinez is the CEO of Shipware LLC, a professional services firm that transforms businesses through intelligent distribution solutions and strategies. Rob has helped some of the world’s most recognizable brands reduce parcel shipping costs an average of 25 percent through contract negotiations, rate benchmarking, modal optimization, invoice audit and other savings vehicles. A cum laude graduate of UCLA, Rob has 20 years of transportation industry experience, including executive positions at DHL and Stamps.com, in addition to his work as an outside consultant since 2001.
