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The Six Biggest Mistakes Retailers Make
Deploying "Buy Online, Pick Up in Store"

  • Once upon a time, the retail industry was a lot less complicated. Before the internet, before mobile phones, before the plethora of technological innovations available today - there was simply brick-and-mortar.
  • Nowadays, there is a large, complex network of channels retailers must consider when targeting customers and pushing sales. “Omnichannel retailing,” the ability to interact with and provide products/services to customers on virtually any platform, has become the new industry standard.
  • Retailers should attempt to position their BOPIS pickup within the front-end area of their stores, placing it as near to the entrance as possible.
  • Really make things easy!” says Chris Cunnane, a researcher on omnichannel fulfillment and writer for Logistics Viewpoints. “The customer should not feel lost when they arrive at the store to pick up their order.
  • The pickup area needs to be staffed with enough associates to greet customers and make them feel welcome, locate/finalize the BOPIS order, and capitalize on opportunities to upsell.
  • Since BOPIS orders are usually fulfilled from an individual store’s main inventory, there are two major points where mix ups can occur: the BOPIS pickup area itself, and the back room.
  • However, retailers can create the illusion of little-to-no wait times with good queue management. Designating a clearly defined queue area helps control traffic flow and prevent customers from cutting in front of each other, a prime contributor to “queue rage.”
  • Remodeling or reconstruction of a store’s front end to accommodate a BOPIS area might be required in some cases, but usually the same effect can be achieved with space-saving storage units specifically designed for BOPIS support.
  • No solution is universal to every retail environment. Madix is proud to introduce several new products designed to help retailers create and maintain a successful BOPIS implementation.

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    • Location – The pickup counter needs to be located near the store’s entrance for best accessibility
    • Signage – Customers should be able to easily identify where and how to proceed to pick up their order; signage and graphics not only facilitate pickup, but also lend aesthetic appeal to otherwise boring fixtures and counters in the front end
    • Organization – Fixtures that provide organized storage and display will help make in-store fulfillment faster while minimizing mistakes
    • Queue management – A defined queuing area for order pickup will streamline the pickup process; queuing systems with plenty of impulse-merchandising options can also help boost in-store sales
    • Scalability – “Buy Online, Pick Up in Store” popularity increases during peak shopping seasons just like any other retail-sales channel; fixtures that can grow and shrink according to demand will help retailers maintain BOPIS performance without wasting valuable space
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  • design:retail magazine features Madix's BOPIS in July issue.

    design:retail magazine features Madix's BOPIS in July issue.

    design:retail magazine features Madix's BOPIS in July issue.

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