Posts by Rachel Carollo
How Dropoff and Austin Charity Helped Local Refugees
In the spirit of giving this holiday season, Dropoff is partnering with Refugee Services of Texas to collect and deliver more than a thousand diapers to refugee families living in the Austin area. According to Refugee Services of Texas (RST), 2,677 refugees settled across the state of Texas between October and March of this year.…
Read MoreBreaking Down FedEx and UPS’ 2017 Rate Increases
UPS and Fedex both recently announced their annual rate increases for 2017. And with so many different services, add-ons, and surcharges attributed to each company, it can be confusing to determine what the increases mean for you. So confusing, in fact, that Rob Martinez of Shipware, LLC and Krish Iyer from Neopost recently conducted a…
Read MoreConsumers Want a Hassle-Free Holiday
Although getting your customers’ items delivered on time is important, it’s not the only thing they are looking for during the last mile of their purchases’ journey. They want convenience, simplicity, and options this holiday season. PWC’s 2016 Holiday Outlook says that consumers will spend 10% more this year and that both digital and mobile…
Read MoreSame Day Delivery and Other E-Commerce Trends for 2017
Today, 51% of all Americans prefer to shop online. And the numbers are even higher for Millennials and Gen Xers, at 67% and 56%, respectively. With this huge growth in online shopping, retailers must establish a digital presence and have their fingers on the pulse of what’s hot in online retail if they want to…
Read MoreSame-Day Delivery in South Florida: A Day in the Life of Dropoff
For our South Florida courier service team, the day starts early and our drivers are out and about around 6:30am. Throughout the day, deliveries are placed by a wide range of clients in a variety of industries but it’s almost always a guarantee that we’ll have runs for our law offices, printing companies, aviation service…
Read MoreYour Same-Day Delivery Solution for the Houston Nutcracker Market
If you’re a Houstonian you can agree that the start of the holiday season is marked by the Nutcracker Market. The weekend of November 10th-13th, merchants of food, wine, decor, clothing and more will gather in the NRG Center to sell their products to the over 10,000 people who flock to the Nutcracker Market annually.…
Read MoreDropoff Client Spotlight: Pei Wei Asian Diner
Whether you’re hosting an office meeting or engagement party, feeding a crowd is easy when Pei Wei Pan-Asian Cuisine is delivered fast, hot and professionally to the door. Pei Wei offers a full menu of wok-seared entrees, salad bowls, rice bowls, noodle bowls and shareables inspired by the traditional cuisine of five Asian cultures. Each…
Read MoreThe Future is Same-Day Delivery
As we start gearing up for the holiday season, it’s important to understand what consumers expect from their retailers. Management consultants at Mckinsey & Company say that by 2025, the U.S. “parcel market” will have doubled, with same-day delivery accounting for a fifth of the growth. A recent article by Logistics Management explains: “As the…
Read MoreSome Like it Hot: Dropoff is an Austin Inno 50 on Fire Finalist!
In honor of the city’s most creative innovators, disruptors and entrepreneurs, Austin Inno is hosting 50 on Fire, a celebration of the people and companies that make Austin such a great place to live and work. Hundreds of companies across eight categories including B2B Tech, Consumer Tech, Hardware, Health and Life Sciences, Lifestyle, Marketing and…
Read MoreFree Ebook: Same Day Delivery Matters
We recently conducted a survey and found that 60% of shoppers have abandoned a purchase due to slow delivery options. What’s more, 64% of Millennials are more likely to make an online purchase if same-day delivery is an option. It’s no surprise that consumer expectations around delivery are changing. In a time when faster =…
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