Posts by Sean Spector
A Closer Look at Consumer Expectations Around Retail Fulfillment
What matters most to consumers when it comes to fulfillment? Convenience, options, and keeping costs low. And with $443 billion in e-commerce sales forecasted for 2017, retailers are under pressure to give shoppers exactly what they want. But implementing these last mile options is easier said than done. Temando recently released their 2017 U.S. State…
Read MoreHow Grocery Stores Benefit from e-Commerce and Same-Day Delivery
Did you know that 90% of consumers shop for groceries and other household items once a week? That’s a lot of time spent in the store, especially since the average trip to the grocery store takes 41 minutes, according to the Time Use Institute. That adds up to 53 hours a year a consumer spends…
Read MoreWhy Retailers Need to Provide More Fulfillment Options
From buying online and picking up in store, to buying in store and shopping home, to same-day delivery and beyond, there’s no shortage of fulfillment options available to today’s consumers. But choosing the right options for your retail business is no easy feat. Boston Retail Partners recently conducted a survey of over 500 retailers that…
Read MoreDropoff Announces Series B Funding
Today we’re excited to announce that we’ve raised $8.5 million in Series B funding, led by Fulcrum Equity Partners in Atlanta. Other participants in the round include our Series A investors Greycroft Partners and Correlation Ventures, among others. We are delighted to announce this milestone, which puts us on track to scale our innovative, same-day…
Read MoreDropoff Now Serving San Diego, Fort Worth, and Nashville
Today we announced Dropoff’s expansion into three new cities – San Diego, Fort Worth, and Nashville! We’re excited to bring our total market coverage to 15 cities and offer more local, regional, and national businesses our proprietary logistics technology and same-day delivery service. Many of our recent market expansions were driven by current client demand,…
Read MoreConsumers Want Professional, Reliable Same-Day Delivery
We’re at Shoptalk this week and thrilled to announce our findings of a consumer survey we conducted about shopping and delivery expectations. Retailers have increasingly looked to the sharing economy for the promise of speed to meet customer expectations and solve their last-mile delivery challenges. And for good reason – data from our most recent…
Read MoreDropoff Now Serving Denver and Phoenix
Today we announced Dropoff’s launch in two new cities – Denver, CO and Phoenix, AZ! We’re happy to bring our proprietary logistics technology and highly-rated same-day delivery service to more local, regional and national businesses that call these cities home. With the addition of Denver and Phoenix, more than 55 million people across the United…
Read MoreDropoff Launches Mobile App for Courier and Same-Day Delivery Clients
Today we announced the launch of our new mobile app. Now it’s easier than ever for our clients to place and track their courier and same-day delivery orders while “on the go.” The app is immediately available for download in the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store. Prior to Dropoff, many of our…
Read MoreA Year in Review: Dropoff 2016
For Dropoff, 2016 was one for the books. We launched our services in six new markets, bringing our total coverage to 10 cities in three different states. We grew our team, with many welcome additions to both our corporate employee group and our delivery driver crew. We announced new products, performed some really awesome deliveries,…
Read MoreDropoff Now Serving Orange County, CA
Today we announced our latest city launch — Orange County, CA! We’re happy to bring our proprietary logistics technology and highly-rated same-day delivery service to more local, regional and national businesses that call Southern California home. Along with serving new businesses in the area, we are excited to expand our partnership with Susie Cakes. We’re…
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