European lockers: Mondial Relay aligns France with InPost’s best practices No labels, remote opening, native QR codes... After the addition of 3,000 lockers in France in a year, Mondial Relay (InPost group) is launching a new label-free parcel delivery feature, inspired by practices in the U.K. and Poland, where it accounts for the majority of C2C deliveries. In an interview with mind Retail, Marketing Director Frederique Lancien reveals ambitions and key figures behind new customer journeys, which aim to establish new logistics standards.
Delipop bankruptcy: a warning for urban logistics start-ups? Europe Dissolved on July 30 by the Paris Commercial Court, the start-up Delipop, which pooled pedestrian drive-through pickups for several food retailers such as Carrefour and Intermarché via automated lockers, had not found economic stability. This is a strong warning about limitations of automated click & collect solutions in the face of the rise of individual lockers promoted by Mondial Relay, Vinted Go, and others.
Amazon decarbonises the last mile with public transport Europe To speed up delivery times with a low carbon footprint, Amazon is covering the last mile via high-speed train. In France, on May 14,…
Nicolas takes stock of 4 months of last mile deliveries with Woop Europe Although in 2024 e-commerce accounted for barely 2% of Nicolas's business, the wine retailer part of Castel group is taking stock of a new Delivery Management System after 4 months. The aim is to improve NPS and create more omnichannel synergies in a wine market in crisis.
Exclusive [mind Retail Exclusive] Cora signs with Delipop to pool e-commerce flows Europe Mind Retail learned that, after signing up Carrefour, Intermarché and Monoprix, Delipop has just gained up two more clients in the food retail sector.
Exclusive [Info mind Retail] E.Leclerc and Système U will test Ouidrop’s Dropper solution Europe Mind Retail learned that after a successful pilot at Unibail Rodamco Westfield at the Forum des Halles and a €2 million fund-raising round in July 2023, the start-up specialised in robotic lockers Ouidrop signed new contracts with grocery retailers. At URW, three other shopping centers will be equipped.
