French postal service firm La Poste has put in a becoming room in two of its put up places of work in Paris. It desires to put in becoming rooms in seven of its branches in complete. With this experiment, clients can attempt on their on-line orders instantly after assortment.
In keeping with La Poste, many customers choose up their parcels from the put up workplace solely to return the identical package deal. As an alternative of getting to check out their new clothes, French customers can now instantly attempt them on in chosen put up places of work.
After attempting on clothes within the becoming room, customers may return their orders instantly. They’ll print a free return label for packages which have been ordered at companion sellers.
Attracting extra clients
“We need to make life simpler for our clients. The experiment will save them effort and time”, the corporate stated. The experiment can also be a means for the corporate to encourage extra customers to make use of its providers. Identical to different postal corporations, La Poste is processing fewer letters nowadays. It desires to compensate that by investing in its logistics providers.
‘La Poste will add a becoming room in 3 different branches this yr.’
The primary becoming rooms have now been put in in two of La Poste’s put up places of work in Paris. This yr, the corporate desires so as to add three extra, in Valenciennes, Saint-Etienne and Amiens. The so referred to as ‘ecommerce module’ will ultimately be examined in seven department places of work of the postal firm.
Enterprise affiliation isn’t happy
French affiliation of entrepreneurs, Conseil du Commerce de France (CdCF), isn’t happy with the experiment. The CdCF fears that the becoming rooms will make on-line purchasing much more interesting to customers.
The CdCF fears that fewer folks will flip to brick-and-mortar shops due to the experiment.
This might end in fewer folks coming to brick-and-mortar shops. If the postal firm decides to roll out the experiment nationwide, that will be much more possible. Thus far, La Poste has not introduced plans to develop the service that far.
