Woolworths launches click-and-collect for on-line purchasing – the way it works

Main South African retailer Woolworths has partnered with logistics firm Pargo to develop its on-line supply community and permit its prospects to choose up their on-line orders at close by Pargo click-and-collect pick-up factors.

This partnership will enable prospects to gather their parcels from a handy location and time, offering prospects with extra selections with on-line purchasing, mentioned Woolworths.

The retailer added that The Pargo click-and-collect service would initially be piloted within the Western Cape with over 250 pick-up factors throughout the province, with plans to part in in-store assortment factors earlier than making this service accessible on the Woolies app within the new yr, mentioned Woolworths.

“We realise that a few of our prospects are usually not all the time accessible to obtain parcels delivered to them. Parcel pick-up will bolster our omnichannel worth proposition and additional present our prospects with handy supply choices that go well with their particular person life. This partnership will now enable us to supply one other dependable supply possibility to our rising click-and-collect buyer base,” mentioned Liz Hillock, Director of On-line and Cell at Woolworths.

“Woolworths Trend, Magnificence and Dwelling prospects will now benefit from the comfort and reliability of Pargo click-and-collect with optionality at checkout when searching their favorite merchandise on-line. We stay up for working with Woolies in taking their on-line buyer purchasing expertise to the subsequent stage,” added Adam Sack, Pargo Head of Inside Gross sales and Shopper Success.

Through the pilot, the service will solely be accessible on the Woolworths website.

The method of utilizing Pargo’s click-and-collect service works as follows:

• Prospects can place their orders on-line and select a Pargo click-and-collect pick-up level handy for them.
• When the parcel arrives on the chosen pick-up level, prospects will obtain an e mail notification with a five-digit code that they may use to retrieve the parcel, together with their ID.
•  Prospects have eight days to gather their parcel/s from their chosen pick-up location.

Woolworths’ on-line supply providers have turn out to be a go-to possibility for South Africans seeking to store on-line, given its big selection of groceries, family necessities, style, and private care merchandise which may be delivered conveniently and cost-effectively.

The Pargo partnership solely provides to the retailer’s buyer comfort initiatives, resembling same-day supply and the flexibility to schedule deliveries for a particular time slot, making it straightforward for purchasers to get their Woolworths merchandise when it really works greatest for them.

This contains Woolworths’ latest growth of its on-line supply networks with same-day supply to places throughout South Africa’s coast. In accordance with the group, the growth technique is to satisfy the festive season demand and help prospects in skipping lengthy queues.

Woolworths mentioned it now affords on-line supply protection for coastal cities, together with:

• Langebaan
• Simon’s City
• Mossel Bay
• George
• Knysna
• Plettenberg Bay
• Jeffreys Bay
• Margate
• Richards Bay

Woolies Sprint is now additionally providing scheduled supply protection for smaller vacation spots additional away from retail shops, together with:

• Pringle Bay
• Betty’s Bay
• Kleinmond
• Hermanus
• Stanford
• Wilderness
• Sedgefield
• St Francis Bay
• Port Edward
• Southbroom
• Ramsgate
• Port Shepstone

To view all of Pargo’s click-and-collect pick-up factors throughout South Africa, click on here.

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