Urban Logistics and E-Grocery: Have Proximity Delivery Services a Positive Impact on Shopping Trips?

Logistique urbaine et épicerie en ligne: les services de livraison de proximité ont-ils un impact positif sur les tournées d'achats des ménages ?

Bruno Durand () and Jesus Gonzalez-Feliu ()
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Bruno Durand: CEROS - Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches sur les Organisations et la Stratégie - UPN - Université Paris Nanterre
Jesus Gonzalez-Feliu: FAYOL-ENSMSE - Département Génie de l’environnement pour les organisations - Institut Henri Fayol - ENSM ST-ETIENNE - Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de St Etienne

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Abstract: This paper proposes a discussion of three scenarios related to e-grocery distribution developments, in order to identify and analyze the impacts of new forms of proximity deliveries on households' shopping trip flows. Firstly, we present the two basic logistics models adopted by online retailers (in-warehouse picking and in-store picking), as well as the three main proximity delivery approaches in e-grocery. Secondly, we focus on city logistics, more particularly on the relations between e-grocery development and the related various urban goods movement flows. Thirdly, we propose to study the impact of these systems on consumer's purchasing trips and, to this end, we use an empirical simulation approach in order to make a comparison of these three scenarios.

Keywords: e-Grocery; proximity deliveries services; home delivery; out home delivery; shopping trips; simulation; evaluation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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Published in Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2012, 39, pp.510 - 520. ⟨10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.03.126⟩

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DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.03.126

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