Final deliveries for online shopping: the deployment of pickup point networks in urban and suburban areas

Eléonora Morganti, Laetitia Dablanc () and François Fortin
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Eléonora Morganti: IFSTTAR/AME/SPLOTT - Systèmes Productifs, Logistique, Organisation des Transports et Travail - IFSTTAR - Institut Français des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux - Communauté Université Paris-Est, MSH Dijon (MSHD) - Maison des Sciences de l'Homme de Dijon - UB - Université de Bourgogne - UBFC - Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté [COMUE] - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Laetitia Dablanc: IFSTTAR/AME/SPLOTT - Systèmes Productifs, Logistique, Organisation des Transports et Travail - IFSTTAR - Institut Français des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux - Communauté Université Paris-Est, MSH Dijon (MSHD) - Maison des Sciences de l'Homme de Dijon - UB - Université de Bourgogne - UBFC - Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté [COMUE] - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
François Fortin: IFSTTAR/AME/SPLOTT - Systèmes Productifs, Logistique, Organisation des Transports et Travail - IFSTTAR - Institut Français des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux - Communauté Université Paris-Est, MSH Dijon (MSHD) - Maison des Sciences de l'Homme de Dijon - UB - Université de Bourgogne - UBFC - Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté [COMUE] - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: In France, e-commerce has experienced steady growth over the past decade. A striking aspect is that it is now widespread among different segments of the population, including suburban and rural households. This growth has generated significant demand for dedicated delivery services to end consumers. Pickup points (PP) represent a fast-growing alternative to home delivery, accounting for about 20% of parcel deliveries to households. The article focuses on the strategy of PP network operators. Our results are threefold.We have documented the récent development of alternative parcel delivery services to e-shoppers in Europe, and especially in France. We have described how the operators have decided to organize their PP network, identifying main variables and constraints. We have provided an analysis of the spatial distribution of PPs in France. The paper shows that at the French national level, PPs are nowawell established alternative to home deliveries and their presence covers urban, suburban and rural areas. While PP density in remote areas decreases faster than population density, rural e-consumers' accessibility to PP sites has reached a viable level. Furthermore, PP delivery services generate new types of B2B freight trips that are not yet included in current urban freight models.

Keywords: Livraison; Transport de marchandise; Logistique; Zone urbaine; Commerce électronique (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014-01-01
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Published in Research in Transportation Business and Management, 2014, 11, pp.23-31. ⟨10.1016/j.rtbm.2014.03.002⟩

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DOI: 10.1016/j.rtbm.2014.03.002

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