Shopify: pickup point delivery with Sendcloud

Pickup point delivery is (soon to be) the preferred option among French shoppers. In fact, 48% say they particularly like it. Your customer becomes the master of their own delivery. No more waiting around for the courier to show up at home — they can pick up their parcel whenever suits them, at a local shop. And if you use Shopify for your online store, it's even simpler! In just two minutes, you can connect the Sendcloud plugin to your e-commerce site and start sending your parcels to pickup points with your preferred carriers.

Discover the benefits of Shopify pickup point delivery and how to connect your store to Sendcloud so you can ship parcels as easily as posting a letter!

Why choose the Shopify Pickup Points option?

Your customers' experience unfolds across several steps on your e-commerce site. One key step is offering free delivery. This option remains crucial if you don't want to lose customers at this stage. In fact, a recent study showed that 1/3 of French online shoppers feel that the time saved during the shopping experience gets cancelled out by the delivery stage (lead times, options offered, price, etc.).

At a glance, the 3 key benefits mentioned by Sendcloud customers:

1. Convenience and availability: Your customer drops by whenever they want to collect their parcel. Whether that's near home, on holiday, or right by their office. Just like with home delivery, your buyer is notified almost in real time when their parcel is ready for collection.

2. Savings: The last mile is where delivery costs carriers the most. By choosing to prioritize Shopify pickup point shipments, you save carriers time and money, and they pass those savings back to you. That's the perfect opportunity to offer your customers free delivery, isn't it?

3. Environmental impact: It's very simple: by cutting down on home delivery trips, there are fewer trucks on the road and fewer CO2 emissions. Worth thinking about when you're sending hundreds of parcels a day.

4. If you're not yet convinced about pickup point delivery, (re)read our dedicated article on the Sendcloud blog.

   Which carriers should you choose for pickup point shipping?

   The good news is that with Sendcloud, you don't have to choose. We partner with the market's leading carriers.

   • Send your parcel with Mondial Relay: The market leader in pickup point delivery, Mondial Relay guarantees delivery to more than 40,000 points across Europe.

   • Send your parcel with GLS: GLS is a Mondial Relay partner. Head to the blog to find out everything about GLS.

   • Send your parcel with Colissimo: Delivery to a post office or pickup point. Your customer then has 10 days to collect their parcel.

   • Send your parcel with Chronopost: For customers in a hurry, Chronopost offers pickup point delivery from 1pm the next day.

   • Send your parcel with UPS: If your customer wants Sunday pickup point delivery, you've come to the right place. 1,500 local shops open on weekends.

   • 4 steps to connect Shopify and Sendcloud

     Enabling the 'Shopify Pickup Points' option in Sendcloud: how does it work?

     1. From your Sendcloud account, go to the "Settings" tab, then "Connected Stores", and click the pencil icon to edit your settings.

     2. Check "Pickup points", then select the carriers you want to enable it for. All that's left is to save your changes.

     Setting up the 'Pickup Points' option for your online store

     3. Go to your Shopify admin and click "Settings", then "Shipping"

     4. Click "Edit" next to the shipping zone

     You then have two options:

     • Option A: Offer a shipping rate based on order price

     • Option B: Offer a shipping rate based on order weight

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       If you'd like more information about integrating the Sendcloud solution with your Shopify environment, feel free to check out our help center or contact our team directly!